How to Use hogshead in a Sentence

hogshead

noun

• The 50-year-old was assembled from four hogsheads selected by master of whisky creation Sarah Burgess.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
• The whiskey was initially aged in American oak hogsheads and then married in European oak puncheons.
  — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
• Then, more than 40 years later, it was transferred into three Spanish oak Pedro Ximénez hogsheads in 2014.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
• In 2022, an Ardbeg 1994 hogshead fetched £205,000 at auction.
  — Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
• The whisky was initially aged in Oloroso sherry butts from Spain, and after four decades it was transferred into three Spanish oak Pedro Ximénez hogsheads which were ultimately married together.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
• The whiskey spent 16 months aging in these European oak hogsheads, which were seasoned with Moscatel for two years before heading to Midleton, and was bottled at 46 percent ABV.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2026