Definitions

distillery

[dih-stil-uh-ree] / dɪˈstɪl ə ri /

NOUN

whiskey

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alcohol drink liquor spirits

STRONG

distiller hooch moonshine poteen rotgut

WEAK

mountain dew spiritus frumenti usquebaugh white lightning

Example Sentences

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Polly Logan, the award-winning distiller at nearby Tormore Distillery, has been known to drop it off herself in between other errands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Distillery owner Brown-Forman, discount-store chain Dollar General, food processing company Hormel Foods, supermarket operator Kroger, and IT company Hewlett Packard Enterprise are scheduled to report earnings on Thursday.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

LMD Holdings, which owns Luca Mariano Distillery in Danville, Ky., filed for chapter 11 protection in July as well, owing as much as $34.5 million and facing lawsuits filed by creditors, according to court papers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

One takes me back to a Pimento Cheese Social at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Kentucky, one of my first Derby assignments.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

He held some Distillery common stock, and, also, Northern Iron—two of the new "industrials" that were beginning to sprout in Chicago.

From The Web of Life by Herrick, Robert