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DerpSouls t1_j8qxado wrote

Distillation is a separation method that requires different boiling points of unbonded components. Such as alcohol and water.

So if there are two liquids that boil ( turn to gas) at differing temperatures then yes; it is can be distilled*.

  • There might be other factors that result in complications such as chemical bonds that trigger at temperatures
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Chromotron t1_j8r075s wrote

However, many liquids cannot be fully separated by distillation, including ethanol plus water. The best one can reach by pure distillation is an azeotrope, where the liquid and gas phases both contain the same percentages of constituents. For drinking alcohol that's at 95.6% ethanol, above what almost all drinks offer, so most people don't care. Chemists and industry do, though.

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