Speyside Cooperage Bourbon barrel recycling

Bourbon barrel recycling at it’s Kentucky Cooperage

Since 1947, Speyside Cooperage has produced the finest casks from the best American Oak. All our skill goes into making top quality barrels to meet the requirements and expectations of spirit-makers all over the world.  Our skilled coopers and apprentices make and repair around 100,000 casks – barrels, hogsheads, butts and puncheons.  It is Bourbon barrel recycling – at their Kentucky Cooperage.

Since 1947, Speyside Cooperage has produced the finest casks from the best American Oak bourbon barrels. All our skill goes into making top quality barrels to meet the requirements and expectations of spirit-makers all over the world.  Our skilled coopers and apprentices make and repair around 100,000 casks – barrels, hogsheads, butts and puncheons.

At Speyside Cooperage we rely on oak as this is the only wood that can be used to produce casks for quality wines and spirits, as it prevents seepage and allows the contents to breathe without spoiling the flavor.

There are over 50 species of oak growing throughout the World but only a few are suitable for bourbon barrel coopering. It can take 100 – 150 years before the oak required is ready for harvesting, at which time it is specially selected for our casks, which can last up to 50 years.

Our exclusive selections and combinations of wood offer one or more solutions for every need. Our sales representatives will help you determine which Speyside oak barrels are the most appropriate and effective for meeting your objectives.

Special thanks to our parent companies, Speyside Cooperage – Scotland, Demptos Napa Cooperage, Demptos Bordeaux and Francois Freres.

Speyside Cooperage – Scotland