distillery

[ dih-stil-uh-ree ]

/ dɪˈstɪl ə ri /

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noun, plural dis·till·er·ies.

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

Nearby words

distillation column, distilled, distilled water, distiller, distillers' grain, distillery, distillment, distinct, distinction, distinctive, distinctive feature

Origin of distillery

First recorded in 1670–80; distill + -ery

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Examples from the Web for distillery

Every single bottle the distillery makes starts from the same spirit.
How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste?||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Which is why in 1961, the distillery finally decided to purchase the estate and its adjoining home.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And, perhaps most importantly, you will find a roving cast of characters—the employees of distillery.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So how do you open a distillery one year and have 5- or 15-year-old whiskey to sell the next?
Your ‘Craft’ Rye Whiskey Is Probably From a Factory Distillery in Indiana|Eric Felten|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“All that they do is hire salespeople, make up a BS story, and boom, they look like a distillery,” Leopold says.
Your ‘Craft’ Rye Whiskey Is Probably From a Factory Distillery in Indiana|Eric Felten|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The molasses and skimmings were sent for, sale to Batavia, where one distillery might buy the produce of a hundred estates.
Thoughts On The Necessity Of Improving The Condition Of The Slaves|Thomas Clarkson
Few men have the means of establishing a distillery on a new plan, and even the most enlightened may make notable errors.
The Art of Making Whiskey|Anthony Boucherie
We visited the distillery, in which good whiskey is made, which is in much demand in the neighbouring places.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach
In the Transvaal there are pottery works, a cement factory, many breweries, and one distillery.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 8 (of 8)|Various
It had, for some time, the fate of the distillery; but I have heard that it now flourishes.
A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres|George Thomas Love

British Dictionary definitions for distillery

distillery

/ (dɪˈstɪlərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

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

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Word Origin and History for distillery

distillery

1670s, "act of distilling;" see distill + -ery. Meaning "place for distilling" is from 1759.

distillery

noun, plural dis·till·er·ies.

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British Dictionary definitions for distillery

distillery

noun plural -eries

Word Origin and History for distillery

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