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.