oaky
adjective
ˈō-kē 
1
of wine : having the characteristics of being aged in oak casks
an oaky chardonnay
2
: of, relating to, or having many oaks
an oaky forest
oakiness noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This blend is dark and oaky with lots of flavors—great for a crisp fall evening by the campfire. 
Christopher Michel, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2022 While a touch of bitters and a kiss of sugar bring out the best in a bourbon or rye whiskey, most rum lacks the oaky punch or grainy finish that makes the Old Fashioned template shine. Jason O'bryan, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2022 This Napa Valley Cabernet is a bold, thick red with oaky, earthy, and black fruit notes. Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 1 July 2022 The combination gives it an oaky vanilla taste, rather different from your citrus-forward margs. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 27 July 2022 Free Spirits’s take on tequila is oaky and smoky; quiet enough that it can be easily buried in cocktails, but loud enough to be heard through club soda or, for that paloma, grapefruit soda. Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 After tasting fiery rye, smoky and sinuous single malt, and oaky-sweet bourbon, a few of us elected to return to Troutbeck by bike. Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2022 Whiskey, with its broad shoulders and oaky fullness, can be almost completely disarmed by tarting it up with fresh lemon juice and balancing with simple syrup, as bartenders have been doing since roughly forever. Jason O'bryan, Robb Report, 25 June 2022 In the nineties, everybody wanted to make a full-bodied, deep-colored cabernet and oaky chardonnay. Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 23 June 2022 See More
Christopher Michel, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2022 While a touch of bitters and a kiss of sugar bring out the best in a bourbon or rye whiskey, most rum lacks the oaky punch or grainy finish that makes the Old Fashioned template shine. Jason O'bryan, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2022 This Napa Valley Cabernet is a bold, thick red with oaky, earthy, and black fruit notes. Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 1 July 2022 The combination gives it an oaky vanilla taste, rather different from your citrus-forward margs. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 27 July 2022 Free Spirits’s take on tequila is oaky and smoky; quiet enough that it can be easily buried in cocktails, but loud enough to be heard through club soda or, for that paloma, grapefruit soda. Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 After tasting fiery rye, smoky and sinuous single malt, and oaky-sweet bourbon, a few of us elected to return to Troutbeck by bike. Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2022 Whiskey, with its broad shoulders and oaky fullness, can be almost completely disarmed by tarting it up with fresh lemon juice and balancing with simple syrup, as bartenders have been doing since roughly forever. Jason O'bryan, Robb Report, 25 June 2022 In the nineties, everybody wanted to make a full-bodied, deep-colored cabernet and oaky chardonnay. Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 23 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1632, in the meaning defined at sense 2