Bourbon demand fueling barrel business: "The magic comes from the barrel"
Wooden barrels are crucial for bourbon, where they serve as not just a container, but also as a key flavoring agent.
Bourbon barrels enjoy second and third lives around the world, where they're used to age other spirits
When it comes to wine and whiskey – especially bourbon – the oak barrel reigns, not just as a container, but also for the ...
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Photographer Steve McCurry chronicles the journey of wood for whisky
The Macallan’s single malt whisky lives in the woods. At the beautiful Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners-designed distillery in Speyside, Scotland, a dedicated Master of Wood sources oak for more than ...
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How a father-and-son team from Spain make oak wine barrels that sell for $670 apiece
Making a barrel by hand is a precise science. And one family business in southern Spain has been perfecting the process since 1975. Tonelería Herfe makes thousands of artisanal wooden barrels for ...
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This Whiskey Was Aged in the Same Wood Used to Restore the Notre Dame Cathedral—and It's Only $100
That’s barely the blink of an eye by whiskey’s slow and steady ... carpenters tasked with the Notre Dame project were simply giving away excess wood to anyone who asked, the folks at Bardstown ...