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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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of distillery1

First recorded in 1670–80; distill + -ery

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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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