About iStill

Modern distilling, engineered for craft.

We design and manufacture modern distilling technology for ambitious craft distillers worldwide—so you can compete with big alcohol while making the tedious parts of the business faster, easier, and more repeatable.

Founded

2012

Based in

The Netherlands

Trusted by

1.500+ distilleries

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Mission

Make world-class distilling repeatable.

Too much of the industry still runs on tradition, grandfather-wisdom, and luck. We respect the romance of the craft—but we believe the romance belongs in creating beautiful drinks and building beautiful businesses. The way forward is clarity, control, and a system you can trust.

Precision over guesswork

Build process control into the still, so quality isn’t dependent on heroics.

Operators first

Design for real distilleries: safe, efficient, cleanable, and consistent.

Craft + business

Help distilleries break through the mold of averages and have replicatable products so you can focus on botteling and selling the product - earning you fans. Not just customers.

Values

How we work—inside and out.

These are the standards we hold ourselves to when we design, build, support, and teach.

Challenge the status quo

We push beyond “how it’s always been done” and test ideas until they’re real.

Ship the hard things

We take on the complex, tedious parts of distilling so our customers can focus on creativity and growth.

Earn trust with clarity

We communicate directly, document what matters, and make trade-offs visible.

Own outcomes

We measure success by distillery results—repeatability, efficiency, safety, and product quality.

Respect the craft

We love tradition. We just refuse to confuse tradition with proof.

Teach what we learn

We share practical knowledge openly and keep raising the bar for the entire craft distilling community.

Our story

From curiosity to a global platform.

iStill started with a simple obsession: how do you make great spirits—over and over again?

  1. 2012

    Founded

    iStill is founded in the Netherlands to bring modern engineering into craft distilling.

  2. 2013

    The first public note

    In an early blog post, our founder wrote about learning distilling the hard way—and the need for repeatable results, not just occasional luck.

  3. Today

    Worldwide, still dissatisfied

    In 2026, iStill is a multi-million-dollar company serving distilleries worldwide. We’re still bashing the status quo—building better tools, better training, and better outcomes.

Read the origin story excerpt (April 17, 2013)
“Distilling is not easy. It is a labour intensive craft, where the biggest challenge is not just to get results, but to get repeatable results.”

That idea became our north star: build technology that makes excellence repeatable, so every batch can meet your standard—without burning out your team.

Build something that lasts.

Whether you’re starting from zero or upgrading a working distillery, we’ll help you design the right system and a repeatable path to great spirits.

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