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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No diffusers here–the tequila is made by cooking agave in ovens, fermenting in wooden vats, and distilling on copper pot stills, all without the use of additives. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2025 Their Silver Rum takes inspiration from a late-17th-century Jamaican molasses recipe that is distilled in small batches in a copper pot still to produce an ester-forward Jamaican-style rum. Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pot still

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pot still was in 1799

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“Pot still.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pot%20still. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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