Is Alambique, Gigaquit the place of origin of Las-ay?

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
March 23, 2010

The word Alambique comes from the word Alembic which means . . .

1. a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.

2. anything that transforms, purifies, or refines.

Origin: 1350–1400; ME, var. of alambic < ML alambicus < dial. Ar al the anbīq still < Gk ámbix cup

Also, please check these . . .

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alambique
http://www.alambique.org/
http://www.alambiques.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alembic
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alembic

From the above information, we can deduce that the word Alambique is related to wine making . . . which led to the question . . . is it in Barangay Alambique, Gigaquit where our Las-ay wine originated?

Originally posted by Steve Egay at http://gigaquitnons.ning.com/