The American Whiskey Association recognized the importance of Scotland’s Head of Government First Minister John Swinney’s, visit to Independent Stave Company’s Kentucky Cooperage and Kentucky Bourbon Barrel in Lebanon, Kentucky.

The American Whiskey Association (AWA) today announced that Independent Stave Company has joined as a founding member, further strengthening the association’s commitment to uniting all those who have a stake in — and a dedication to — making American whiskey the world’s whiskey, from grain to glass.

ISC Barrels is expanding the Small Batch Series with the addition of a new line of Smoked Barrels.

LEXINGTON, Ky., (Feb. 27, 2020) — Independent Stave Company and the Boswell Family are giving $1 million to the University of Kentucky to further spirits research at the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits. The gift will fund a maturation facility that will allow the Beam Institute to experiment with barrel aging spirits produced in its research distillery.

LEBANON, Ky. (Nov. 14, 2016) – Independent Stave Company (ISC) is pleased to announce the construction of a research center dedicated to oak innovation and experimentation for the spirits industry. Once complete, the new research center will serve as a cutting edge resource on oak maturation for ISC’s distilling customers in Kentucky and around the world.