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.

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Origin of distillery

First recorded in 1670–80; distill + -ery

Words nearby distillery

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

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How to use distillery in a sentence

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.
Have vaccine, will travel: How a road trip served as a needed jolt from the blahs at home|Kate Silver|May 21, 2021|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.
Inside the housing showdown in D.C.’s Ivy City, where kids have no place to play|Paul Schwartzman|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
A number of craft distilleries and some new beverage brands have started to make canned cocktails that actually use hard spirits.
Sorry, Snobs. Hard Seltzer and Canned Cocktails Are Blowing Up|Lew Bryson|May 7, 2021|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.
In Irish whiskey’s resurgence, individuality reigns. Here’s how to celebrate it in cocktails.|M. Carrie Allan|March 12, 2021|Washington Post

Do a distillery crawl instead to see how Irish whiskey is made.
Six great whiskies from around the world|Liza Weisstuch|March 11, 2021|Washington Post
The Speyside distillery is famous for taking only the finest cut of spirit for its whisky.
The Restaurant, Flask, And Photography Worthy of The Macallan Whisky||December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
For one Speyside distillery in particular, The Macallan, that process has come to be defined by some curiously small stills.
When It Comes to Great Whisky, The Size of Your Still Matters||December 9, 2014|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.
The Shepherd of the Hills|Harold Bell Wright
Ye'er boss sees ye're dhrinkin' a good deal an' be th' look iv things th' distillery business ought to improve.
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne
He has a fortune in his own right, Miss Benedict, left him by his grandmother, and he invested it in Westlake's distillery.
Interrupted|Pansy
After a short while her husband returned from the distillery with some brandy, and the men hurried down into the cellar.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
The date of its erection was 1858 and there was also a distillery operated within the limits of the farm.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman

British Dictionary definitions for distillery

distillery

/ (dɪˈstɪlərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

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

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