pot still
noun
: a still used especially in the distillation of Irish grain whiskey and Scotch malt whiskey in which the heat of the fire is applied directly to the pot containing the mash
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With hands-on operations at both their Blanco, TX, distillery and in Bardstown, KY, Milam & Greene has a portfolio of whiskey from both states—made on a combination of column and pot stills—to create products that showcase the result of deliberate and thoughtful whiskey-making.
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Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Last spring, Bushmills released a 46-year-old single malt aged in a pair of sherry casks that was the oldest Irish single malt bottled to date (there have been older pot still whiskeys).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
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Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Last spring, Bushmills released a 46-year-old single malt aged in a pair of sherry casks that was the oldest Irish single malt bottled to date (there have been older pot still whiskeys).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Pot still.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pot%20still. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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