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Recent Examples of puncheon
Aged for 10 months in 31% new French oak puncheons and cigar barrels and 69% neutral French oak puncheons.
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Yuri Shima,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
The Arizona La Osa is a 2019 Grenache aged 18 months in neutral 500-liter puncheons and bottled unfiltered.
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Sarah Lapidus,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Nov. 2024
After being distilled in pot stills at Hioki, the whisky is aged in new American oak puncheons and ex-bourbon barrels for a minimum of three years.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
4 Aug. 2024
Decades of experience led us to fill the spirit into a first-fill Sherry puncheon for long-term maturation.
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Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
24 July 2022
Yuri Shima,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
The Arizona La Osa is a 2019 Grenache aged 18 months in neutral 500-liter puncheons and bottled unfiltered.
—
Sarah Lapidus,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Nov. 2024
After being distilled in pot stills at Hioki, the whisky is aged in new American oak puncheons and ex-bourbon barrels for a minimum of three years.
—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
4 Aug. 2024
Decades of experience led us to fill the spirit into a first-fill Sherry puncheon for long-term maturation.
—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
24 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puncheon
Noun
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Energy stocks — Oil prices were off more than 3% and once again below $70 per barrel, bringing energy stocks down with it.
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In addition to tilt and pressure sensitivity, the Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze and delete functions to the palette, along with a new barrel-roll gesture and haptic vibrational feedback.
Noun
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Many are releasing products at cask strength.
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Then, aged rye from a distillery in Indiana was put into those casks for two weeks, creating a strikingly spicy and altogether delicious—not to mention unique—whiskey that really stood out.
Noun
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The 50-year-old was assembled from four hogsheads selected by master of whisky creation Sarah Burgess.
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In 2022, an Ardbeg 1994 hogshead fetched £205,000 at auction.
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“Puncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puncheon. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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