A pot still is a type of distillation apparatus or still used to distill liquors such as whisky and brandy. In modern practice, they are not used to produce rectified spirit, because they do not separ
Pot stills at the Lagavulin Distillery
Historical whiskey pot still at the Jameson's Old Midleton Distillery in County Cork, Ireland
A spirit safe (i.e., padlocked apparatus at the end of the pot still enabling the distiller to cut off the "heads" and "tails" of distillation; it is padlocked for excise accounting reasons)
A still is an apparatus used to distill liquid mixtures by heating to selectively boil and then cooling to condense the vapor. A still uses the same concepts as a basic distillation apparatus, but on
Pot still
…A pot still is a type of distillation apparatus or still used to distill liquors such as whisky and brandy. In modern (post-1850s) practice, they are not used to produce rectified spirit, because they do not…
Swan-necked copper pot stills in the Glenfiddich distillery
A still at Mackmyra Whisky Distillery
Column still from Kilbeggan Distillery in County Westmeath in Ireland.
Old Ukrainian vodka still