What is the Alambic Pot Still Used For?
Today, the alambic pot still is used primarily to produce spirits that contain heavy flavors and need fine flavor control. The alambic stills destilling method is perfect for carrying heavy disolved or suspended flavors up into the condenser, maximizing the effects of the flavors other than the flavor of the alcohol. The alambic pot still is best known for producing the worlds finest Cognacs. Although alambic-style stills were and are used to produce gin, whiskey, and armagnac too. In fact, alambic brandy and alambic cognac can only be called “alambic” if it is produced with an alambic still using what is known as the Cognac Distillation Method. Because of the alambic pot still’s simplicity, it is also the most common still used in making moonshine.
