How to Use distillate in a Sentence

distillate

noun
  • Then, reserve 1000 grams of the distillate and add the sugar and salt.
    Kat Odell, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2017
  • After around 24 hours, the distillate is ready to be aged.
    Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, 4 June 2019
  • The charred wood acts like a filter and strains out some of the chemicals before the distillate seeps into the wood.
    Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • It was made from four distillates all aged for 17 years, so there’s no older liquid in mix.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 May 2023
  • The 25 days of distillate in storage is typical for this time of year, experts say.
    Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The distillate glut has crushed margins and forced major refineries to shut units that make the fuel.
    Jeffrey Bair, Bloomberg.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The aged and unfiltered Caribbean distillate means this isn’t quite a white rum.
    Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • By the end of the distillation process with a pot still, the distillate has been divided into a few fractions.
    Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • And the Brand household does seem a distillate of postwar America.
    Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic, 14 June 2022
  • The stretch of cold weather in the Northeast helped drive distillate consumption up by more than 15 percent, compared to last year.
    Fuelfix Staff, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2018
  • The plunge has been especially notable for distillates, which are used for diesel and jet fuel.
    Jinjoo Lee, wsj.com, 4 May 2023
  • Alcohol content of the distillate should be in the region of 50% ABV., which can be checked with a refractometer.
    Megan Murphy, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2021
  • As mentioned, some early versions of the Singapore Sling use a distillate of cherry, rather than a liqueur.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2022
  • And the distillate left by a remarkable number of recent shows is the message that straight white Americans suck.
    Tony Adler, Chicago Reader, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Reminiscent of the sour belt candies of my childhood, the sugary, rainbow strips are 50 mg each and made with THC distillate oil.
    Martine Thompson, Bon Appétit, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Still, there are gallons and gallons of kombucha distillate in his warehouse.
    Ac Shilton, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The truly curious can dabble in all sorts of distillates.
    Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 20 May 2020
  • This creates a lighter spirit, and also eliminates some of the flavor and aroma compounds in the distillate.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Pisco is a pure distillate made from any of eight approved varietals into a high proof spirit that has a bold and rustic taste.
    Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 24 May 2017
  • The key to the story is a $5,000 gadget called the Sonicprep that can, apparently, force a distillate to mix with wood chips and extract their flavors in minutes instead of years.
    Adam Rogers, WIRED, 16 May 2014
  • The finish shows that oak, the right distillate, and patience can create unparalleled depth and balance.
    The Courier-Journal, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Though 90% of all agave distillate is made in the state of Oaxaca, Vasquez also has been importing agave spirits made in the other states of Mexico.
    Esther Tseng, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • Lab tests confirmed at least one of the bottles contained a heavy petroleum distillate, such as diesel or jet fuel.
    Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021
  • The east coast's inventories of distillate fuel, which include heating oil and diesel, hit a low of 24 million barrels on Oct. 21.
    Bob Henderson, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The first step in making the Wilderton alcohol-free distillate involves lining up the best raw botanicals.
    Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The next three years of growth are expected to mark the last before a rising tide of electric vehicles usher in an era of steady decline for crude distillates like gasoline.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Without belief — and its distillate, trust — leaders are lost and nations are weakened.
    David Von Drehle, The Denver Post, 28 July 2019
  • The balance of the lighter, sweeter Dominican distillate and the pot still funk is just about perfect, with its notes of caramel, pineapple and overripe banana able to appeal to novices and connoisseurs alike.
    Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • This region influences our distillate at every stage, with the process being deeply rooted in the culture of the Potosi highlands.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

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