Crafted In Small Batches In Our Copper Pot Stills Old St. Pete Spirits Celebrate The Independent Artisan Traditions Embraced Throughout Our City’S History.St. Petersburg Distillery blends traditional small batch spirits production with a modern sense of local sourcing and design (the label and neck tags evoke vintage post cards). Old St. Pete is made with sweet corn grown nearby in the Sunshine State. It is then distilled in copper pot stills and aged in oak barrels, all custom made for the distillery.