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Podcast: Consuming the Craft
Episode: Squaring the Barrel with Russ Karasch
Description: While Russ Karasch has been a cooper for over 32 years, he has been in the wood industry for more than five decades. Alongside his daughter, Heidi Korb, Russ founded Black Swan Cooperage in 2009. Thanks to the support of their family, friends, and community, Black Swan Cooperage has grown to a global brand recognized for its high-quality cooperage products and innovations.Russ joins us today to discuss how Black Swan Cooperage is helping reduce distilleries’ wood consumption through their square barrels. He shares the history of Black Swan Cooperage. He describes the role of yeast in distillation and re...