Saturday, April 9, 2011

Cask sizes

Just a quick table about cask sizes.

Cask

Litres Imperial gallons US gallons

Bourbon barrel 159 (official barrel)

42 size varies 150-220l, commonly 180-200l
US beer barrel 117
31
UK barrel 164 36

Hogshead 250 54

UK ale barrel 146 32

Tun 955 210
"a ton"
Sherry shipping butt 491 108
30 arrobas,56 cases of 0.75l bottles or ½tun
Bota gorda, sherry cask 600

32arrobas
Sherry puncheon 667

40arrobas
Cognac 350

varies 270-450l
Cognac shipping cask 500-600


Bocoy 600-800

Spanish wine cask
Wine barrique 225

Bordeaux barrel
UK wine shipping barrel 119 26.25

Port pipe 528 116
varies 400-800l
Madeira cask 419-437 92-96

Marsala pipe 396 87

Marsala hogshead 200 44

Rum puncheon 410-455 90-100

Kilderkin 82 18
½ UK barrel
Firkin 41 9
Quarter of UK barrel
Bloodtub 34 7,5

Whisky quarter cask 125 27
½ hogshead
Whisky octave 46 10

Whisky puncheon 387-500 85-110
staves from 2 barrels

References:
Calabrese S. Cognac, liquid history. Cassell&Co 2001
González Gordon M. Sherry. Cassell Ltd 1972 
Kilby, K. The cooper and his trade. John Baker Publishers Ltd 1971
Rainbird G. Sherry and the wines of Spain. 1966

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