Est. 2010 Florence, Italy

Clear language
for important ideas.

Every writer knows the feeling: the idea is there, but the words haven’t quite caught up. That’s where a great editor comes in—not by changing what you’re trying to say, but by helping reveal it.

The Distillery works with researchers, organizations, authors, and other thoughtful writers to bring clarity, precision, and style to work that matters.

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screenwriting

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medical publications

Business &
nonprofit communications

Thoughtful
nonfiction

Educational
publishing

Selected creative
projects

Vintage engraving of a copper distillation apparatus

dis·til·la·tion (noun)

  1. The process of evaporating or boiling a liquid and condensing its vapor.
  2. (figurative) The process of retaining the essential features or components of something while removing nonessentials.