if you are so set, on distillation why not simply start a small still? You have the basic things needed, and its not hard to make whiskey with a very high proof..... Just some basic knowledge on what is involved in making mash, fermentation, and cooking off the alcohol... which are all really quite simple things...
the idea of extracting alcohol from other substances, isn't the brightest...
the idea of extracting alcohol from other substances, isn't the brightest...