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cask Definition

cask (kask, käsk)

noun

  1. a barrel of any size made of staves, esp. one for liquids
  2. the contents of a full cask

Etymology: ME caske < Fr casque < Sp casco, potsherd, cask, helmet < cascar, to break < VL *quassicare, to break, freq. of L quassare: see quash

cask Synonyms

cask

n.

cask Usage Examples

Converse of object

fill: The packaging plant processes bright beer from Robinson's own brewery and many others ready for filling casks, kegs or bottles on site.

Adjective modifier

  • wooden: Both colors benefit from some time spent in wooden casks, not surprisingly these come from France.
  • mini: Today Summer Lightning is not only a cask ale, but also comes bottle conditioned and in an eight pint mini cask.
  • empty: Ullage: Waste beer left at the bottom of an empty cask or overflowing into a drip tray.

Modifies a noun

  • ale: Properly kept cask ale demands a licensee who knows his or her stuff.
  • bottlings: Further single cask bottlings will be released in the near future.
  • bottling: Number four was a cask strength bottling of Macallan from the Scotch Malt Whiskey Society.
  • beer: Good to see they are giving cask beer a try.
  • breather: I suppose I should explain what a cask breather is.
  • malt: Be sure to drink the contents, as cask strength malt does not like to be stored in a hip flask for too long.

Noun used with modifier

  • bourbon: Some Highland malts, are famous for their Sherry casks, whilst others are more renowned for Bourbon casks.
  • sherry: What sets Black Bush apart is its aging in sherry casks for approximately 10 to 11 years.
  • ex-bourbon: The new make spirit had been matured in an ex-bourbon cask.
  • ex-sherry: The dark colored sample was from an ex-sherry cask which had been filled in 1996.
  • oak: The smaller oak casks are then taken outside to age for a full 12 months.
  • refill: The fifth bottle was another proprietary bottling, cask strength Macallan, matured in a first refill sherry cask.

Preposition: of

  • whiskey: Q: I'm thinking about investing in a cask of whiskey.
  • wine: From every cask of wine for sale, 2d.
  • beer: Some agents may sell opened bottles of spirits, but partly used casks of beer are considered to be of no value.

Preposition: from

distillery: Single Cask Single cask whiskey is the product of one single cask from one distillery.

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