After you build your first op, you should get the skill to be able to upgrade it to a Small Distiller. When you hand it in, you should get the Booze Bottling skill along with it, because the Small Distillers only produce booze barrels.
Vodka
 | Makeshift Vodka Still (T3) | Upgrading from Makeshift Still | Small Vodka Distiller (T3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Produces | 80 Bottled Vodka every 35 days (5 turns) | 6 Vodka Cask every 42 days (6 turns) or 6 Vodka Cask every 42 days (6 turns) | |
| Uses up | 60 Homemade Beer 60 Corn Syrup 80 Bottles | 6 Barrels 45 Barley or 6 Barrels 80 Rye | |
| Requirements | Skill: Bootleg Vodka | Skill: Small Vodka Stills Skill: Booze Bottling | |
| Build cost | -$3500 24 Small Barrels 12 Sheet Metal 12 Bricks 12 Lumber | -$2500 12 Small Barrels 16 Steel Barrels 24 Pipes | -$5000 24 Small Barrels 16 Steel Barrels 24 Pipes 12 Lumber |
| Build time | 56 days (8 turns) | 35 days (5 turns) | 70 days (10 turns) |
| Expansions | 3 | 3 | |
| Upgrades/ Downgrades | Backroom Home Brew Operation Small Vodka Distiller | Backroom Home Brew Operation |
Whiskey
 | Makeshift Whiskey Still (T3) | Upgrading from Makeshift Still | Small Whiskey Distiller (T3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Produces | 70 Bottled Whiskey every 28 days (4 turns) | 4 Whiskey Barrel every 70 days (10 turns) or 4 Whiskey Barrel every 63 days (9 turns) | |
| Uses up | 45 Moonshine 70 Bottles 30 Spices 30 Food Dyes | 4 Barrels 40 Wheat or 4 Barrels 30 Rye | |
| Requirements | Skill: Bootleg Whiskey | Skill: Small Whiskey Stills Skill: Booze Bottling | |
| Build cost | -$5000 10 Steel Barrels 15 Pipes 15 Bricks 15 Lumber | -$4000 15 Sheet Metal 12 Pipes 8 Steel Barrels 24 Lumber | -$7500 30 Sheet Metal 24 Pipes 16 Steel Barrels 24 Lumber |
| Build time | 56 days (8 turns) | 35 days (5 turns) | 70 days (10 turns) |
| Expansions | 3 | 3 | |
| Upgrades/ Downgrades | Backroom Moonshine Operation Small Whiskey Distiller | Backroom Moonshine Operation Aged Whiskey Manufacture |
Aged Whiskey
 | Aged Whiskey Manufacture (T4) | |
|---|---|---|
| Produces | 90 Aged Whiskey every 112 days (16 turns) | |
| Uses up | 20 Bottle Labels 5 Oak Barrels 90 Small Bottles 2 Whiskey Barrel | |
| Requirements | Skill: Years of Whiskey | |
| Build cost | -$5000 50 Barrels 20 Pipes 20 Lumber 20 Sheet Metal | |
| Build time | 56 days (8 turns) | |
| Expansions | 3 | |
| Upgrades/ Downgrades | Backroom Moonshine Operation |
Sell your aged whiskey in a Jazz Club or to hotels.