cask

as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages casks of wine that had been in the castle for many years

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Recent Examples of cask To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Niners’ 1985 Super Bowl victory, Gold Bar Whiskey is also releasing a Retro Edition 85-proof straight bourbon finished in wine casks. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025 Casa Dragones also created the first ever tequila to be rested in rare Japanese Mizunara whisky casks, creating the brand’s beloved Reposado Mizunara, known for its fruity and butterscotch notes. Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Other shoppers perused a display of traditional sake casks or purchased T-shirts celebrating neighborhood artisans—paper-makers; a bakery specializing in melonpan, a crispy sweet bun—as drum-and-flute music from Asakusa’s annual festival played over the sound system. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 The Knob Creek Eli Manning's Bold Pick: 2026 Batch is bottled at cask strength; unfiltered, unapologetic, and made for those who stand by their convictions. Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cask
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Noun
  • Saudi Arabia has posted a budget deficit every year of the past decade, except 2022 when oil prices spiked to more than $100 a barrel.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Just didn’t get enough barrel on it.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Since 1950, the official start of Oktoberfest has been marked by the mayor of Munich tapping the first keg at Schottenhamel Festhalle, after which beer lovers, from Germany and elsewhere, take to Theresienwiese (also called d'Wiesn) to visit the 35 beer tents and celebrate Bavarian culture.
    Don Tse, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to Frankenmuth's Oktoberfest, many other cities will tap kegs this fall, including Iron Mountain, Grand Rapids and Saline.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 2022, an Ardbeg 1994 hogshead fetched £205,000 at auction.
    Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The tone is efficient and business-like: details about hogsheads, crop rotations and bills of lading cover over a bloody reality merely hinted at in passing references to rebellion, illness and punishments among the enslaved workers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2025

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