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Recent Examples of casksThe wood used to make the casks for this release, however, was seasoned for five to seven years, which is much longer than the standard amount of time.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2026 The limited release is made entirely from malted barley, finished in Oloroso Sherry casks and bottled at 90 proof.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2026 The distillery describes the profile as featuring notes of dark chocolate, nuts, and berries, with a subtle sweetness thanks to the sherry casks.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casks
barrels
Noun
This is about 20% of the 303 billion barrels the country is thought to possess.
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Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
5 Sep. 2026
His cutter/sweeper mix has kept the ball off opposing hitters’ barrels all season.