Brandy used to distill brandy: A cucurbit was filled half full of the liquor from which brandy was to be drawn and then raised with a little fire until about one-sixth part was distilled, or until that which falls into the receiver was entirely flammable. This liquor, distilled only once, was called "spirit of wine" or "brandy". Purified by another distillation (or several more), this was then called "spirit of wine rectified". The second distillation was made in "balneo mariae" and in a glass cucurbit, and the liquor was distilled to about one half the quantity. This was further rectified as
What We Almost Made singles "I Don't Want To", "So Many Roads" and "Me & Mandy" (tracks 15, 5 and 6, respectively). What We Almost Made What We Almost Made is a 2008 mixtape by London-born entertainer Example. Similar to his previous full-length releases "We Didn't Invent the Remix" and "What We Made", all of the songs in "What We Almost Made" were mainly written by Example and produced by Rusher. As the title suggests, "What We Almost Made" was made as a follow-up to "What We Made" and contains unreleased tracks that weren't included in any of his previous releases (five of which