Barrel shortage

[bluestar]

I haven't seen it mentioned here yet, but from our contact with many barrel suppliers, it appears there is a general shortage reflecting spring weather conditions and limited supply of lumbered oak.

Are other distillers seeing the same problem?

[JohninWV]

We were asked to give all of our needs for the remainder of the year so they could make sure they could supply us. We heard the same issues you mentioned.

[bluestar]

Also the demand is going up very quickly for the small barrel manufacturers as more craft distillers come on line. We also provided a running order estimate to assure supply.

[rumfarmer]

I buy ex-bourbon and neutral whites. No trouble so far, but I don't buy large quantities. What are you guys having trouble finding?

[bluestar]

New charred oak barrels, at reasonable cost. Normal suppliers are all limited.

[Jake Holshue]

I was just parrusing the site to see if anyone else had this issue. Yes we are in a lumbered wood shortage due to wet weather conditions. My rep at ISC said they will not be taking any new orders for 6-8 months. We were lucky to get ours ordered when we did. We ordered a few more to make sure we had enough for a while to make it through the tough times.