Stills

The right still for the type of distilling you're interested in doing is key.  Simply, stills can be divided into pot (alembic) stills and column (reflux) stills.  Pot stills are best for those spirits you want to age on oak as they'll leave some flavor and complexity in the distillate. Column stills produce cleaner alcohol at a higher ABV, very good for neutral spirit and vodka.