ZAK Cooperage

ZAK Cooperage is a 3rd generation, family cooperage that prides itself on producing expertly crafted 53-gallon barrels with the finest white oak. In 1991 we opened our stave mill in Athertonville, Kentucky and we have since expanded into a cooperage that supplies distilleries both locally and internationally. Our plant layout, equipment design and purchasing was done by our active president Bert Zimlich who worked at Brown-Forman for 45 years. During his career he served as VP-Director of Engineering, 20 years as President of Bluegrass Cooperage, President of Jack Daniel's Distillery, President of Early Times, Canadian Mist, & Old Forester.