a humorous
reference to an apparatus used for distilling Scotch whiskey consisting of a
pot to
heat the liquid, tubing to carry the vapors, a cooling device and a receptacle to
hold the recondensed liquid.
a contraption used to
distill Scotch whiskey, consisting of a
pot in which the
raw grains and liquids are boiled, a
tube which carries off the vapors and directs them through a chamber filled with
cold water where they recondense into liquid, dripping into a receptacle.