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Recent Examples of hogshead
According to the distillery, the whisky was initially matured in a combination of European oak butts and American oak hogsheads, and then finished for more than four years in Oloroso and Palo Cortado sherry casks that were sourced from Andalusia, where the Spanish city of Jerez is located.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 June 2025
Oban 15 Cask Strength Sherry Cask Finish is a new, limited-edition Highland single malt that spends the majority of its life across a combination of European oak butts and American oak hogsheads.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
This year’s release is marketed as a 2010 ‘vintage’ matured exclusively in refill hogsheads and bottled at 14 years old.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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.
—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
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 June 2025
Oban 15 Cask Strength Sherry Cask Finish is a new, limited-edition Highland single malt that spends the majority of its life across a combination of European oak butts and American oak hogsheads.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
This year’s release is marketed as a 2010 ‘vintage’ matured exclusively in refill hogsheads and bottled at 14 years old.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogshead
Noun
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As for the projection figures, the OPEC report forecast that oil demand will average 105 million barrels per day this year.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Instead, use one or more rain barrels in the yard to catch and collect rain.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 July 2025
Noun
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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.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
24 July 2025
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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
Noun
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Manyo Club pipes pure onsen water from a nearby spring into over five indoor and outdoor pools.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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The total cost of the project to separate sewage from stormwater pipes and to store waste totals $170 million, and the last of the work is projected to be finished around 2040.—
Justin Doughty,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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“Hogshead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogshead. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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