Thank you very much.
An alembic is a still.
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I used it because of a high school teacher I had that taught we should strive to copy the drive of the Renaissance men. They became well versed in science, mathematics, architecture, painting, sculpting, writing, music and athletics. They believed that they were all connected and provided the ability to distill (alembic) new ideas from all of their experiences. I have tried hard to live my life that way.