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F.Y. I., Amontillado is a very specific kind of Spanish sherry, sherry being a fortified wine. And a cask is a barrel. So if we put that all together, this story could be called ‘The Barrel of Sherry,’ but ”The Cask of Amontillado” has a much better ring, don’t you think? It’s a spooktacular piece of literature by one of the horror genre’s “Old Ghoul” masters. It should appeal to students and adult Poe fans—not to mention would-be construction workers eager to learn how to build a wall in record time.
