Speyside 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.
Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
Certified Legal and Sustainable designation (Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc.)
Certified Appalachian
SFI
Quality certification
AHMICERTIFIEDLEGALANDSUSTAINABLE
Quality certification
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
Independent Stave CompanyFounded 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.ZANESVILLE, OH
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
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