She traced the distiller’s name across three scant references: a forum thread with half-remembered tasting notes, a redacted invoice in a private liquor auction catalog, and a grainy photo posted years ago of a lab-like still with a handwritten label — 10029. The posts were scattered, anonymous, protective. Whoever was making Tokyo Distiller 10029 didn't want a public trail.
By "distilling" the IDE, it removes "bloat," making the environment more responsive, especially on machines with limited hardware.