single-barrel

American  

[sing-guhl-bar-uhl] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈbær əl /

noun

1. a gun having one barrel, especially a shotgun.

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Other Word Forms

• single-barreled adjective

Etymology

Origin of single-barrel

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Then came a change: Targeting Japan, Kentucky distillers developed single-barrel and small batch versions in the 1980s and 1990s, which later blossomed in the United States, said Fred Minnick, who has written books on bourbon and judges world whiskey competitions.

From Seattle Times

A single-barrel bourbon’s peppery spice “emotes off the palate.”

From New York Times

He converted part of Jack Rose into a bottle shop that includes coveted single-barrel selections for take-home options.

From Seattle Times

Companies like Lost Lantern, which often have wider distribution, bring order to the chaos by assembling those whiskeys into blends, or by offering single-barrel picks from distilleries that otherwise fly below the radar.

From New York Times

In October, Lost Lantern released its first blend, what Ms. Ganley-Roper and Mr. Polonski call a “vatted” whiskey composed of single malts from six distilleries, as well as four single-barrel picks from three other distilleries.

From New York Times