New, Old Still

We at Humdinger are delighted to be the new owners of a 30-year-old still that is steeped in history.

The workhorse is a copper still built by Arnold Holstein. Arnold Holstein has been building stills in southern Germany since 1958, and today supplies distillery technology around the world — and now Humdinger!

The beauty of the still is breathtaking — the quality of the coppersmiths' craftsmanship speaks for itself.

We chose this model because having the column on top of the pot is the design we think is best for making outstanding gin. Pot stills create full-bodied, flavourful gins, while column stills provide a purer, cleaner distillate — so being able to run it as a pot still, a column still, or a combination of both helps us craft quality gin.

We can't wait to have this 220-litre workhorse in action. An awesome addition to our growing team!

Read how we refurbished and commissioned it in Every Still Has a Story.