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distillery Definition

dis·till·ery (di stilər ē)

noun pl. distilleries -·er·ies

a place where distilling is carried on; specif., an establishment where alcoholic liquors are distilled
distillery Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • islay: The oldest licensed distillery on Islay was built in the village of the same name in 1779, overlooking Loch Indaal.

Adjective modifier

  • northerly: Scotland's mostly northerly mainland distillery is in Wick on the north east tip of Scotland.
  • Scotch: On Orkney is the world's northernmost Scotch whiskey distillery, Highland Park.
  • licensed: The oldest licensed distillery on Islay was built in the village of the same name in 1779, overlooking Loch Indaal.
  • famous: Wash down with a shot or two of Jack Daniels, straight from Tennessee's famous distillery.
  • closed: This text details the histories of the remains of almost every closed distillery in Scotland.

Converse of object

  • build: The firm then moved to Harlow in Essex in 1963 where they built a large distillery producing Gilbey's world famous gin.

Modifies a noun

  • tour: Combined boat trip and distillery tour tickets are available.
  • manager: We were met by Bobby Anderson, the distillery manager, who was to take us on our tour.

Noun used with modifier

  • whiskey: Beaches, water sports, golf, skiing, whiskey distillery, wild life park with wolves, museum nearby.
  • malt: My feeling is that England needs a malt whiskey distillery.
  • whiskey: From a whiskey distillery to Royal history, you'll be amazed at what you can discover.
  • gin: The company also operates the last independent gin distillery in the United Kingdom.