The Whiskey Trip - Season 4, Episode 29 - Greg Standard, Owner & Founder - Standard Cooperage

Podcast: The Bourbon Life · The Bourbon Life

Opublikowano: 2026-07-21

This week, Big Chief heads to the Texas Hill Country to visit Greg Standard, founder and owner of Standard Cooperage, the first full-scale cooperage in Texas. From towering white oak logs to finished barrels, Greg pulls back the curtain on one of the oldest and most important crafts in the whiskey industry. Before the conversation begins, Big Chief takes listeners on a brief journey through the history of the barrel, from its origins with the ancient Celts and Romans to its evolution into the 53-gallon American Standard Barrel that has become the cornerstone of bourbon a...