15L Traditional Alquitar Still

15L Traditional Copper Alquitar Still

Traditional Distillation with Greater Capacity

The 15L Traditional Copper Alquitar is designed for distillers who have moved beyond experimentation and want the capacity to produce larger batches while retaining the character and craftsmanship of traditional distillation.

Favoured throughout Portugal and Spain for generations, the Alquitar is renowned for producing exceptional spirits, particularly grappa, calvados and eau-de-vie. Its distinctive design promotes natural reflux during distillation, producing a clean, flavourful spirit with remarkable character.

The compact, upright design takes up less space than many traditional stills while offering impressive versatility. With two copper sieve plates, the Alquitar is particularly well suited to botanical distillation, allowing you to layer ingredients for gin production or separate plant material during hydrosol and aromatic distillations.

Ideal For

• Artisan spirit production
• Botanical gin distillation
• Grappa, calvados and eau-de-vie
• Hydrosols and aromatic waters
• Distillation workshops and demonstrations
• Herbalists and botanical producers

Why Choose an Alquitar?

Many Portuguese and Spanish distillers continue to favour the Alquitar over modern still designs because of the quality of spirit it produces. The slower distillation process is often credited with creating spirits of exceptional depth and character.

The removable sieve system allows both simple and vapour distillation, giving you flexibility across a wide range of distillation applications.

Handcrafted in Portugal

Each Alquitar is handcrafted by skilled copper artisans using traditional soldered construction methods passed down through generations. Built from premium copper, these stills combine practical functionality with centuries of distillation heritage.

Shipping Information

Price includes shipping and taxes. Stills are shipped directly from Portugal via FedEx and are typically delivered within 10 days. Prices are subject to change with currency fluctuations.