Table of cask units

 

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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