cooperage
noun
coo·per·age
ˈkü-p(ə-)rij 
ˈku̇-
1
: a cooper's work or products
2
: a cooper's place of business
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Each of the 2025 Private Reserve single malts started off in a combination of American oak barrels from Kelvin Cooperage (ex-bourbon) and Spanish oak Spanish oak Oloroso Sherry butts from Antonio Páez Lobato cooperage.
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David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Two weeks after the news arrived that Brown-Forman was laying off 12 percent of its global workforce and selling its Louisville cooperage, there is some more bad news to report.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
All of this is expected to save Brown-Forman about $70 to $80 million, and the cooperage could fetch as much as $30 million when it’s sold.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
Balvenie is distinguished by its commitment to traditional craftsmanship, maintaining practices such as floor malting, onsite cooperage, and employing a dedicated coppersmith.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Two weeks after the news arrived that Brown-Forman was laying off 12 percent of its global workforce and selling its Louisville cooperage, there is some more bad news to report.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
All of this is expected to save Brown-Forman about $70 to $80 million, and the cooperage could fetch as much as $30 million when it’s sold.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
Balvenie is distinguished by its commitment to traditional craftsmanship, maintaining practices such as floor malting, onsite cooperage, and employing a dedicated coppersmith.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Cooperage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooperage. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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cooperage
noun
coo·per·age
ˈkü-p(ə-)rij
ˈku̇p-(ə-)rij
1
: a cooper's work or products
2
: a cooper's place of business
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