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Go to your local home brewing store - I went past mine today and had a
look
in, they had a sign in the window which read 'distill your own spirits' and
underneath this sign was a stainless steel contraption, but I was in the car
and didn't really have time to investigate further, but i doubt it is
illegal as they had lots of these things in boxes in the window, and part of
the name was 'still' - it's obviously intended for distilling and must be
legal - this shop's on the main road through the town centre.

I believe it's illegal to distill in Canada and the US (without a
license) , but I do remember a shop in Canada selling a small still as
an "essential oil extractor"

I know it's legal in New Zealand to distill your own spirits for non-
commercial purposes, and frankly it *should* be legal anywhere in the
civilized world. I can understand state control over the sale of
alcohol, but the production of it for personal use should be fair game.