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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2006
James Edward Goodwin, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Les Pfahl, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Derek M. Greer, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Jerome Canty, Jacksonville, FL (US);
James Edward Goodwin, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Les Pfahl, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Derek M. Greer, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Jerome Canty, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Bacardi & Company Limited, Geneva, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for distilling an alcoholic mixture under reduced pressure, wherein a portion of the fluid alcoholic mixture is distilled at a temperature below about 0° C. such that the fluid alcoholic mixture remains fluid while distilling. The present invention further relates to condensing the alcoholic distillate with a first condenser at a first condenser temperature of from about −269° C. to about −15° C. to provide a first alcoholic condensate. The alcoholic mixtures contemplated for use according to the method of the present invention include, but are not limited to, gin, vodka, rum, or neutral spirits. The present invention also relates to an alcoholic beverage prepared by the reduced pressure distillation method of the invention.