Artisan still
The marc is distilled by means of a still. The still used in the artisan distillation is the discontinuous type: at the end of every boiling of the marc, the cycle must be interrupted and the pot emptied and then refilled with other new marc.
The discontinuous cycle still can be of three types depending on the way of warming up the marc: direct fire, bain marie and flowing steam.
As well as being a traditional choice for Grappa making, the use of the discontinuous still enables a higher quality product to be obtained compared to the continuous still used in the industrial production.
