cask
Staved aging container
A cask is a barrel-shaped container, typically wooden, used for storing and aging liquids—especially wine, whiskey, and beer.
The word suggests craftsmanship and tradition: aged twelve years in oak casks.
Cask-strength spirits are bottled directly from the barrel without dilution.
A casket was originally a small cask.
Oak-aged grain spirit
- scotchDecisively put an end to
- bourbonCorn-based American spirit
- brandySpirit from fermented fruit
- rumMolasses-based liquor
sherry · port · wine · cognac · mezcal · single-malt · blended · distillery
Small beverage barrel
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- hogsheadLarge liquid storage barrel
- buttRear of body
- puncheonLarge wooden cask
pipe · tun · firkin · drum · vat · tub · container · receptacle
Hooped cylindrical vessel
- stavesPoles or music lines
- hoopsCircular bands or rims
- bungholeBarrel's stopper opening
- cooperWooden vessel maker
head · bilge · chime · craftsmanship · woodworking · oak · charring · toasting
whiskey
Oak-aged grain spirit
rum · sherry · port · wine · cognac · mezcal · single-malt · blended · distillery · proof
keg
Small beverage barrel
puncheon · pipe · tun · firkin · drum · vat · tub · container · receptacle · wooden
barrel
Hooped cylindrical vessel
cooper · head · bilge · chime · craftsmanship · woodworking · oak · charring · toasting · curvature
maturation
Process of becoming complete
- vintageQuality from past eras
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- mellowedBecame softer, calmer
tannins · bouquet · complexity · character · notes · finish · aroma · depth · patina · refinement
cellar
Underground storage room
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
cool · damp · humidity · racks · stillage · bonded · inventory · dunnage · palletized · climate-controlled
- fermentation equipmentfermenter, carboy, airlock, holding tank, vat
- Breweryale, brew kettle, brewmaster, brewpub, craft beer
- containersbag, bags, box, boxes, bottle
- storage containersbin, basket, chest, crate, totes
- vesselsjar, vase, cups, pot, bowl
- water holderswater bottle, water tank, water bucket, water pitcher, canteen
- oak cask
- cask agingStoring beverages in barrels
- cask wineBagged vino in box
- sherry caskFortified wine barrel