distiller
[dih-stil-er]
- an apparatus for distilling, as a condenser; still.
- a person or company whose business it is to extract alcoholic liquors by distillation.
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Origin of distiller
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Contemporary Examples
More than perhaps any other distiller of Scotch whisky, The Macallan understands the importance of color to a great whisky.
Why Natural Color Is So Crucial To Understanding A Whisky’s FlavorsDecember 10, 2014
Any distiller who cannot adhere to them may not label its whiskey as such.
Historical Examples
The distiller said he was worrying about what he'd be able to get for brandy.
The Cosmic ComputerHenry Beam Piper
Zacharie, his father, a Huguenot, was a distiller and merchant.
Tea LeavesVarious
The circumstances of the distiller are now entirely changed.
Select Temperance TractsAmerican Tract Society
There is no distiller, who, with a little attention, has not observed it.
The Art of Making WhiskeyAnthony Boucherie
Like his father he was a Distiller and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
The Loyalists of MassachusettsJames H. Stark
distiller
- a person or organization that distils, esp a company that makes spirits
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Word Origin and History for distiller
n.
1570s, agent noun from distill.
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