In the heart of America's bourbon country, something interesting is happening with those old wooden barrels that once held the golden spirit. Companies like Rocky Mountain Barrel Company are stepping ...

Bourbon wouldn’t be bourbon without new, charred American oak barrels — that’s actually written into U.S. law, and that’s where bourbon gets its signature flavor and deep amber color. Not every winery ...

Wine and spirits are complex mixtures of flavor and aroma compounds, some of which arise during aging in wooden barrels. Among other compounds, oak wood releases coumarins, but how they affect wine's ...

The aroma and taste of most alcoholic beverages depend on several factors, such as beverage production technology, the quality of the raw material subjected to fermentation, the type of yeast used for ...

Merrimack + Stranahan’s Blue Peak Canoe is custom-built from barrel staves, metal hoops, and lids into a 14 foot, six inch, Tennessean Tandem/Solo canoe, one of the company’s signature designs.

Workers turn white oak logs into staves for 53-gallon bourbon barrels at Robinson Stave Mill in Laurel County on Dec. 13, 2021. The staves are dried for nine-twelve months before they are crafted into ...

Chemical analysis has proved that most of these Greco-Roman vessels had been used to transport wine, often originating from countries far away from the where they were found. Quite apart from wine’s ...