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Recent Examples of hogsheads
The whisky was initially aged in Oloroso sherry butts from Spain, and after four decades it was transferred into three Spanish oak Pedro Ximénez hogsheads which were ultimately married together.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogsheads
Noun
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Clynelish 1983 is another 42-year-old whisky, aged entirely in bourbon barrels resulting in big tropical fruit notes like pineapple and mango, along with honey and vanilla.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
7 May 2026
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Valero’s Pembroke refinery in the United Kingdom processes 270,000 barrels per day to produce gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other refined products.—
Robert Romano,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
Noun
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That does not seem to be the case with with House of Rare Tequila, however, which just released the new Rarecask Genesis PX, an expensive extra añejo that was finished for three months in PX sherry casks.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
4 May 2026
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On a recent afternoon, customers in a Connecticut store browsed the rows of wooden casks, which stretch from the entrance to the rear of the spacious building, and amid the aroma of freshly roasted and ground coffee filling the air.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hogsheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogsheads. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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