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Independent Stave Company - Stave Finishing

Independent Stave Machines Rough Staves to Barrel Ready Staves [BrandScape]

A logs path from the forest to a finished barrel until the time its ready
Independent Stave Company - A Field of Staves at Kentucky Cooperage, Lebanon, Kentucky

Independent Stave Takes us from the Log Yard to the Stave Mill [BrandScape]

Expertly crafting American White Oak (Quercus alba) from log to finished barrel is an age
West Virginia Great Barrel Company - Barrel Cooperage

West Virginia Great Barrel Company Building New $40 Million Cooperage

The West Virginia Great Barrel Company is starting a brand new barrel cooperage operation located
O.Z. Tyler Distillery - Barrel Warehouse Collapse 2019

Another One Bites the Dust: O.Z. Tyler Distillery Barrel Warehouse Collapses

It was July of 2018 that half of a Barton 1792 Distillery barrel warehouse collapsed
Bourbon Barrel Warehouse

Startup ‘Pennington Stave & Cooperage’ to Build $34 Million Stave Mill and Cooperage in Kentucky

As the world’s thirst for bourbon grows so does the need for new charred American
Independent Stave Company - The Journey from the Log Yard to Barrel

Independent Stave Takes Us on the Journey from the Log Yard to Barrel [BrandScape]

It takes many years to grow an American Oak tree that will one day help
Brown-Forman Cooperage - The Anatomy of a Barrel

A Day on the Trail: A Behind the Scenes Tour of the Brown-Forman Cooperage [Video]

You’ll often hear distillers say that as much as 50% of a bourbons flavor and
Independent Stave Company - From Forest to Barrel, Harvesting

Independent Stave Takes Us on the Journey from Forest Harvesting to Barrel [BrandScape]

For most distillers, the journey of a barrel from a tree in the woods to

Master Distiller Denny Potter Hammers Home Bung in Heaven Hill’s 8 Millionth Bourbon Barrel [Video]

Heaven Hill Distillery has been on quite tear lately. It was about two years ago
Independent Stave Company - Cooperage Oak Species

Independent Stave Company: Why Use Oak for Distilled Spirits Barrels? [BrandScape]

Mention the word Oak and for the average person it brings to mind thoughts of

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