LondonNew

Thanks so much for your quick response!

This is the still that I have so it comes with a sieve plate, so I presume Vapor distilling is a posibility: 

http://www.copper-alembic.com/en/small-distilling-unit-stills/25-l-distilling-column-alembic-premium-thermometer-electric-plate

Does the low level of alcohol mean that the maceration process (if using the pot still method) would take longer? 

Hi everyone.

Looking to dip my toes into Gin Distilling and I have a small Alembic Still. After reading alot into the base spirit used, most seem to be using some form of Neutral Spirit. 

However this is very difficult to purchase in small quantities in the UK. 

My question is can you use Vodka (standard 40%) as a starting point and then move onto NGS later or would this be a pointless exercise?