Using a crane small enough to fit inside the distillery, we set the stills in their operating position today. They now sit on stands specially fabricated by a roller coaster company on the West Coast — undisputed experts in bent metal.
In this photo the still is sitting on the ground floor. This view is from the mezzanine.
Jeff Fletcher attached the crane to the still and is beginning to lift it…
Here’s the first glimpse of the copper pot still emerging through the floor. Mark Bibb ias topside to make sure it doesn’t hit the sides coming up…
Here’s it lifts high enough to allow the platform to slide underneath…
Jeff Fletcher and Jim Taggart are leveling the platform precisely so that the still can be lowered for its final placement. Next — placing the swan necks
