distillery

[ dih-stil-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural dis·till·er·ies.

1. a place or establishment where distilling, especially the distilling of liquors, is done.

distillery

/ dɪˈstɪlərɪ /

noun

1. a place where alcoholic drinks, etc, are made by distillation

Word History and Origins

Origin of distillery¹

First recorded in 1670–80; distill + -ery

Example Sentences

On the 2½ -hour drive there, I started doing distillery research, thinking we would be able to roll into town and do a tour or tasting.

From Washington Post

She also has seen the opening of a Nike store, Target and Mom’s Organic Market, along with breweries, distilleries and a shop that sells motorcycle parts and apparel.

From Washington Post

A number of craft distilleries and some new beverage brands have started to make canned cocktails that actually use hard spirits.

From The Daily Beast

In 1976, points out Robert Caldwell, a brand ambassador for Teeling — one of the families and distilleries most responsible for the ongoing reinvention and rejuvenation of Irish whiskey — there were two distilleries in Ireland, four by 1993.

From Washington Post

The distillery, on Denmark’s west coast, sits on farmland and all the grains come from within 10 miles.

From Washington Post

The Speyside distillery is famous for taking only the finest cut of spirit for its whisky.

From The Daily Beast

Every single bottle the distillery makes starts from the same spirit.

From The Daily Beast

Which is why in 1961, the distillery finally decided to purchase the estate and its adjoining home.

From The Daily Beast

And, perhaps most importantly, you will find a roving cast of characters—the employees of distillery.

From The Daily Beast

For one Speyside distillery in particular, The Macallan, that process has come to be defined by some curiously small stills.

From The Daily Beast

They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.

From Project Gutenberg

Ye'er boss sees ye're dhrinkin' a good deal an' be th' look iv things th' distillery business ought to improve.

From Project Gutenberg

He has a fortune in his own right, Miss Benedict, left him by his grandmother, and he invested it in Westlake's distillery.

From Project Gutenberg

After a short while her husband returned from the distillery with some brandy, and the men hurried down into the cellar.

From Project Gutenberg

The date of its erection was 1858 and there was also a distillery operated within the limits of the farm.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• alcohol
• drink
• liquor
• spirits