distillery

noun

dis·​till·​ery di-ˈsti-lə-rē How to pronounce distillery (audio)
-ˈstil-rē
plural distilleries
: the works where distilling (as of alcoholic liquors) is done

Examples of distillery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Each batch of Booker’s Bourbon is given a name that references a different story or marker in the life and legacy of Booker Noe, the late Jim Beam master distiller (the distillery is now known as the James B. Beam Distilling Co.). Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024 Breweries, distilleries, and wine-tasting rooms can be found on the OBX Beer, Wine, & Spirits Trail. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2024 New grocery stores, shops, distilleries, hotels and more opening around Louisville in 2024 More housing, better public spaces: 4 major takeaways from new downtown Louisville strategy Grocery, retail, housing development planned near Fern Creek. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2024 Bottled to mark the distillery’s reopening, just 274 Gemini pairs were created. Angus MacKinnon, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024 The distillery is also selling a 100-proof Total Eclipse Moonshine for $29.99 for a 750 ml bottle. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024 Electric Park: 1900-1934 Local distillery J. Rieger & Co.’s Electric Park garden bar was inspired by an amusement park of the same name. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 Bulleit opened its own distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky in 2017, but that whiskey is still aging and has yet to be released. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024 Woodford Reserve undermined unionization efforts at its Kentucky distillery by awarding pay raises, relaxing its vacation policy and handing out bottles of whiskey to workers before a vote on whether to unionize, a federal judge ruled. Bruce Schreiner, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of distillery was in 1758

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“Distillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distillery. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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distillery

noun
dis·​till·​ery dis-ˈtil-(ə-)rē How to pronounce distillery (audio)
plural distilleries
: a place where distilling especially of alcoholic liquors is done

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