Description

1 Gallon Copper Alembic Still — Handcrafted Traditional Pot Still

Ships in approximately 3 weeks or more.

Free shipping within the contiguous United States.

This 1-gallon copper alembic still brings centuries-old craftsmanship to your workbench. It’s a beautiful, functional pot still for small-batch distillation, essential oils, hydrosols, and distilled water. It’s also an ideal first still for learning the fundamentals of separation.

Features

  • 1-gallon capacity (approx. 3.8 liters)
  • Handcrafted from [thickness] solid copper
  • Traditional alembic design: pot, domed head, swan neck, and coiled condenser
  • Copper worm condenser with cooling tank
  • Ideal for essential oils, hydrosols, distilled water, and small-batch separation
  • Made to order: ships in approximately 3 weeks or more

Watch it in action: Learn more about our alembic copper stills

Traditional Craftsmanship, Built in Small Batches

The design follows the classic alembic form: a rounded pot, a domed head (the “capitel”) that collects rising vapor, a swan-neck vapor pipe, and a coiled copper condenser (worm) in a cooling tank that turns vapor back into liquid distillate.

Because every unit is handmade in limited runs, supply is small and demand is high. Orders ship in approximately 3 weeks or more, and we think the craftsmanship is worth the wait.

Why Choose a Copper Alembic Pot Still

An alembic is the simplest and oldest form of the pot still. It performs a single, gentle separation that keeps the character of your starting material instead of stripping it away. That makes it a favorite for extracting aromatic essential oils from herbs, flowers, and citrus, producing fragrant hydrosols, and making small runs of distilled water.

Copper is also the traditional material for good reason. It conducts heat evenly for steady, controllable runs, and it reacts with sulfur compounds during distillation to produce a cleaner, more refined distillate. At 1 gallon, this still heats up quickly and lets you experiment without committing to large batches.

Whether it’s your first still or a handsome addition to your collection, this copper alembic delivers authentic old-world craftsmanship in a compact, easy-to-use size.

To complete your setup, add our Hose Kit for Pot Stills with Pure Copper Packing, or browse our full selection of still hoses and copper packing.

Legal notice: Distilling alcohol without the proper federal permits is illegal in the United States. Mile Hi Distilling stills are sold for legal uses such as distilling water, extracting essential oils, producing hydrosols, and making fuel alcohol (federal permit required). Customers are responsible for knowing and following all local, state, and federal laws.