Yorkshire-based Cooper King Distillery has collaborated with Jensen’s Cooperage to create what is thought to be a pair of the world’s smallest wooden casks.
Yorkshire-based Cooper King Distillery has collaborated with Jensen’s Cooperage to create what is thought to be a pair of the world’s smallest wooden casks.
Each cask has been painstakingly hand-coopered from individual, virgin English oak staves by Master Cooper Jonathan Manby, finished with hand-made copper hoops and presented in an oak frame. The 750ml capacity casks are individually numbered and engraved, with each base stamped with the cooperage’s mark.
They are available to enthusiasts across the world via online auction, with a reserve price of £350 each, which covers the cost to produce each cask. 50% of all proceeds above the reserve price will be donated to the distillery’s charity partner, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, to fund community outreach projects in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Christopher Jaume, Co-Founder of Cooper King Distillery said:
“The collaboration between Cooper King Distillery and Jensen’s Cooperage showcases the ingenuity and craftsmanship of the cooper, celebrates the beauty of oak and creates something timeless – a treasure to be passed down through generations.
“These are living, breathing casks. Each one gives the owner the chance to age their own spirit and to experience the wonder of maturation first hand.”
Each cask comes with 1 litre of the distillery’s gold-medal winning New-Make Malt Spirit, and is ready to be filled by the winner bidder(s). Due to the increased wood surface to spirit ratio, a rich and flavoursome maturing malt could be created in a relatively short amount of time.
Jonathan Manby of Jensen’s Cooperage said:
“Drawing on my years of experience, and investment of over 100 hours of research and development into this collaboration, we have created something beautiful yet functional, that pushes the boundaries of what can be achieved when working with oak.”
The auction launches on the distillery’s website at 11am, Monday 6th June 2022 (BST) and closes 11pm, Thursday 30th June 2022 (BST). Head to www.cooperkingdistillery.co.uk/auction for details and to place your bid. For enquires please contact info@cooperkingdistillery.co.uk / 01347 808232.
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