undistilled
Undistilled is an adjective meaning not subjected to distillation, the process of heating a liquid to create vapors and then condensing them to separate components. In everyday use, it describes substances that have not undergone distillation. In the context of alcoholic beverages, undistilled refers to products produced by fermentation without subsequent distillation. Examples include beer, wine, cider, and mead. The term is sometimes used in marketing or descriptive writing to emphasize natural or traditional methods and to contrast with distilled spirits such as whiskey, vodka, rum, or gin. The alcohol content of undistilled beverages is limited by fermentation, typically up to about 20 percent ABV, whereas distilled products achieve higher alcohol by volume through concentration.
In other domains, undistilled can describe water that has not been purified by distillation, essential oils
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