Angesteph Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Hello All, We are in the home stretch of completing our building and the fun begins starting to think about our first Canadian Rye Whiskey. We are looking for a cooperage for our oak barrels but not sure how to select the right cooperage. Does anybody have any suggestions as there are so many great options? Angelo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skaalvenn Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Ask the cooper for references, find people who use them years ago and still use them. We prefer The Barrel Mill, they are local to us, make a good barrel, and I don't think I've ever heard a negative thing about them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Kelvin has never let us down and neither has the Barrel Mill. Both are great folks to do business with. Kelvin, like BM are a bit on the pricier side (you get what you pay for). ISC has been consistent (and cheaper than the other two), and quality has been pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson bay distillers Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Lots depends on where your from shipping is a killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angesteph Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Thanks Hudson Bay and Black Heart we came to similar conclusions. do you think char 3 is the more of a universal char for a Canadian Rye whiskey? love to hear your thoughts, @Hudson bay distillers @Blackheart Angelo Elora distilling company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson bay distillers Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I think there is a cooperage in southern ontario we have never used them but have never heard anything bad about them. As far as char level for canadian rye i cant say because we dont make canadian whisky . Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickFloss Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Do not use atlas barrel. Also have filled new fill in black swan cooperage for customers and we had a run of 8 or so that all leaked in the exact same spot, so I would avoid them. If you’re making Canadian whiskey you don’t want a new barrel anyways you want a once used bourbon barrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson bay distillers Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Rock Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 On 2/27/2020 at 9:37 AM, Hudson bay distillers said: Lots depends on where your from shipping is a killer Angesteph, where the hell are you? On small order or great distance, shipping will be more than barrels. Zak's in TN are very good and Gibbs in SW Arkansas are good but expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angesteph Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 Hello All, We are in Elora Ontario Canada (Southwestern Ontario) an we settled on Kevin cooperage for new and freshly duped with great shipping prices. Thanks for the awesome response Angelo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAndy Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/9/2020 at 5:05 PM, SlickFloss said: Do not use atlas barrel. Also have filled new fill in black swan cooperage for customers and we had a run of 8 or so that all leaked in the exact same spot, so I would avoid them. If you’re making Canadian whiskey you don’t want a new barrel anyways you want a once used bourbon barrel Had a similar experience with Black Swan barrels 3 or 4 years ago at a place I worked, they were the worst built barrels I have ever seen. The barrels were never sanded so it was 26 sided rather than round which causes the hoops to not function correctly, so they were screwed into place. The barrels from Seguin Moreau are great, but are definitely on the pricier side. Have had good results with Kelvin barrels although they can have a very smoky profile which doesn't work for everything. The barrels from The Oak Cooperage have also been pretty good, but we moved to ISC to get more toasting options the last 2 or 3 years. The ISC barrels aren't as well finished and nothing is mature yet but they seem fine so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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