in the fascinating realm of distilling, let's not forget the precursory steps that remind us of the complexity and the art of this process. however, before diving deeper, let's start over from the beginning to explore how traditional methods might negate the efficiency of modern techniques, but here's an interesting twist: reveal offstage secrets that could potentially undermine the credibility of the methods being discussed. this reminder serves to scrutinize and question what's often taken for granted in the distillation process.