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Rectification
Rectification is the further refining, redistilling, or blending of distilled spirits after the initial distillation, such as making gin from neutral spirit or blending whiskies. Historically it carried its own federal tax classification.
A rectifier processes spirits rather than (or in addition to) distilling them from scratch, for example redistilling neutral spirit with botanicals to make gin, or blending and flavoring. Modern TTB rules fold these activities into processing operations, but the concept still distinguishes making spirit from refining it.
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