1.   A half whiskey barrel is a good size to plant most vegetables.

2.   Flowers grow in discarded bathtubs or half whiskey barrels, the stays splayed out from years of pressure.

3.   He tried burning staves from old whiskey barrels, but that, he concluded, deposited too many tars and tannins on the finished product.

4.   I planted some old seeds of Oakleaf, Black Seeded Simpson and Melody spinach in a whiskey barrel south of the house.

5.   Some distilleries store it in used whiskey barrels, which imparts a rich, cognac-like flavor.

6.   Wooden whiskey barrels can leak toxins that may be unhealthy to fish and plants, however.