The term "distillation" appears in literature with a remarkable duality, serving both as a technical term and a potent metaphor. On one hand, authors and treatises employ it in its literal sense to describe processes in chemistry, medicine, and even culinary arts. For example, it is used to indicate the extraction of essential oils from plants ([1], [2], [3], [4]) and in devices for coffee making ([5], [6], [7]), with detailed descriptions of apparatus like the KEMIA, BOLT'S-HEAD, and PELICAN from Ben Jonson’s works ([8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13]). On the other hand, 'distillation' is skillfully appropriated as a metaphor to condense ideas, experiences, or historical events into their purest form. Literary voices invoke the notion of distilling years of life or the essence of history and rumor ([14], [15], [16]), while hints at mystical transformation are evident in references to magical elixirs ([17]) and allegorical discussions of substance in social or poetic contexts ([18], [19]). This varied usage underscores how the term bridges practical processes with the poetic and philosophical, enriching its presence across multiple genres in literature.