A still for distilling an alcoholic liquid such as wine. The still
includes a chamber with a copper wall, which is intended to receive an
alcoholic liquid, the capacity of the chamber representing a certain
volume. The liquid which occupies the volume at the start of the
distillation and the chamber wall define, by mutual contact, a first
interface with an area to volume ratio that is at most equal to 27 square
centimeters per liter. The still also includes one or more copper plates
which are disposed inside the chamber and which are submerged in the
alcoholic liquid. When the volume is occupied by a liquid, the liquid
together with the copper plates define a second interface with an area
and the ratio of the total area of the interfaces to the volume is at
least equal to 30 square centimeters per liter.