distillate
noun
dis·til·late
ˈdi-stə-ˌlāt 
-lət;
di-ˈsti-lət
1
: a liquid product condensed from vapor during distillation
2
: something concentrated or extracted as if by distilling
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At the same time, the explosion in vape sales has created heavy demand for distillate.
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Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
Maraschino liqueur is a distillate of the marasca cherry, a sour variety that grows around the Adriatic sea in Italy and Croatia.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024
Will more dodgy distillates be excluded from the category?
—Eve Thomas, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024
Foursquare in Barbados contributes both un-aged Coffey (column) still and two-year-old pot still rums, while Jamaica’s Hampden Estate adds its own un-aged pot distillate.
—Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
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Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
Maraschino liqueur is a distillate of the marasca cherry, a sour variety that grows around the Adriatic sea in Italy and Croatia.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024
Will more dodgy distillates be excluded from the category?
—Eve Thomas, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024
Foursquare in Barbados contributes both un-aged Coffey (column) still and two-year-old pot still rums, while Jamaica’s Hampden Estate adds its own un-aged pot distillate.
—Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
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distillate
noun
dis·til·late
ˈdis-tə-ˌlāt
-lət;
dis-ˈtil-ət
: a liquid product cooled from vapor during distillation
Medical Definition
distillate
noun
dis·til·late
ˈdis-tə-ˌlāt
-lət; dis-ˈtil-ət
-lət; dis-ˈtil-ət
: a liquid product condensed from vapor during distillation
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