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
Examples of cask in a Sentence
an oak cask for wine
They drank a cask of wine.
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The whisky was distilled way back in 1940 at the Speyside distillery, but it was put into a Gordon & MacPhail American oak cask (Cask 336 to be exact) by George Urquhart and his father, John, who managed the business under the tutelage of founders James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
The drink is credited to Civil War veteran James Vernor, who, according to legend, left behind an oak cask filled with a tonic of vanilla, spices and ginger.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
It’s aged exclusively in American oak ex-bourbon casks.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
This Barbados rum is aged 5 years in ex-bourbon casks and bottled by Maison Ferrand.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
The drink is credited to Civil War veteran James Vernor, who, according to legend, left behind an oak cask filled with a tonic of vanilla, spices and ginger.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
It’s aged exclusively in American oak ex-bourbon casks.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
This Barbados rum is aged 5 years in ex-bourbon casks and bottled by Maison Ferrand.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for cask
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“Cask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cask. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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cask
noun1
: a barrel-shaped container usually for liquids
2
: the quantity contained in a cask
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