Founded in 1912 by T.W. Boswell, Independent Stave Company is a fourth-generation family-owned business that makes oak barrels and other cooperage products. Its history began with white oak staves, and the company has since expanded its manufacturing operations internationally while continuing to serve distillers and winemakers.
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Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, IncSpeyside Bourbon Cooperage, Inc. manufactures new, charred American white oak barrels for bourbon and operates its own stave mills supplying the cooperages. Founded as part of the Speyside Cooperage organization established in Scotland in 1947, its U.S. bourbon cooperage operation began in Jackson, Ohio, in 2015; the company is a subsidiary of Speyside Cooperage Ltd. and part of France-based Tonnellerie François Frères Group.JACKSON, OH
Oak Chips IncFamily-owned since 1975, Oak Chips Inc. is a long-established specialist in oak alternatives for winemakers and distillers. Founded by Ben Nathan, the company sources wood from Appalachian forests and historic French forests, then develops it through a proprietary toasting process refined over five decades.WAVERLY, OH
Adirondack Barrel Cooperage, LLCAdirondack Barrel Cooperage makes American white oak barrels for spirits and wine at its Glenville, New York cooperage. Described as New York’s first cooperage since the 1940s, the company is led by Joe and Kelly Blazosky and combines air-dried, aged wood and hand toasting with precision milling and temperature-controlled charring. ADK keeps production deliberately low, tests every barrel before shipment, and offers custom guidance from its master cooper along with on-site rickhouse storage.GLENVILLE, NY
James T. Warring Sons IncSince 1918, fifth-generation family-owned James T. Warring Sons Inc. has supplied Capitol Heights with wood barrels and industrial drums for containment, shipping, gardening and winemaking. The small Maryland business handles orders from one to 500 drums and maintains a delivery fleet of seven tractors, 118 trailers and three box trucks, while its authentic American-made whole and half barrels bring a rustic touch to landscapes and events.CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD