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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After being distilled in pot stills at Hioki, the whisky is aged in new American oak puncheons and ex-bourbon barrels for a minimum of three years.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
Irish pot still whiskey is also made from a mashbill of malted and unmalted barley and distilled in a pot still, which gives it a very distinct fruity flavor with a viscous mouthfeel, both traits that carry over to this Japanese whisky.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
According to Spence, the character of pot still rum is much more interesting than rum distilled in column stills, so there’s no plan to do a release of that style for the Hearts Collection.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 July 2024
The core single pot still whiskey, however, could not be more different from the new Wonders of Wood expression, the third in this series.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 June 2024
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
Irish pot still whiskey is also made from a mashbill of malted and unmalted barley and distilled in a pot still, which gives it a very distinct fruity flavor with a viscous mouthfeel, both traits that carry over to this Japanese whisky.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
According to Spence, the character of pot still rum is much more interesting than rum distilled in column stills, so there’s no plan to do a release of that style for the Hearts Collection.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 July 2024
The core single pot still whiskey, however, could not be more different from the new Wonders of Wood expression, the third in this series.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 June 2024
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“Pot still.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pot%20still. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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