a type of still used in distilling whisky in which heat is applied directly to the pot in which the wash is contained
pot still in American English
noun
a simple and sometimes primitive type of still, used esp. in the making of cognac, corn liquor, and malt Scotch whisky
Also: pot-still
Word origin
[1790–1800]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: echelon, methodology, modular, peanut, stereotype
Examples of 'pot still' in a sentence
pot still
Distillation follows in a flavour-maximising pot still or flavour-minimising continuous still.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Its copper pot still is claimed to be the smallest legal still in the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Single malts, as their name suggests, are made from malted barley dried in peat-fired kilns, hence their smoky bouquets, and distilled slowly in pot stills.