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Yes. Traditionally, pot stills were not efficient and were cooked too hot, resulting in lots of water vapor ending-up in the distilled end-product. So the end-product was run through the still numerous times to raise the "proof", hence three x's on the jug. One for each time it went through the pot still. A reflux still is different, so talk to Spock about doing it in one of those modern contraptions. Idunno'bout them.

FYI: The term "Proof" comes from the fact that higher proof alcohol will burn. And lower or watered moonshine will not burn. So if it burns, that is is evidence of or "Proof" of the quality of the booze.

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