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Recent Examples of casks
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.
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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
While the distillery was producing both malt and pot still whiskey onsite, most of the Fercullen brand consisted of whiskey that was purchased from the Cooley Distillery, including a 15-year-old single grain and a 21-year-old single malt finished in Spanish Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2026
Finding barrels, the very rare casks, is really important.
—Eric Blumer, CBS News, 11 Dec. 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
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
While the distillery was producing both malt and pot still whiskey onsite, most of the Fercullen brand consisted of whiskey that was purchased from the Cooley Distillery, including a 15-year-old single grain and a 21-year-old single malt finished in Spanish Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2026
Finding barrels, the very rare casks, is really important.
—Eric Blumer, CBS News, 11 Dec. 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 chemical facility, which closed in 2023 was found to have more than 1,000 55-gallon barrels of flammable, corrosive or chlorinated chemicals still on-site following a May 2024 fire.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Made in Asheville, North Carolina, French Broad Chocolate's Whiskey Barrel bar uses local Two Trees Distilling oak barrels during the chocolate ageing process.—
Angela Hansberger,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Casks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casks. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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