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Recent Examples of hogshead
Oban 15 Cask Strength Sherry Cask Finish is a new, limited-edition Highland single malt that spends the majority of its life across a combination of European oak butts and American oak hogsheads.
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David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
This year’s release is marketed as a 2010 ‘vintage’ matured exclusively in refill hogsheads and bottled at 14 years old.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
It was aged for the majority of those years in refill hogsheads and butts, and then finished for more than a year in Oloroso sherry casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
The younger is the superior whisky (although both are excellent), aged for nearly 20 years in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads and bottled at a strong 57.6 percent ABV.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Distilled entirely from barley harvested at a farm less than two miles from the distillery, 15.3 was aged in a combination of first-fill bourbon barrels and first-fill Oloroso sherry hogsheads from Jerez.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In 2025, an American oak hogshead cask filled in 1973 will be married with the whisky, followed in 2026 by an American oak barrel filled in 1974 for the Third Edition.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024
The latter was aged in bourbon barrels, quarter casks, and Pedro Ximenez sherry hogsheads; the former was matured in bourbon barrels, then put into quarter casks, and finally aged in European oak Oloroso sherry casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
Volume was measured by the hogshead, a cask or a barrel that holds sixty-three gallons.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
This year’s release is marketed as a 2010 ‘vintage’ matured exclusively in refill hogsheads and bottled at 14 years old.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
It was aged for the majority of those years in refill hogsheads and butts, and then finished for more than a year in Oloroso sherry casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
The younger is the superior whisky (although both are excellent), aged for nearly 20 years in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads and bottled at a strong 57.6 percent ABV.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Distilled entirely from barley harvested at a farm less than two miles from the distillery, 15.3 was aged in a combination of first-fill bourbon barrels and first-fill Oloroso sherry hogsheads from Jerez.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In 2025, an American oak hogshead cask filled in 1973 will be married with the whisky, followed in 2026 by an American oak barrel filled in 1974 for the Third Edition.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024
The latter was aged in bourbon barrels, quarter casks, and Pedro Ximenez sherry hogsheads; the former was matured in bourbon barrels, then put into quarter casks, and finally aged in European oak Oloroso sherry casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
Volume was measured by the hogshead, a cask or a barrel that holds sixty-three gallons.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogshead
Noun
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Brent Crude was $68 per barrel this morning, remaining below its peak from a few days ago when the U.S. bombed Iran.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Despite efforts to pivot to other sources of energy to fight climate change, the global economy runs on oil — more than 100 million barrels per day, and increasing.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
25 June 2025
Noun
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But WhistlePig has characteristically taken the project to another level with a cask finish that seems to have been inspired by the Liquid Death brand name.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
18 June 2025
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This high-proof G4 expression offers bold agave and spice at cask strength.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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The power consumption and capital costs associated with the infrastructure AI demands also apply to the pipes that connect everything, from the wired infrastructure to the cellular and satellite networks that pull it all together and enable AI outputs to be used in real-world applications.—
Charles Yeomans,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The facility is also required to inspect the ponds, pumps and pipes in the system, fix or replace any issues and submit their reports to the water board.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Hogshead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogshead. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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