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Recent Examples of caskThis new single cask whisky, Rue de la Chartreuse, was initially matured in a bourbon barrel from the Heaven Hill distillery in Kentucky.—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025 Dry cask systems are engineered to withstand temperatures far beyond those of a wildfire.—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 Each of us taking turns at the ginormous cider casks, spigots blasting streams of white foam.—Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025 The whisky is matured in a mix of 65% ex-bourbon casks and 35% ex-sherry casks, resulting in a balanced and layered flavor profile.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cask
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.
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