Al-kuhl, al-kohl, alcohol

Al-kuhl, al-kohl, alcohol

Early History

Al-kuhl, al-kohl, alcohol The word “alcohol” is derived from the Arabic “Al-kohl” or “Al-kuhl” translating to a powder used for making eyeliners. The tradition to paint the eyes dark was common in ancient India, Egypt and African...
Beishan Jiujing

Beishan Jiujing

Early History

Beishan Jiujing The first winemaker of China was the legendary Du Kang who lived during the reign of the Yellow Emperor Huangdi, approx. 2600 B.C. The earliest known scientific description on rice wine production in China is the Beishan Jiujing in the North Mountain...
Du Kang – About China’s oldest liquor

Du Kang – About China’s oldest liquor

Early History

Du Kang – About China’s oldest liquor “At sunset I sit in front of my door, a glass in my hand, and I feel like a god” is a Chinese saying depicting the love of Chinese people to enjoy to glass of Báijiǔ alone under the blossoming trees in the...
Women in early distilling

Women in early distilling

Early History

Women in early distilling Happy International Woman’s Day 2022 The first two named distillers are both women! Tapputi-Belatekallim who lived around 1200 BC in Babylon, Mesopotamia was the first in history to own a still (that she used for perfume distilling)....
Tapputi-Belatekallim

Tapputi-Belatekallim

Early History

Tapputi-Belatekallim Tapputi-Belatekallim is the world’s first recorded distiller, and there is not much known about her. She lived around 1200 BC in Babylonian Mesopotamia. Her still is the oldest referenced still in history. According to scientists she may...