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Recent Examples of casks
The Glenlivet Jamaica edition is a 360-degree flip on this history, according to Daley, with the 12-year whisky finished in casks that previously held Jamaican rum.
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
That does not seem to be the case with with House of Rare Tequila, however, which just released the new Rarecask Genesis PX, an expensive extra añejo that was finished for three months in PX sherry casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
On a recent afternoon, customers in a Connecticut store browsed the rows of wooden casks, which stretch from the entrance to the rear of the spacious building, and amid the aroma of freshly roasted and ground coffee filling the air.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
It’s typically aged in ex-bourbon casks, although the distillery has been experimenting with maturing or finishing rums in various other cask types, including Cognac casks.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
That does not seem to be the case with with House of Rare Tequila, however, which just released the new Rarecask Genesis PX, an expensive extra añejo that was finished for three months in PX sherry casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
On a recent afternoon, customers in a Connecticut store browsed the rows of wooden casks, which stretch from the entrance to the rear of the spacious building, and amid the aroma of freshly roasted and ground coffee filling the air.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
It’s typically aged in ex-bourbon casks, although the distillery has been experimenting with maturing or finishing rums in various other cask types, including Cognac casks.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casks
barrels
Noun
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The results might not be there, but the at-bats and the barrels are still there.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Earlier in the day, the House also killed a bill that would regulate the sale of gun barrels.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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“Casks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casks. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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