Table of cask units

 

Cask types


Cask sizes may differ much due to different production.
Big casks have less influence to the Whisky then small casks have.

  Small Medium Big  
gallon Bloodtub rundlet barrel Quarter
Cask		 tierce American
Standard
Barrel
(ASB)/
Bourbon
Barrel		 Bordeaux
type,
Barrique
cask		 hogshead Sherry
Hogshead		 Cognac
type		 puncheon,
tertian		 Whisky
Puncheon
(= staves
from 2
barrels)		 pipe,
butt		 Port
Pipe
(tall)		 Madeira
Drum		 Gorda tun  
1 13 18 31 1⁄2 33 42 53 59 63 65 79 84 102-132 126 132 172 185 252 gallons (wine, US)
3,78541 49,2 68,14 119,24 124,9 158,99 200,6 223,3 238,48 246 299 317,97 387-500 476,96 499,6 651 700,2 953,92 litres
1 11 15 26 1⁄4 27 35 44 49 52 1⁄2 54 66 70 85-110 105 109 143 154 210 gallons (imperial, UK)
4,54609 50 68,19 119,3 122,7 159,1 200 222,8 238,7 245,4 300 318,2 387-500 477,3 495,5 650 700 954,7 litres
    1/14 1/8   1/6     1/4     1/3   1/2       1 tun
    2/14 2/8   2/6     2/4     2/3   1       2 pipes, butts
    3/14 3/8   3/6     3/4     1   1 1⁄2       3 puncheons, tertians
    4/14 4/8   4/6     1     1 1⁄3   2       4 hogsheads
    6/14 6/8   1     1 1⁄2     2   3       6 tierces
    8/14 1   1 1⁄3     2     2 2⁄3   4       8 barrels
    1 1 3⁄4   2 1⁄3     3 1⁄2     4 2⁄3   7       14 rundlets