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The Jamaican edition features a tropical twist with the whisky finished in casks that previously held Jamaican rum — inspired by Treasure Beach on the south coast of the island.
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Aged for 11 years in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, then finished for over eight months in ex-Caribbean rum barrels, this expression layers Lagavulin’s signature peat smoke with tropical sweetness.
—Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
The bare cask was breached, but the cask within a concrete jacket, or overpack, was not breached.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 2 Oct. 2025
After resting for a minimum of six months in Cognac casks, the bourbon develops soft fruit notes and a refined sweetness.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Aged for 11 years in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, then finished for over eight months in ex-Caribbean rum barrels, this expression layers Lagavulin’s signature peat smoke with tropical sweetness.
—Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
The bare cask was breached, but the cask within a concrete jacket, or overpack, was not breached.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 2 Oct. 2025
After resting for a minimum of six months in Cognac casks, the bourbon develops soft fruit notes and a refined sweetness.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cask
Noun
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The more than 20-piece lineup revisits Calvin Klein’s ‘90s DNA with a modern edge—think darted carpenter jeans with contrast stitching, loose-fitting barrel silhouettes and a mix of puffers, trucker jackets along with the brand’s signature cotton basics like T-shirts, underwear and tank tops.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
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Melissa barrels into Cuba ⛈️ After hammering Jamaica with high winds and torrential rains, Hurricane Melissa, downgraded on Wednesday to a Category 2 storm (from a Cat 5), barreled into Cuba.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Reuters reported that one yakitori joint on its last keg of Asahi had to temporarily switch to Sapporo.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
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In 2022, an Ardbeg 1994 hogshead fetched £205,000 at auction.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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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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“Cask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cask. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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