Building whisky barrels has long been a male-dominated craft, but two female recruits are up to the challenge. For the first time, Diageo has accepted two women as coopering apprentices, according to ...

In an increasingly digital world, many makers are interested in preserving the skills of the past and encouraging new generations to take up the old trades. One such craftsman is David Salvetti of ...

Rafa Cabello started work at the age of 14. He spent the first five years of his career preparing staves, the cut and curved wooden boards that form the sides of a cask, which are then secured with ...

One of the first things you notice when meeting master cooper Will Jamieson is the strength of his handshake. Jamieson, managing partner for Demptos Napa Cooperage, began his career as cooper at age ...

Coopering often calls for creative ingenuity. To keep moisture constant, for example, Stone stores green wood in the freezer. (He tried wrapping the wood in wet blankets, but it sprouted mildew.) ...

Forty-year-old Tamas Dosa is a third-generation cooper and one of the last barrel makers in Hungary. He is keen to keep this centuries-old tradition alive into the next generation. Hungary has been ...

For almost exactly 200 years, the Guinness brewery in Dublin, Ireland employed extremely skilled craftsmen to shape and construct wooden casks by hand. These men were called coopers, and plying their ...

'It's a touchy-feely thing," says Pete Bradford. What he means is that barrel-making requires all of your senses. You have to eye the right 200-year-old white oak and examine the planks for ...

The apprentices are based at Diageo's Coopering School in Cambus, Clackmannanshire Two women have been accepted as coopering apprentices by drinks giant Diageo for the first time. The women, who are ...

Speyside Cooperage has been family owned since 1947 and produces the finest casks from American Oak, providing a vital ingredient in Scotland’s whisky making process.Photos by Jeff J Mitchell / Getty ...