distiller

noun
dis·​till·​er | \ di-ˈsti-lər How to pronounce distiller (audio) \

Definition of distiller

: one that distills especially alcoholic liquors

Examples of distiller in a Sentence

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Local distillers and brewers will be pouring drinks, and Braise will be serving its green garlic Bloody Marys. Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Partake in garlic every which way at Garlic Fest in Walker’s Point," 19 Oct. 2018 The big distillers devoted a single day a year to distilling rye, it was so forgotten a commodity. Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, "Why You've Been Seeing a Lot More Rye Whiskey," 22 July 2019 The Beam fire was the latest warehouse loss suffered by a Kentucky distiller. Bruce Schreiner, BostonGlobe.com, "Fire destroys Jim Beam warehouse filled with bourbon barrels," 3 July 2019 The signatures of Fred Noe and Shinji Fukuyo adorn the bottle of Legent, the first new bourbon brand that the distiller formerly known as Jim Beam (now called Beam Suntory) has released in about 30 years. Zak Stambor, chicagotribune.com, "Legent bourbon, the first release from Beam and Suntory houses, blends traditions and flavors," 12 June 2019 Sam Maverick was signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, survivor of the Alamo and a whiskey distiller. Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, "Maverick Whiskey Distillery transformed a historic downtown bank," 30 July 2019 These operators are known as non-distiller producers. M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, "‘Bottled in bond’ was created to protect drinkers in the 1800s. Now the label has a new appeal.," 29 July 2019 Kentucky distillers produce 95% of the world's bourbon supply, the Kentucky Distillers' Association says on its website. Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal, "Bourbon expert: Jim Beam fire not good for image in industry built on consumer confidence," 3 July 2019 Opened in May, Steel Tie nods to the South Florida roots of owner-distiller Ben Etheridge and his late father, Cliff. Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "Warehouse District: How West Palm Beach’s newest nightlife village found suds, spirits and ‘soul’," 6 June 2019

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First Known Use of distiller

1562, in the meaning defined above

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distiller

noun

English Language Learners Definition of distiller

: a person or company that produces strong alcoholic drinks (such as whiskey) by distilling them