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The new praise came after Rodríguez offered to ship millions of barrels of oil to the US and authorized a visit by US chargé d’affaires Joe McNamara to explore the possibility of reopening the US embassy in Caracas, closed since 2019.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026 -
The whiskey is a riff on the original Double Oaked bourbon, an expression that is aged for five to seven years and then spends an additional year in a new set of charred oak barrels.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
14 Jan. 2026
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Kilchoman also launched the 20th Anniversary Cask Series last spring, a set of four releases from five casks—two 14-year-olds, one 15-year-old, and one 18-year-old single malt.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 Jan. 2026
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Finding barrels, the very rare casks, is really important.—
Eric Blumer,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Hogsheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogsheads. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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