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Recent Examples of casks
After resting for a minimum of six months in Cognac casks, the bourbon develops soft fruit notes and a refined sweetness.
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
The secondary maturation is longer than the first release, moving from about eight months to a total of 15 months in Maison Ferrand Cognac casks to soak up flavor, and the whiskey was bottled at 107 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Niners’ 1985 Super Bowl victory, Gold Bar Whiskey is also releasing a Retro Edition 85-proof straight bourbon finished in wine casks.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Casa Dragones also created the first ever tequila to be rested in rare Japanese Mizunara whisky casks, creating the brand’s beloved Reposado Mizunara, known for its fruity and butterscotch notes.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Other shoppers perused a display of traditional sake casks or purchased T-shirts celebrating neighborhood artisans—paper-makers; a bakery specializing in melonpan, a crispy sweet bun—as drum-and-flute music from Asakusa’s annual festival played over the sound system.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 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
Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
The secondary maturation is longer than the first release, moving from about eight months to a total of 15 months in Maison Ferrand Cognac casks to soak up flavor, and the whiskey was bottled at 107 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Niners’ 1985 Super Bowl victory, Gold Bar Whiskey is also releasing a Retro Edition 85-proof straight bourbon finished in wine casks.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Casa Dragones also created the first ever tequila to be rested in rare Japanese Mizunara whisky casks, creating the brand’s beloved Reposado Mizunara, known for its fruity and butterscotch notes.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Other shoppers perused a display of traditional sake casks or purchased T-shirts celebrating neighborhood artisans—paper-makers; a bakery specializing in melonpan, a crispy sweet bun—as drum-and-flute music from Asakusa’s annual festival played over the sound system.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 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
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Aged in rare Chinkapin oak barrels, this limited edition showcases Woodford Reserve’s experimental approach to grain, maturation and wood.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Barrel and bristle materials Most hot-air brush barrels are made of chrome, ceramic or tourmaline.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Casks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casks. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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