Topic: A Sip of Knowledge with Adirondack Barrel Cooperage

Hosts: Lew Bryson and Liz Rhoades

What You’ll Learn: Join a duo of drink industry veterans in weekly conversation on whiskey, spirits, distilling, marketing, and the current state of the drink industry. This week, Joe and Kelly Blazosky, co-founders of Adirondack Barrel Cooperage, join the group.

About Adirondack Barrel Cooperage:

Adirondack (ADK) Barrel Cooperage is owned and operated by Joe & Kelly Blazosky in Remsen, New York. ADK Barrel is the only cooperage in Central New York. We artfully blend the precision technology of European woodworking equipment with skillful craftsmanship to build high quality American White Oak (Quercus alba) barrels. 

As New York State began to focus on the craft beverage industry as a key economic driver, Kelly and Joe identified the lack of cooperage availability as a gap in the industry supply chain. Together they started Adirondack Barrel Cooperage, taking it from entrepreneurial concept to fully operational within three years, serving 100+ distilleries, wineries and breweries with premium high-quality barrels.

Adirondack Barrel Cooperage sources only the best 36-month air dried export grade American white oak, uses precision CNC stave jointing, and blends advanced charring and toasting techniques with traditional coopering methods to produce the finest high-quality barrels with unparalleled consistency…The graceful way to age!

About the Hosts: 

• Liz Rhoades, founder of Spirit Safe Consulting, former research scientist for DIAGEO, distilling consultant, spirits writer for The Whiskey Wash & presenter.

• Lew Bryson, former managing editor for Whisky Advocate Magazine for 20 years, whiskey author, beer/whiskey writer and presenter.