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The White Oak Initiative - Saving the White Oak

Bourbon Caucus Legislators Propose the ‘White Oak Resilience Act’ to Save the White Oak Ecosystem

Federal law says bourbon whiskey, America’s Native Spirit, must be made in new charred oak
Independent Stave Company – Effects of Climate on Barrel Maturation

Independent Stave Co. Takes an International Snapshot of the Effects of Climate on Barrel Maturation [BrandScape]

Visit a distillery anywhere in the world and you’ll likely hear your tour guide talk
Independent Stave Company - 1 Extractives in Percentages, Chemical Data for 36-month Whiskey Samples

Independent Stave Co. Barrel Warehouse Experiment – Year-3 Results of a 4-Year Study on Heat & Humidity by Floor [BrandScape]

A while back Independent Stave Company shared a story about a 4-year warehouse experiment conducted
Independent Stave Company - Extractive Concentration During Maturation

Independent Stave’s 6-Year Study on ‘Extractive Concentration’ Changes During Maturation [BrandScape]

Our last post about aging whiskey on different levels of a warehouse sparked some questions
Independent Stave Company - Barrel Warehouse Experiements by Floor, Temp and Humidity

Independent Stave Co. Barrel Warehouse Experiment – Year-1 Results of a 4-Year Study on Heat & Humidity by Floor [BrandScape]

Whiskey barrel warehouses come in a variety of different styles and configurations. Palletized, dunnage, traditional
Independent Stave Company - ISC Barrels Purchases Brown-Forman Stave Companies

Independent Stave Company Acquires Stave Mills from Brown-Forman – Brings Total Count to 8 with 1 on the Way

Independent Stave Company, world-wide makers of staves and barrels for the wine and spirits industries,
Koetter Construction - K-RAX Barrel Storage System Donated to the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits

Koetter Group Donates Unique Barrel Storage System to UK’s James B. Beam Institute for Research & Education Project

The James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits is a collaboration between the UK Colleges
Independent Stave Company - Making Mash Tun Fermentation Barrels for the George Washington Distillery

Crafting 120 Gallon Mash Tun Fermentation Barrels for George Washington Distillery at Mt. Vernon [BrandScape]

The rich history of bourbon is part of what makes it so alluring. Ask any
Angel's Envy Distillery - Angel's Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Japanese Mizunara Oak Casks

Angel’s Envy Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Bourbon Finished in Rare Japanese Mizunara Casks

Time flies when you have wings. What seems like yesterday was actually 10 years ago.
West Virginia Great Barrel Company - Born Out of a Will to Do Good and Make Better Whiskey Barrels

WV Great Barrel Company: Making The Highest-Quality Whiskey Barrel, Building A Community, And Supporting Distillers Now [BrandScape]

The dream of our WV Great Barrel Company cooperage began as a drive to do

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