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Spirit Safe
A spirit safe is a locked, glass-sided box through which spirit flows off the still, letting the distiller observe and test it (and historically letting tax authorities control it) without direct contact.
The spirit safe is where the distiller judges the run and makes the cuts, measuring proof and clarity through the glass. It originated as a revenue-protection device under lock, and the term still evokes the controlled, measured handoff of spirit off the still.
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