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Recent Examples of casks
This new tequila was aged for 12 months in Yamazaki 12-year-old casks, specifically sherry and red wine barrels previously used to mature the whisky (the distillery ages its single malt in a variety of other casks as well).
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
Southern California Edison, the utility that operates the now-shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, has released to the public some 1,749 images taken by robotic cameras during inspections of canisters enclosed in casks that store radioactive waste at the plant.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 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
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
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
Southern California Edison, the utility that operates the now-shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, has released to the public some 1,749 images taken by robotic cameras during inspections of canisters enclosed in casks that store radioactive waste at the plant.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 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
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 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
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After aging in traditional bourbon barrels, the bourbon is double-barreled in two unique, slowly toasted and charred barrels.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Casks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casks. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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