single-barrel
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of single-barrel
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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He converted part of Jack Rose into a bottle shop that includes coveted single-barrel selections for take-home options.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
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 ● Mar. 25, 2021
An hour upstream of Nueva Unión, Andueza’s boatman, José Inuma Macusi, shut his engine, grabbed his machete and leaped onto a dirt bank, slinging a single-barrel shotgun over his shoulder.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 5, 2020
At the Old Seelbach Bar, customers can sip a smooth single-barrel bourbon or a classic cocktail at a restored bar from the early 1900s.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2014
Snipes, on the contrary, I felt sure of with the single-barrel, and never could hit them so well with a double.
From The Open Air by Richard Jefferies
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