Casks

Casks of good whisky are hard to come by, difficult to authenticate and awkward to resell.

How Risky is Whisky? Edward Russell-Walling 2011

"Casks and chests of it, casks and chests of it, oodles and oodles, a fathom under the sand," chattered the Ancient Mariner.

CHAPTER IX 2010

Casks for the nuclear waste are beautifully designed complex structures.

The Dirty Bomb Opportunity Act for Terrorists 2005

Casks had the advantage of being lighter and less fragile, but the disadvantage of not being airtight.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Casks had the advantage of being lighter and less fragile, but the disadvantage of not being airtight.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Casks of ale and wine sat on trestles beside a dry fountain, and the cool night air smelled of drink.

And Other Tales Of Valdemar Lackey, Mercedes 1997

Casks and crates and nets of supplies were slung on board in the pre-dawn darkness.

Sharpe's Siege Cornwell, Bernard 1987

Casks of Yugharian Purple tumbled, hit, smashed and sent their contents spraying over rich robes and silken gowns.

Night Arrant Gygax, Gary 1987

Brisler and James preparing, Yesterday and to day, the Cyder Mill, Press, and Casks.

John Adams diary 46, various loose folded sheets, 6 August 1787 - 10 September 1796 (with gaps), 2 July - 21 August 1804 1961

For Three Weeks after we met with no Adventure; wherefore the Captain resolved to cruize off the _Havana_, and many of our Water-casks being emptied, and we not far from the River of _Chagre_, we made for, and came to an Anchor at the Mouth of that River, and sent our Boats ashore with the Casks.

A Voyage to Cacklogallinia With a Description of the Religion, Policy, Customs and Manners of That Country Captain Samuel Brunt