On June 4, 2019 Independent Stave Company (ISCO) broke ground on construction of Commonwealth Cooperage, a new state-of-the art cooperage facility in Morehead, KY.
Kentucky Cooperage Named 2018 Best Manufacturer in Marion County
Thank you for voting Kentucky Cooperage Best Manufacturer in Marion County.
Missouri Cooperage Receives President’s Award from Chamber
Independent Stave Company’s Missouri Cooperage was honored to receive the 2018 President’s Award from the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce in Lebanon, MO.
Missouri Cooperage Supports the Greater Ozarks Centers for Advanced Professional Studies – GO CAPS with $10,000 Donation
Missouri Cooperage is excited to support Greater Ozarks Centers for Advanced Professional Studies – GO CAPS GOCAPS Lake Region is a unique, yearlong learning experience that allows high school juniors and seniors to test drive future career options. Students develop real world professional skills as they are embedded in partner businesses.
Missouri Cooperage Donates $4,000 to Local Back to School Fair
A big thank you to our Missouri Cooperage employees who donated $4,000 to the 2018 Back to School Fair hosted by The Free Store Ministry. This event provides free haircuts, school supplies, vision screenings, books to over 1,200 kids in Laclede County.
Independent Stave Company Announces Plans to Expand Domestic Cooperage Operations
Independent Stave Company (ISCO), has announced plans to expand cooperage operations in the United States to increase production of high-quality barrels for the spirits industry. Plans include the construction of a new cooperage in Morehead, KY as well as the expansion and modernization of current cooperages in Missouri and Kentucky.
Independent Stave to Build New $66.5 Million Cooperage in Morehead
Gov. Matt Bevin today announced barrel manufacturer Independent Stave Co. will create 220 jobs for Kentuckians with a new $66.5 million cooperage in Morehead.
Benton Wood Products Becomes Operational as the Company’s Sixth American Oak Stave Mill
Independent Stave Company (ISCO) is pleased to announce the completion of its sixth American oak stave mill. Benton Wood Products (BWP) is fully operational and processing high-quality staves and heading for the company’s cooperages in Kentucky and Missouri. The commissioning of BWP paves the way for the expansion and modernization of ISCO’s cooperage operations.
Tonnellerie Tremeaux Builds a New Atelier in Beaune
Tonnellerie Tremeaux is pleased to announce construction of a custom atelier designed to honor artisanal tradition and create an aspirational environment for skilled craftsmen. Once complete, Tonnellerie Tremeaux will move its barrel production from the current site to the new cooperage, still nestled in the heart of Beaune.
Oak Species for Cooperage
Oak is an excellent choice for crafting spirits barrels. Why? It contributes a wide variety of desirable flavors, it is ring porous allowing the oak extractives to be more accessible, and oak is liquid tight when quartersawn (American oak) or split along the grain (French/European oak).
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