R USSELLVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) - Kim McDaniel, owner of Woodshed Designs, turned a passion for repurposing bourbon barrel parts into a thriving business. What started as a small project with her ...

He started carving Jack-o'-Lantern designs on bourbon barrels last year, and has already sold 98 of them to local distilleries, businesses and people all over the country.

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail, which includes over 60 distilleries across 27 counties, welcomed 2.5 million visitors in 2024.

Bourbon Barrel has grown from its original 900 square feet to 50,000, housing twenty 300-gallon steel tanks for brewing before the soy sauce is aged in the bourbon barrels (increasing production ...

Jim Beam barrels spend at least their first four years making the bourbon. After that, a number of them go through a second party to end up at breweries.

The business' first brick-and-mortar store, The Stave and Barrel, will open in Holland Town Center at 12330 James St. Suite B50. “We're definitely excited,” Tara said.

Ex-bourbon barrels are the most commonly used barrels in whiskey production. In the U.S., bourbon production is highly regulated. “Bourbon is required to be aged in new charred oak.