cask

Definition of casknext
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 Kilchoman also launched the 20th Anniversary Cask Series last spring, a set of four releases from five casks—two 14-year-olds, one 15-year-old, and one 18-year-old single malt. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2026 This will be cask strength, direct from the barrel. Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025 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, 19 Dec. 2025 Notably, the line extension becomes Heaven Hill’s only regularly available cask strength rye. David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cask
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Noun
  • According to Sotheby’s, many of the bottles are private labels, single barrels, and vintage expressions, some of which are making their auction debut.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, in the last three months, Maduro’s government exported an average of 35,000 barrels a day to Cuba, approximately a quarter of the island’s total demand, according to Piñón.
    María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The restaurant hosts its second-ever NYE keg-tapping.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The brewery will be putting its remaining beer, kegs, brewery equipment and taproom artwork up for sale.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 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
  • One of these conditions involves any severe corrosion, dents, or cracks in the pipes.
    Molly McCrea, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • On Friday, Carpenter walked into Jackson’s building and entered his apartment, apparently high on meth and carrying a meth pipe, sources said.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026

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“Cask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cask. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.

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