is the spirit from the wash still with an abv of around 20%.

The resulting liquid from the wash still.

The alcohol produced during the first distillation, with a strength of approximately 25% abv.

These are the product of the Wash Still which are run into the Spirit Still for further distillation. They are usually about 25 per cent alcohol by volume.

the first bulk distillate.

In the pot still whisky-making process, low wines are the product of the first distillation in the wash still. They are impure and weak, and a second distillation in the spirit or low wines still is subsequently necessary.

The spirit to come off the wash still. Its strength is usually about 21 per cent abv.