- Leatherwood Distillery Opens New Clarksville Location with Craft Cocktails, Live Music and Local Flavor
- Distillery Ups and Downs of 2025: Craft Spirits Industry Is Shifting, but Not Shaken
- The U.S. Is One Step Closer to Legalizing Home Distilling. Here’s Everything You Need to Know.
- Home Distilling Could Be Legal Soon. Here's What to Know.
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I've spent a lifetime over copper and flame, and this magazine is where the craft gets its due — the equipment, the spirits, the recipes, and the characters who keep the old fires burning. Pull up a stool.
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Leatherwood Distillery Opens New Clarksville Location with Craft Cocktails, Live Music and Local Flavor
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Distillery Ups and Downs of 2025: Craft Spirits Industry Is Shifting, but Not Shaken
Distillery Ups and Downs of 2025: Craft Spirits Industry Is Shifting, but Not Shaken The Northern Express
The U.S. Is One Step Closer to Legalizing Home Distilling. Here’s Everything You Need to Know.
The U.S. Is One Step Closer to Legalizing Home Distilling. Here’s Everything You Need to Know. VinePair
Home Distilling Could Be Legal Soon. Here's What to Know.
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National Craft Distillery Day – May 22, 2027
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Choosing Your First Copper Still: A Buyer's Guide
From pot stills to reflux columns, here's how to pick the rig that matches your craft — and your budget.
Thumper vs. Reflux: Which Still Is Right for You?
Two very different paths to great spirit. We break down flavor, proof, and ease of use.
Making the Cuts: Heads, Hearts & Tails
The single skill that separates good spirit from great — and how the pros judge it.
Why Copper Still Reigns Over Stainless
Stainless is cheaper. Copper is better. Here's the chemistry behind the tradition.
The Perfect Apple Pie Moonshine
A crowd-favorite recipe — and the small tweaks that take it from good to unforgettable.
Home Distilling Law in 2026: Where Things Stand
Owning a still is legal. Making spirits isn't — usually. A plain-English status check.
Stay "Still" – Traditional Knowledge from Alchemist G.G. Wilkins
Copper stills have served countless purposes beyond spirits—distilled water, oils, extracts, and perfumes—helping families survive and thrive throughout American history.
Stills and the Law Behind Traditional Distillation
Owning a still is generally legal for lawful purposes like water purification and essential oils, but producing distilled spirits is regulated very differently.
Copper or Stainless Steel?
G.G. Wilkins makes the case that copper has been the distiller's material of choice for centuries—for its heat conduction, sulfur removal, and workability—and explains why copper still wins.
Take Safety Into Your Own Hands
Nothing is more important than clean water. A copper water distiller turns water into one of life's most valuable resources while serving countless other self-reliant purposes.
What Is Mash?
Distillation begins not with copper but with grain. Mashing converts starches into fermentable sugars—the often-overlooked foundation of every quality distilled product.
The Past Could Save You in the Future
Moonshine was once commerce, trade, and survival. The old distillers thrived because they possessed skills—a lesson as valuable today as it was two hundred years ago.
Surviving and Thriving
The man equipped with proper tools enjoys greater peace. A versatile copper still is one of the finest self-reliance instruments ever created.
Saving the Planet, One Still at a Time
For centuries the copper still has been one of mankind's most versatile tools. FlameFlow™ technology brings modern efficiency to a timeless craft.
Be There For You
A good tool should be there when you need it. A copper still produces far more than spirits—distilled water, oils, extracts, and the options self-reliance demands.
Why I Think Every Home Needs A Copper Still
Every household should own a copper still—not just for spirits, but as a versatile tool for distilled water, essential oils, perfumes, and botanical extracts.
Out Shining The Competition
Some men spend their lives trying to fit in—I never suffered from that affliction. A quality copper still should stand apart, built with craftsmanship to outshine the competition.
A Step Above The Rest
Ordinary men are forgotten. Every still built under the Alchemist G. G. Wilkins name is handcrafted from quality copper and lead-free solder to stand a step above the rest.
Is Your Still Safe?
A man's reputation is only as good as the products he stands behind. Copper alone is not enough—joining materials and quality construction matter for a safe still.
Oils, Perfumes, and Flavors... Oh My!
A copper still was never just about spirits—it was always about discovery. Steam and water extract nature's hidden oils from flowers, herbs, roots, and seeds.
Are Stills Legal?
Federal law permits owning a still of any size for legal purposes like water distillation and essential oils, but producing alcohol requires a permit. State laws vary widely.
It's Your Right To Survive
Throughout history, those who prepared survived. A copper water distiller provides reliable purification and sanitation—an investment in self-reliance.
Saving the World One Still at a Time
From homemade marinades to clean water in an emergency, a well-built copper still is a tool of preparedness and independence with nearly endless applications.
Lifting Your Spirits
I have always admired tools that earn their keep, and a copper still is one of those tools—transforming ordinary ingredients into products of real value.
Surviving and Thriving (Fight or Flight)
One copper still, many opportunities. The value of a still is not in a single purpose but in having options—clean water, oils, fuel, and more.
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