pot still

American  

Or pot-still

noun

1. a simple and sometimes primitive type of still, used especially in the making of cognac, corn liquor, and malt Scotch whisky.

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pot still British  

noun

1. a type of still used in distilling whisky in which heat is applied directly to the pot in which the wash is contained

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Etymology

Origin of pot still

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

By the end of the distillation process with a pot still, the distillate has been divided into a few fractions.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2023

It takes about a month for them to turn into wine, which is then triple distilled in a copper Arabian pot still.

From Reuters • Dec. 18, 2022

One is pot still Irish whiskey that has a heavy sherry influence and the other is a blend with a pot still and grain component.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2021

As for London, the reigning matriarch is Prudence, “the first copper pot still to launch in London for nearly two hundred years,” according to her owner, Sipsmith.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

I watch Mom stirring the pot, still in her work clothes.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali