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cask

[kask, kahsk] / kæsk, kɑsk /
NOUN
rounded container for liquids
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If you let him, Alasdair Day, the co-founder and master distiller, will speak at length about oak species and cask types—I particularly enjoyed a limited release aged in Sicilian Marsala wine casks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

This week, the Tennessee-born chain, once defined by its gingham-tinted nostalgia, retired the logo of a man in overalls leaning against a wooden cask in favor of a stripped-down wordmark.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2025

Sotheby's said the 40 bottles from the 1926 cask had been labelled in different ways.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023

Some 380 employees departed after closure while about 220 remain, handling site and security upgrades and preparing to transfer spent fuel from a cooling pool to dry cask storage.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

The wineseller hesitated a mo-ment, then took up his hammer and knocked the plug from the cask.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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