sake brewing; distilling
Primarily refers to the production of sake (日本酒), but can also apply to other alcoholic beverages like whisky or shochu. Often used in compound terms such as 酒造業 (brewing industry) or 酒造所 (brewery).
Sake brewing is thriving in this region.
He came to Japan to learn the art of sake brewing.
This brewery has been making sake in this town since the Edo period.
His family has run a sake-brewing business for three generations.
蒸留 refers narrowly to the distillation process (used for spirits like whisky or shochu), whereas 酒造 covers the whole production of alcoholic beverages, brewing or distilling alike.
Compound of 酒 (sake, alcohol) and 造 (make, manufacture). The reading しゅぞう is the on'yomi of both characters.
It is extremely difficult to obtain a new sake-brewing license.