casks

plural of cask
as in barrels
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages casks of wine that had been in the castle for many years

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Recent Examples of casks Like the 27-year-old, it’s finished for two years — in this case, 1994 Single Harvest Tawny Port casks. Tony Sachs, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Last year’s Commandments release was a weird one, finished in casks previously filled with frankincense and myrrh-infused spirit along with mead barrels. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024 The most recent was last year’s Sonoma Triple Finish, a bourbon finished in pinot noir wine casks, brandy barrels, and another set of bourbon barrels. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024 First, McCall took Woodford’s bourbon, rye, and wheat whiskeys and finished them in Madeira casks. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024 In 2021, El Tesoro released the first expression in its Mundial Collection, an anejo aged for 12 months in Laphroaig 10-Year-Old Scotch Whisky casks. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024 Unlike those iterations, however, this one is finished in scotch whisky casks. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024 Members get early access to bottles and casks from niche producers. Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 First, it was put into American whiskey barrels, then it was split into two batches for finishing—one went into casks from the Isle of Skye, the other into casks from the Speyside region. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024

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“Casks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casks. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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