One used to make spirits all the same (5)
I believe the answer is:
still
This clue is a double definition.
'one used to make spirits' is the first definition.
(a still is used to prepare alcoholic spirits)
'all the same' is the second definition.
(both can mean 'nonetheless')
(Other definitions for still that I've seen before include "Stop" , "Yet - hushed" , "Immobile" , "Stationary" , "not like champagne" .)