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 So, taking a tour here offers the rare opportunity to see countless shapes of pot stills and cask types all under one roof. Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for cask
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Noun
  • The cartel members agreed to raise their December production target by 137,000 barrels per day, matching the hike for October and November.
    Lee Ying Shan,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Each bottle provides details including the proof, age, warehouse location, lot number, serial number, and barrel number.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
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
Noun
  • But now, without improved results between the pipes, the Atlantic Division win the Leafs earned last season feels improbable.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Spoon or pipe yolk mixture into egg white halves.
    Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025

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