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AlastairSimms

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One of Britain’s last three remaining Master Cooper hand crafting and repairing wooden casks, vats using traditional methods for the drinks Industry 07557374528

 Jensens Cooperage Ripon Yorks
Joined June 2013
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Waiting for collection glass headed casks 2 firkin's and 1 barrel for @ThatchersCider
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A quick look at the age-old art of making barrels. Centuries worth of various forms of alcohol (among other things) were transportated and kept in what are now considered quaint antiques.
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Roadtrip yesterday to collect some more barrels. These guys could have their own TV show 😅 #KeepingupwiththeCoopers #StaffordshireOak #SpiritofBirmingham
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Beautiful Staffordshire Oak from a sustainably managed forest. These staves will be drying out for another wee while before being made into casks for our spirit. Heritage grain meets English Oak 🌾🌳 #SpiritofBirmingham
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We ask a lot of our casks, and much like family members, they sometimes need a little TLC. That’s where local @jensenscooperage steps in, repairing and resizing where needed, ensuring our casks continue their all-important job of spirit maturation. – at York, England
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Master Cooper Alastair Simms gets to work on our fresh #bourbon casks! @jensenscooper @AlastairSimms – at Yorkshire and The Humber, England
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Second distillery tour of the day 5th in two days – at Bardstown, KY
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Collected a few casks from the Coopers today. These front two are truly amazing and will create two very unique whiskies over the next few years. 🥃🌾
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linkedin.com/posts/jensens-c… – at Ripon, England

#hiring | Jensen's Cooperage Ltd

We're #hiring a Time Served Cooper to come join the Jensen’s team here in North Yorkshire.  This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced Cooper to come join a unique and growing business. ...

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Only 100 bottle shares from this English Oak #cask available - first filled with @SpiritofBrum dark #beer (6 months) then 3 years with new make spirit to become beer-cask #whisky Don’t miss out on this unique #caskstrength #singlecask #englishwhisky exploringenglishwhisky.co.uk…
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Check out this job at Jensen's Cooperage Ltd: linkedin.com/jobs/view/34465… – at Yorkshire and The Humber, England
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It's not always about the destination, & the last few years have been a bumpy ride, but we are getting there 🌾 I mean... this picture looks seriously like it was taken in a distillery 💥 #whiskeytobe #independent #siblings #madeinbirmingham #SoBs #SpiritofBirmingham #distillery
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Some precious cargo has arrived at the distillery! We collected these delightful casks from nearby Jensen's Cooperage. Who knew you could fit 5x 110 litre casks in a Zafira...
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This is what happens when you fill a new old cask There’s so much for the yest to feed on I can see this being a very interesting beer
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Been mostly filling casks today.. Virgin English oak meets #SoB 😁🥃🌾#drammertime
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Road trip today to collect more barrels. We love the passion these guys have for their craft. We could get them delivered, but that's way less fun 😊 looking forward to sharing more mischief with you. #StaffordshireOak #ExBourbon #Whiskeytobe #SpiritofBirmingham #Distillery
Ant chatting with master Cooper, Alastair.

ALT Ant chatting with master Cooper, Alastair.

How many barrels can you fit in a Mitsubishi L200 😅

ALT How many barrels can you fit in a Mitsubishi L200 😅

Two rum casks and a brand new Staffordshire Oak cask. Traditional coopers in Yorkshire

ALT Two rum casks and a brand new Staffordshire Oak cask. Traditional coopers in Yorkshire

Field of wheat

ALT Field of wheat

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A reminder of next week's availability of wooden casks (on the wall of my little bar). @ErrigleInn #BFTWNI @AlastairSimms Thanks to: Charles @ArdsBrewing Davy @TemptedCider Niall @YardsmanLager #caskisback #caskale #supportcask #standupforcask #oncask #supportlocalni
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These are of to be filled for the very first time the aroma is quite intoxicating @HalfMoonBrewer @StancillBrewery & with @DalesideBrewery picking up yesterday It’s going to be special
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#Throwback - A cooper mending a barrel at Belhaven Brewery, circa 1960s - wooden barrels required continual maintenance. The cooper was skilled in repairing & fabricating the company's stock, working in conjunction with a blacksmith who supplied the metal parts - John Gray Centre
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SPBW_GRT_MANC@MancSpbw25 Mar 2022
Since our visit to The Flying Horse in Rochdale @FlyerRochdale on Saturday they have bought their own wooden barrels. Anyway hope to see you all at the Oldham beer festival on the 2nd April
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