Bourbon barrels often have significant, globe-spanning afterlives. After their initial liquid is dumped, many ex-bourbon casks make their way to countries like Scotland, Ireland, and Canada to age ...

When Chicago's Goose Island Brewery became the first to release beer aged in bourbon barrels on a large scale in 1992, it launched an entire category -- inspiring other breweries to follow suit.

right down to hammering a bung into the oak barrel. The whiskey then ages in a charred oak barrel until it qualifies as bourbon. The requirement is at least two years. “I wanted to do more ...

When a barrel used to age bourbon is emptied for bottling, it can’t be used again. What happens to those barrels next may surprise you.

In short, cooperages only make the barrels bourbon ages in. Distilleries generally focus on the whiskey-making side. Bourbon barrels are typically made of oak, which is dried, shaped into a barrel ...

white oak (used specifically for new bourbon barrels), staves, steel hoops, commercial equipment, and bungs,” said Melissa Zoeller, executive director of Associated Cooperage Industries ...

Under a $10 MSPR with a 5-year whiskey barrel-aged Mexico binder, this is a medium-plus-strength flavor bomb that will pair well with any well-aged bourbon. Early Times Bottled in Bond is a ...

Inspired by American oak Rebel Bourbon barrels, the roof and hood feature a rich wood-grain design on the top half of the racecar, while the bottom half features dark visuals made to resemble char ...

Master Distiller Chris Morris chose two lots of barrels to set aside for the limited-release product from 2007. The 2024 expression is a 16-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, featuring a ...