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Recent Examples of hogshead
It was aged for the majority of those years in refill hogsheads and butts, and then finished for more than a year in Oloroso sherry casks.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
The younger is the superior whisky (although both are excellent), aged for nearly 20 years in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads and bottled at a strong 57.6 percent ABV.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Distilled entirely from barley harvested at a farm less than two miles from the distillery, 15.3 was aged in a combination of first-fill bourbon barrels and first-fill Oloroso sherry hogsheads from Jerez.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In 2025, an American oak hogshead cask filled in 1973 will be married with the whisky, followed in 2026 by an American oak barrel filled in 1974 for the Third Edition.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024
The latter was aged in bourbon barrels, quarter casks, and Pedro Ximenez sherry hogsheads; the former was matured in bourbon barrels, then put into quarter casks, and finally aged in European oak Oloroso sherry casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
Volume was measured by the hogshead, a cask or a barrel that holds sixty-three gallons.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Trott sent the trio back to the Fancy, weighed down with a cask of wine, a hogshead of beer and a cask of sugar, as well as permission for Avery to land at his leisure.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
This new 15-year-old single malt is a limited-edition expression that was initially aged in hogsheads for 13 years before being finished in barrels used to age reposado and añejo tequila for a final two years.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2024
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
The younger is the superior whisky (although both are excellent), aged for nearly 20 years in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads and bottled at a strong 57.6 percent ABV.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Distilled entirely from barley harvested at a farm less than two miles from the distillery, 15.3 was aged in a combination of first-fill bourbon barrels and first-fill Oloroso sherry hogsheads from Jerez.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In 2025, an American oak hogshead cask filled in 1973 will be married with the whisky, followed in 2026 by an American oak barrel filled in 1974 for the Third Edition.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024
The latter was aged in bourbon barrels, quarter casks, and Pedro Ximenez sherry hogsheads; the former was matured in bourbon barrels, then put into quarter casks, and finally aged in European oak Oloroso sherry casks.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
Volume was measured by the hogshead, a cask or a barrel that holds sixty-three gallons.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Trott sent the trio back to the Fancy, weighed down with a cask of wine, a hogshead of beer and a cask of sugar, as well as permission for Avery to land at his leisure.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
This new 15-year-old single malt is a limited-edition expression that was initially aged in hogsheads for 13 years before being finished in barrels used to age reposado and añejo tequila for a final two years.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogshead
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Lights, treats, live music and theater, crafts, an artisan market and a barrel train await you on the grounds that were once home to the Ball family, whose company made the famous mason jars.Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Nov. 2024
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There are so many incredible expressions in the bourbon world right now, distilleries are leaning into barrel picks and collaborations more and more.Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
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For the 43 year old the team have expertly combined two casks from 1978 and 1979.Mark Littler, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The distillery is located 2,100 meters above sea level, which according to Diageo means that the climate is temperate, there is ample spring water, and enough local Yunnan oak grows in the area to use for making casks.Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2024
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In back, a pipe is leaking, damaged when the wall supporting a heater was torn out.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Now, a team of engineers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) in Australia have invented a protective coating for concrete pipes that could help reduce the number of fatbergs that form in sewers.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Hogshead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogshead. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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