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 Each of us taking turns at the ginormous cider casks, spigots blasting streams of white foam. Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025 The whisky is matured in a mix of 65% ex-bourbon casks and 35% ex-sherry casks, resulting in a balanced and layered flavor profile. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 After that, Aden gets to have some fun concocting various flavors by finishing the spirits in different casks – like those previously used for sherry or rum – and by blending different ages together for complexity. Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025 Sample these unique brews, fermented in wooden casks. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cask
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Noun
  • The distillery has selected eight single barrels that are available for purchase at their location in Statesville or through local ABC stores.
    Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
  • In scenarios limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C, around 24 million barrels of oil per day and about 900 billion cubic meters of gas are produced.
    Simi Thambi​, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Similarly, at Birdsong, Goulet said that the leadership team is not looking to add any new kegs or tanks this year.
    Timothy DePeugh, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The unusual-looking freshwater fish, which has pointy teeth and a long snout, measured 7 feet and 3 inches and weighed 153 pounds, according to Weston’s post—about the same heft as a keg of beer.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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

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