Bourbon and the Pot Still. The rise of the column still in commercial spirits production correlates pretty perfectly with the advent of the American whiskey we today refer to as bourbon.

The process of double distillation, as the name implies, consists of two steps. In the first, the fermented mash is distilled to elevate the alcohol level, usually from 6%-10% alcohol to around 25 ...

Vodka's Trend Toward Pot Distillation. Cocktail aficionados are excited about the fabulous new vodkas being made in old-fashioned copper pot stills.

Irish whiskey exports jumped by 13% in 2024, and the global market is expected to hit $9.5 billion by 2033. The resurgence is ...

During distillation, distillers separate the alcohol and congeners from the fermented mash of grains, ... Pot stills result in a spirit that often contains a more complex mixture of congeners.

Don’t like whisky? Then you haven’t properly explored Scotch. Scotland’s whisky-makers are masters of malts, offering more ...

But perhaps the most enduringly popular, at least among rum geeks, was Master Blender Collection: Pot Still Rum, ... Per usual, Mount Gay has worked its fermentation and distillation magic, ...

The new Mount Gay Master Blender Collection rum was produced in a Coffey still instead of pot stills. We got a first taste and came away impressed.