united-kingdom licensing alcohol
Do you require a license to cold distill in the UK?
<p>You are free to brew as much beer as you want in the UK as long as it is for personal use.</p>
<p>For distilled spirits, where one evaporates and captures the alcohol, you need a license. I'm just wondering if you require the same license if you cold distill instead of distilling with a kettle?</p>
<p>When cold distilling, you take your apple wine (or beer) and freeze it. The water freezes but the alcohol does not.</p>
<p>If you then strain the liquid you have a nice apple liqueur.</p>
<p>So does the cold distilling influence the license requirement or is it the same regardless of the distilling method?</p>

<h2><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/spirits-duty#overview" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yes</a></h2>
<p>A distillers licence is required if you make spirits with an ABV greater than 1.2% by any method.</p>
