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A look inside the cooperage. The barrel making process includes grading the staves, setting up the barrels, bending, toasting and hooping.

Stave wood is stored exposed to the elements as part of the aging process Aged wood, ready to go to the cooperage Grading the wood Setting up the barrel Grading the wood Toast levels include light, medium or heavy Toasting the barrel Fire bending Building a hoop Hoop driver Tress hooping Heading a barrel Barrel heading Barrels go through a thorough quality control process before hooping and sanding Finished barrels