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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Only dwelling houses would be allowed — no rear-lot cooperages or blacksmith shops mixed in with residential uses.
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Jeremy Lechtzin, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The goal was to highlight three key components of the Martinique terroir by using barrels made at the onsite cooperage to showcase different flavors through wood, char levels, and blending.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2024
According to the cooperage, the T5 barrel is made from fine-grain wood that is seasoned in open air for five years before being assembled, and adds intense flavor, aroma, and tannins to any wine or spirit matured in this type of cask.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
Being under the same umbrella as Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and Old Forester bourbon—and having access to Brown-Forman’s in-house cooperage—means Herradura can do some interesting things with barrel aging that other tequila brands can’t.
—Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023
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Jeremy Lechtzin, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The goal was to highlight three key components of the Martinique terroir by using barrels made at the onsite cooperage to showcase different flavors through wood, char levels, and blending.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2024
According to the cooperage, the T5 barrel is made from fine-grain wood that is seasoned in open air for five years before being assembled, and adds intense flavor, aroma, and tannins to any wine or spirit matured in this type of cask.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
Being under the same umbrella as Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and Old Forester bourbon—and having access to Brown-Forman’s in-house cooperage—means Herradura can do some interesting things with barrel aging that other tequila brands can’t.
—Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023
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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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