Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

I'm new to distilling. My first two attempts have been this TPW, distilled through an 'air still' and flavoured with ss essences. The results are passable, with room for improvement. Those of you with experience making spirits, what is the next step for achieving better whiskey? Should I use a different yeast? substitute some sugar with malt? carbon filter? different essences? age with oak chips /dominoes?
I am planning on a new still in 6 months or so, but for now what will produce the best improvements??

Welcome here mate, I moved your post to the welcome centre as this is where first posts should go :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Have you read up about cuts? This will improve your spirit dramatically.

The next thing if you want to make whisky is to make a wash that starts as a whisky base not a nuetrel base as the TPW is, plenty in the tried and proven sections ;-)

G'day mate and welcome.

Yep I'd be going for a CFW or WBAB wash for your air still as it is effectively a pot still and will struggle to do neutral properly. With these washes there is no need for flavoring/essences just put it on oak dominos and leave for as long as you can, minimum 6 weeks. I would hop into the newbies corner and have a read around there to get the fundamentals down before rushing into anything.

My next step with a still would be a pot or bubbler if you want whiskey.

Enjoy the new hobby :handgestures-thumbupleft: