PARK RAPDIS, Minn. (WCCO) --As distilleries pop up across the state, barrel-makers are keeping busy. At Black Swan Cooperage in Park Rapids, a flavorful whiskey starts with a flavorful wood. "It ...
It takes two to four centuries to grow the oak tree for a wine barrel. Then, after tree harvest, four, usually more, years to season the wood and the staves. Finally, it is time to turn the staves ...