Thesaurus results for CASKS

casks

noun

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plural of cask

as in barrels

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 casks The new whiskey in question is the first Redbreast to be aged in Moscatel wine casks following initial maturation in ex-American whiskey barrels and sherry casks. —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2026 The organic cacao from Tanzania in this bar is aged in bourbon casks for a couple of months, which infuses smooth and oaky undertones into the 82% cacao chocolate. —

Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Honey also plays a critical role in the Lady Bird, which starts off its life as uncut HoneyDew and then is given a three-year finishing stint in ex-XO Cognac casks. —

Brian Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 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

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barrels

Noun

The narrow waterway, just 21 miles wide, serves as a pinch point for 20 million barrels of crude every day, about one-fifth of global production.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Nearly 5 million barrels of oil arrived in China via the Strait of Hormuz each day in 2024, the EIA said, while about 2 million barrels of such oil ended up in India on a daily basis.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026