1
: a barrel-shaped vessel of staves, headings, and hoops usually for liquids
2
: a cask and its contents
also
: the quantity contained in a cask
Synonyms
Examples of cask in a Sentence
an oak cask for wine
They drank a cask of wine.
Recent Examples on the Web
His voice echoing in a cavern empty but for the first 20 or so new casks to have been filled so far, McDonald says the 45-year-old spirit is a good example of the classic Port Ellen flavor — peat and fruit balancing each other against a briny backdrop.
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Angus MacKinnon, CNN, 13 Apr. 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
The distillery could have labeled it as a finished bourbon after using the Cognac cask for secondary maturation, but decided to call it American whiskey instead.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2024
With more than 40 distilleries experimenting with distillation, blending and casks style, this broader diversity is making its role alongside food all the more interesting.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The event will also have a tasting of three kinds of bourbon from Fierce & Kind that include an 86 proof straight bourbon, 112.6 proof single barrel and a limited release single-barrel cask strength straight bourbon.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
Freewheel Brewing Founded in 2012, this Redwood City brewery stands out for its British-style cask ales.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
All of the fuel used since the 1980s remains on the site, packed into dry casks and parked at the edge of the ocean.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
Lastly, 1970 was first matured in French oak barrels and then finished in Amarone casks, a red wine from the Veneto region of Italy.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
Angus MacKinnon, CNN, 13 Apr. 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
The distillery could have labeled it as a finished bourbon after using the Cognac cask for secondary maturation, but decided to call it American whiskey instead.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2024
With more than 40 distilleries experimenting with distillation, blending and casks style, this broader diversity is making its role alongside food all the more interesting.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The event will also have a tasting of three kinds of bourbon from Fierce & Kind that include an 86 proof straight bourbon, 112.6 proof single barrel and a limited release single-barrel cask strength straight bourbon.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
Freewheel Brewing Founded in 2012, this Redwood City brewery stands out for its British-style cask ales.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
All of the fuel used since the 1980s remains on the site, packed into dry casks and parked at the edge of the ocean.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
Lastly, 1970 was first matured in French oak barrels and then finished in Amarone casks, a red wine from the Veneto region of Italy.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Cask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cask. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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cask
noun1
: a barrel-shaped container usually for liquids
2
: the quantity contained in a cask
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