1
: a barrel-shaped vessel of staves, headings, and hoops usually for liquids
2
: a cask and its contents
also
: the quantity contained in a cask
Examples of cask in a Sentence
an oak cask for wine
They drank a cask of wine.
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This rye whiskey is crafted from a limited batch of only 20 barrels, the most limited in the series so far, and bottled at cask strength.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Just be one dry vermouth expression is being released, which Robertson says is similar to the bespoke sherry that’s created to season the Macallan casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
It’s made from the grape savagnin, and each vintage is aged for an astonishing six years in an oak cask.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Just be one dry vermouth expression is being released, which Robertson says is similar to the bespoke sherry that’s created to season the Macallan casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
It’s made from the grape savagnin, and each vintage is aged for an astonishing six years in an oak cask.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for cask
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“Cask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cask. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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cask
noun1
: a barrel-shaped container usually for liquids
2
: the quantity contained in a cask
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