Born 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.
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
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
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
Smooth AmblerSmooth Ambler is a West Virginia whiskey company and distillery that makes its own bourbon and rye while also sourcing, blending, and bottling whiskies from elsewhere. Founded as a craft distillery in the hills of West Virginia, the company describes its work as rooted in Appalachian know-how and community opportunity.MAXWELTON, WV