Alongside the bourbon boom of the last decade has come a technological revolution in U.S. barrel making, led by Missouri-based Independent Stave, the world’s largest barrel manufacturer.

If there were thousands of coopers — barrel-makers — in America 100 years ago, enough to have a Coopers Union and a monthly publication dedicated to barrel-making news, it’s basically a vanished art ...

High-quality grapes may be the key component to making fine wine, but prime oak barrels are another critical ingredient. Winemakers today trace their the characteristics of their barrels to the ...

A Knob Creek brand single barrel of bourbon is drained at the Beam Inc. distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. Beam Inc. is scheduled to announce earnings figures on ...

At this point the bottom staves still aren’t pulled side-by-side or fitted with a hoop, and he must put the barrel in a steam oven for about an hour to make the wood malleable, then use a winch ...

Russ Karasch, who owns Black Swan Cooperage with his daughter, Heidi Korb, holds more than 20 barrel-related patents and is recognized internationally.

“60 Minutes” will air a piece on April 6 on Kentucky’s barrel making industry, a key part of the bourbon aging process. Provided The award-winning CBS news show “60 Minutes” apparently ...

Hermès Just Released a $1,125 Dog Bowl Crafted Using Barrel-Making Techniques Inspired by the fashion house's signature motif, the dish is made from oak wood and has two inner stainless steel ...