puncheon

Definition of puncheonnext
as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages stored the puncheons of rum in the cellar

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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. 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
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Noun
  • Prices of West Texas Intermediate futures are now below $90 a barrel, sliding 2% on Friday to around $87 per barrel.
    Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 29 May 2026
  • These materials are capable of causing corrosive damage to barrels, storage tanks and other metal containers.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • According to the distillery, Master Blender Adam Hannett designed the maturation profile as a nod to the original release, using 75% first-fill bourbon barrels alongside 25% first- and second-fill French red wine casks.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • This very expensive rum combines the last liquid from casks sourced from 13 distilleries across countries in different parts of the world, including Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Guyana, and Brazil.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • 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.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In 2022, an Ardbeg 1994 hogshead fetched £205,000 at auction.
    Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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“Puncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puncheon. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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