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今回は樽サイズの一覧表。写真はArdbeg蒸溜所。
http://whiskyscience.blogspot.com/2011/04/cask-sizes.html
| 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
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| Bota gorda, sherry cask | 600 | 32arrobas | ||
| Sherry puncheon | 667 |
40arrobas
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| 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 |