Loch Lomond Whiskies Cooperage
We manage and rejuvenate our casks on site to protect flavour at every stage.
Our Cooperage
We manage casks from all around the world. Each cooper manages 105 casks per week – roughly 3 casks an hour.
We have traditional coopering and cask managing tools, alongside special equipment such as our cask flamer and steaming machine. We use the flamer to char and toast casks to specific requirements and a range of levels, and a cask steaming machine that revitalises the casks, by adding moisture back into the wood to enhance the maturation and the cask’s life span.
6 + 3
In-house coopers & apprentices
20,000+
barrels maintained every year
10,000
major repairs annually
We are one of the only 4 distilleries in Scotland that currently have an in-house cooperage
Why in-house matters
Maturation, fully controlled
We are one of the only 4 distilleries in Scotland that currently have an in-house cooperage, allowing us to ensure the quality of your whisky from start to finish. Our cooperage maintains and crafts over 20,000 barrels every year, giving us full control of the casks required to enhance our new make spirits’ character.
Tools & innovation
Flame & toast
Precision char and toast to defined levels for flavour.
Steam revitalisation
Adds moisture back to wood to extend cask life.
Re-char & rejuvenation
Among the first distilleries to introduce a re-char machine — and the first to install a rejuvenation machine.
Tradition is maintained by bringing on board apprentice coopers ready to learn the craft.
Loch Lomond were the first to install a cask rejuvenation machine.
The coopers carefully manage our casks in the warehouse, ensuring our ageing stock receives the best care and is kept in perfect condition. Our Head Cooper, Andy Moore, who recently won the World’s Best Cooper award, has been with us for around eight years. One cooper, Kenny, has been with us for over 30 years, so there is a wealth of experience. Despite being an ancient craft, apprentices play an essential role, and we currently have three apprentices on a three-year scheme to become fully fledged coopers.
Tradition is maintained by bringing on board apprentice coopers ready to learn the craft.
Loch Lomond were the first to install a cask rejuvenation machine.
The coopers carefully manage our casks in the warehouse, ensuring our ageing stock receives the best care and is kept in perfect condition. Our Head Cooper, Andy Moore, who recently won the World’s Best Cooper award, has been with us for around eight years. One cooper, Kenny, has been with us for over 30 years, so there is a wealth of experience. Despite being an ancient craft, apprentices play an essential role, and we currently have three apprentices on a three-year scheme to become fully fledged coopers.
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