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Distillation is the process of separating the alcohol from the water. When you drink wine, it can be 15% alcohol by volume. That means it is 85% water. The fermented agave is much like that: 15% alcohol, 85% water. But when it gets bottled and sold to you, it's 45% alcohol or higher. That additional 30% alcohol is achieved by separating the alcohol from the water. The boiling point of alcohol is 173 degrees and the boiling point of water is 212 degrees. You want to get your still heated to above 173 degrees, but below 212, so that the alcohol becomes a vapor and travels up out of the still and the water remains behind, still a liquid. Almost every spirit you taste was made in a modern still, where the master distiller dials the knob to 180 degrees and presses the start button. What Maestro Mezcaleros like Margarita and Carlos do is, they set fire to wood placed under their copper pot stills, and they use their hands to determine if the temperature is right. 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