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Recent Examples of puncheon
Each bottling of Gorovka, cut to 55% ABV, only partially empties the puncheon after which the barrel is topped up with fresh spirit.
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Don Tse, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Arizona La Osa is a 2019 Grenache aged 18 months in neutral 500-liter puncheons and bottled unfiltered.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 17 Nov. 2024
After being distilled in pot stills at Hioki, the whisky is aged in new American oak puncheons and ex-bourbon barrels for a minimum of three years.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
Decades of experience led us to fill the spirit into a first-fill Sherry puncheon for long-term maturation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 24 July 2022
Don Tse, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Arizona La Osa is a 2019 Grenache aged 18 months in neutral 500-liter puncheons and bottled unfiltered.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 17 Nov. 2024
After being distilled in pot stills at Hioki, the whisky is aged in new American oak puncheons and ex-bourbon barrels for a minimum of three years.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
Decades of experience led us to fill the spirit into a first-fill Sherry puncheon for long-term maturation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 24 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puncheon
Noun
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About 13 million barrels per day of crude oil transited the Strait of Hormuz in 2025, according to data from market intelligence firm Kpler, accounting for nearly a third of global seaborne crude flows.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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And she’s been on a loafer kick, no pun intended, for a minute, pairing slip-ons with barrel jeans for date night.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to Tripp Stimson, who holds the dual titles of chief of distillery operations and chief whiskey scientist, certain components were finished in French oak casks with specific levels of toasting for between three and 26 months.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2026
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There’s no unusual cask finish or unexpected grain bill.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In 2022, an Ardbeg 1994 hogshead fetched £205,000 at auction.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The tone is efficient and business-like: details about hogsheads, crop rotations and bills of lading cover over a bloody reality merely hinted at in passing references to rebellion, illness and punishments among the enslaved workers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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“Puncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puncheon. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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