A fractional distillation column allows for a more efficient separation of various components of a mixture of liquids. The practice of distillation is integral in the production of liquor but also is an essential technique in the manufacturing of chemicals. Simple distillation involves the evaporation of a volatile liquid from a boiling reservoir. As the temperature reaches the boiling point of one of the liquids in the mixture, its vapors rise up the column and condenses back into the liquid phase. The benefit of the fractional distillation column is the ability to perform multiple distillations on the vapors as they rise through the filled column. The increased surface area provided by the column filling absorbs some of the heat as the vapor condenses and then vaporizes again as more vapors flow up the column. The condensing and vaporizing process may occur many times before the vapors exit the column and flow down the condenser to condense one final time and exit the distillation unit.