Since 2015, Speyside Bourbon Cooperage has been part of a cooperage tradition dating to 1947, operating from Jackson, Ohio, as a U.S. subsidiary of Scotland’s Speyside Cooperage and France’s Tonnellerie François Frères Group. The company is known for bringing modern manufacturing into the age-old craft of coopering, producing new charred white oak barrels for bourbon makers while manufacturing its own staves.
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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
WV Great Barrel CompanyBorn from White Sulphur Springs’ recovery after the 2016 flood, WV Great Barrel Company makes whiskey barrels in West Virginia from sustainably harvested, tight-grained Appalachian white oak. Its cooperage combines traditional barrel-making with CNC precision, automated equipment, and infrared toast and controlled char to give distillers more consistent flavor development and leak performance. The company was established not only to improve cooperage, but also to create safe, lasting jobs in its Appalachian community.CALDWELL, WV
Northside Distilling CoBorn from two friends’ basement hobby and later a family barn in Cincinnati’s Northside neighborhood, Northside Distilling Co. makes craft spirits at Cincinnati’s first downtown distillery since Prohibition. Its lineup includes bourbon and a distinctive American agave spirit, which the company identifies as Ohio’s first agave bottled in the state, alongside seasonal and limited-edition releases.CINCINNATI, 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