How to Use pot still in a Sentence

pot still

noun
  • The blend is made up of single grain and single pot still whiskey.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Redbreast is a single pot still Irish whiskey.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2026
  • All four of these rums are a mix of column and pot still distillates.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • The term pot still refers to whiskey based on a mash bill of malted and unmalted barley.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Made in a copper pot still from a mash of rye and wheat and re-distilled with fresh horseradish.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • But the right ingredient came along when a friend gave Jay a small pot still to make his own liquor.
    — Will Carless, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The liquid is then moved to a pot still and simmered over low heat to concentrate the flavors.
    — Marc Ramirez, Dallas News, 18 May 2021
  • The result is a classic expression of Irish pot still whiskey.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
  • But unlike vodka, which is made in a column still, Gorovka is made in a pot still.
    — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • With the soup pot still on medium heat, add an additional 5 cups of water.
    — Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2022
  • This single pot still Irish whiskey has been finished for a year in ex-Oloroso sherry casks.
    — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Irish whiskey that has a heavy sherry influence and the other is a blend with a pot still and grain component.
    — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The agave is baked in brick ovens, crushed with a tahona, fermented in wooden vats, and then distilled in small copper pot stills.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • The distillery plans to house a 100-gallon pot still that can produce all the spirits served at the site.
    — Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2021
  • Rye whisky is produced in this and a large pot still at the distillery, each giving the whisky its own unique character and flavor.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The copper pot still, or alembic, sits behind the spacious bar like a shiny visitor from outer space.
    — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 21 May 2018
  • The Port cask influence shines through with massive notes of stone fruit, peach syrup, and ripe plum, backed by classic pot still spice.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • After a couple of months in the pits, the spirit is distilled in pot stills, aged in terra cotta urns, and blended.
    — Lisa Futterman, chicagotribune.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The fruit and spice from the pot still shines through, along with some vanilla and espresso notes from grain, and even more vanilla and a touch of char from bourbon.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 June 2022
  • The gins are crafted in small batches using an Arnold Holstein copper pot still.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The Lomond stills incorporate elements of a column still with the pot still.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Carter-Head stills have a basket between the pot still and the condenser that is used to hold a basket of botanicals.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The distillery Don’t look for giant copper pot stills and other liquor-making equipment.
    — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2018
  • Limavady is made from 100% Irish barley and is small batch, triple distilled in a copper pot still.
    — Gina Pace, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2021
  • So, taking a tour here offers the rare opportunity to see countless shapes of pot stills and cask types all under one roof.
    — Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
  • So, taking a tour here offers the rare opportunity to see countless shapes of pot stills and cask types all under one roof.
    — Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The blend contains un-aged pot still and old school Coffey still rums, as well as two-year-old pot still rum that lends the blend its light golden color.
    — Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • It’s made from 100 percent blue agave nectar that is fermented and distilled in both column and pot stills.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
  • By the end of the distillation process with a pot still, the distillate has been divided into a few fractions.
    — Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Esters are flavor; pot stills are texture; long fermentation is patience.
    — Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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