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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Also, Brown-Forman announced plans to close its Louisville cooperage.
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
In addition to laying off workers and selling its cooperage, Brown-Forman (owner of Jack Daniel’s and Woodford Reserve) closed its Glenglassaugh scotch distillery earlier in the year.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
The company operates cooperages in Louisville, Lebanon, Benton and Morehead.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Jan. 2025
Louis Latour, a venerable estate that has been in business since 1797, produces not only wines from 119 acres (48 hectares), but owns a cooperage that produces some 3,000 barrels a year—and has done so for centuries.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
In addition to laying off workers and selling its cooperage, Brown-Forman (owner of Jack Daniel’s and Woodford Reserve) closed its Glenglassaugh scotch distillery earlier in the year.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
The company operates cooperages in Louisville, Lebanon, Benton and Morehead.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Jan. 2025
Louis Latour, a venerable estate that has been in business since 1797, produces not only wines from 119 acres (48 hectares), but owns a cooperage that produces some 3,000 barrels a year—and has done so for centuries.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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“Cooperage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooperage. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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