WV Great Barrel Company

01/07/2026

Now Available: 24-Month Aged & Seasoned Appalachian White Oak Staves

We now have 24-month aged and naturally seasoned Appalachian White Oak staves available and ready for barrel production.

Talk to anyone who’s worked with properly aged staves; once you see the difference in flavor development, balance, and consistency, you become a believer.

Longer seasoning means:
• Reduced green tannins
• Better wood sugar development
• Cleaner, more predictable extraction during aging

If you’re planning upcoming fills and want to lock in high-quality wood, now’s the time to start the conversation.

01/05/2026

Q1 2026 is officially underway at WV Great Barrel Company.

This year starts with higher standards, sharper precision, and an even deeper commitment to the craft of barrel making. Every stave, toast, and char is approached with intention, because great spirits demand consistency you can trust.

As distillers finalize their early-year production plans, we’re already seeing Q1 capacity filling quickly. If you’re planning fills in early 2026, now is the time to connect and lock in your barrel needs.

We’re grateful for the strong partnerships that continue to drive innovation, quality, and long-term success in the present and future.

Distiller friends: reach out early and secure your place in our Q1 2026 production schedule. www.WVGBC.com info@wvgbc.com

01/02/2026

New Year. Sharper Focus. Higher Standards.

As we kick off 2026, our resolutions at WV Great Barrel Company are clear:

🥃 Raise the bar on quality
We’re committed to continuous improvement—from stave selection to coopering precision—so every barrel delivers consistency, character, and performance.

⚙️ Innovate to stay ahead
New processes, smarter techniques, and forward-thinking craftsmanship will keep us at the leading edge of the cooperage industry.

🤝 Build stronger, longer partnerships
Our success is built alongside our distilling partners. In 2026, we’re doubling down on relationships—present and future—rooted in trust, transparency, and shared goals.

Here’s to another year of pushing limits, honoring tradition, and crafting barrels worthy of what’s inside them.

Let’s get 2026 kicked off right. 🥃🔥

www.WVGBC.com

the world’s most advanced whiskey barrel cooperage in the heart of appalachia A higher-performing whiskey barrelPrecision built from tight-grained Appalachian white oak and consistently toasted and charred. For better, more controlled flavor development and decreased losses over time. TIGHT GRA....

12/31/2025

End of Year | 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, we want to pause and say thank you.

This year, we welcomed new distillery partners into the West Virginia Great Barrel Company family; distillers who chose Appalachian White Oak, craftsmanship, and long-term vision at a time when the industry wasn’t taking the easy road.

There’s no sugarcoating it: 2025 was a tough year for whiskey and bourbon. Market corrections, tighter capital, shifting consumer trends, and real pressure across the supply chain tested even the strongest operators. But what stood out most was resilience by distillers doubling down on quality, patience, and doing things the right way.

That belief is exactly why we’re optimistic.

2026 is coming with renewed momentum. Thoughtful growth. Smarter builds. Exceptional liquid aging quietly in barrels that will tell their story years from now. We’re proud to stand beside the distillers who are building for the long haul and grateful to be part of what’s next.

Here’s to the partners who joined us in 2025, the lessons learned along the way, and a stronger, more confident 2026 ahead.

From our team to yours, cheers to what’s aging now and what’s yet to come. 🥃🥳

12/29/2025

Planning 2026 fills? Now is the time to lock in your barrels.

Seasoning, toast profiles, and production timelines don’t happen overnight and neither does great aging.

At WV Great Barrel Company, we’re already reserving Appalachian White Oak barrels for distillers planning ahead for 2026. If your roadmap includes bourbon, whiskey, rum, or any aged spirit, the conversation should start now.

📅 2026 fills are being scheduled
🪵 Custom wood & char options available
🤝 Long-term supply partnerships welcomed

Let’s make sure your future liquid has the barrel it deserves.

📩 Reach out now to secure your 2026 production. Info@wvgbc.com or check us out at www.WVGBC.com below 👇

the world’s most advanced whiskey barrel cooperage in the heart of appalachia A higher-performing whiskey barrelPrecision built from tight-grained Appalachian white oak and consistently toasted and charred. For better, more controlled flavor development and decreased losses over time. TIGHT GRA....

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the WV Great Barrel Company family! 🎄🎁🥃

12/24/2025

🎄 Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas 🎄

From all of us at WV Great Barrel Company, we want to say thank you!

We’re incredibly grateful for our current distillery partners who trust our Appalachian White Oak barrels with their spirits and for the future partners we haven’t met yet, but are excited to build with. Every barrel represents craftsmanship, patience, and partnership, and we’re honored to be part of your journey from fill to first pour.

From our family to yours, we wish you a holiday season filled with warmth, gratitude, and great spirits; now and in the years ahead.

🥃🌲
— WV Great Barrel Company Family
www.WVGBC.com

12/23/2025

Give Your Spirits the Best Gift This Holiday Season

Great spirits deserve great barrels.

This holiday season, elevate your whiskey, bourbon, or aged spirit with the gift that truly matters—Appalachian White Oak whiskey barrels from WV Great Barrel Company.

Our barrels are crafted from premium Appalachian White Oak, air-seasoned and built with intention to deliver:
• Exceptional flavor development
• Consistent maturation
• Outstanding liquid retention

Because when the barrel is right, everything that follows gets better.

Whether you’re laying down your next flagship release or planning future inventory, give your spirits something worth unwrapping.

Cheers to craftsmanship, tradition, and a strong finish to the year. 🥃🎄

Happy Holidays!! www.WVGBC.com

12/21/2025

Today is Winter Solstice. Longest night. Quiet magic.

Cold tightens the oak.
The spirit slows.
Flavor gets sharper, cleaner, deeper.

Winter isn’t a pause, it’s part of the process.

At WV Great Barrel Company, we build barrels that work with the seasons, not against them.

Short days. Long nights. Better whiskey. 🥃❄️

www.wvgbc.com

12/17/2025

Planning Q1 2026

For distillers, barrels aren’t just packaging, they’re a production schedule, a cash-flow decision, and a flavor commitment made years in advance.

As we move toward 2026 planning, many distilleries are already locking in their Q1 barrel needs to ensure:
• Consistent white oak availability
• Predictable delivery timelines
• Controlled costs in a tightening supply environment
• Alignment between production runs and maturation goals

At WV Great Barrel Company, we work with distillers who think ahead; helping them schedule barrel production that matches their distillation calendar, growth plans, and flavor objectives.

The best aging decisions are rarely last-minute ones.

If Q1 2026 is on your radar, now is the time to put barrels on the calendar. www.wvgbc.com

11/20/2025

At WV Great Barrel Company, we embrace the seasons.

Every temperature shift, every winter cold snap, every slow contraction of the wood plays a role in shaping a deeper, richer, more complex spirit.

From forest to flavor, nature does the work.
We simply craft the vessel.

Check us out www.WVGBC.com

Have questions? 📧 info@wvgbc.com

11/12/2025

At WVGBC we specialize not only in new barrels but also in repairing used barrels. Our coopers utilize their expertise to bring used barrels back to life, giving them another chance to inspire distillers and brewers to create new, delicious liquids.