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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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Single Barrel is self-explanatory; the whiskey is from one single barrel and, as such, can vary between bottlings.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The law had imposed a $200 tax on machine guns and shotguns and rifles with barrels shorter than 18 inches, and also required the federal registration of these types of firearms.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
Noun
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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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The component blends were finished separately in Kentucky in Hungarian oak barrels and casks previously used to mature Spanish brandy; then, they were blended together.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
Noun
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This suburban Milwaukee community is increasing its water rate by 22% South Milwaukee’s water rates are increasing by about 22% to recover costs of multiple construction projects, including lead pipe replacements.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Back in 2001, some anthropologists got permission from a museum to borrow twenty-four clay pipe fragments that had been dug up in the small town of Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare used to live.—
Sam Kelly
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
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“Hogshead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogshead. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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