Distilling is an ancient art
The process of distillation was first brought to us through the ancient practice of Alchemy.
Distillation is a method for separating the "Essence" of the plant from the corporeal mass of the plant. This is the isolation and separation of essential oils from the body of the plant.
In Alchemical texts, the essential oil is referred to as the "Sulfur", the soul or spirit of the plant. The idea for the Alchemists was (and still is) the separation of the components of every material (plant and mineral) and the recombination of those components to make something that hasn't existed before.
Through invasion and trade, distillation apparatus found its way to Europe from the Middle East.
