ABOUT THIS PROJECT
Luckett & Farley designed a new cooperage plant for Brown-Forman Corporation in Decatur, AL. The new plant building has 156,000 SF manufacturing space and 11,400 SF of modern office space. The plant facility included environmentally controlled toasting room, boiler room, docks, shipping office, etc.
The plant receives white oak staves, which are then raised into a barrel. Then the barrel is toasted and charred in a special process to enhance the flavor and color of the whiskey. The steel hoops are placed and the lids, manufactured on a separate line, are placed on the barrels. Luckett & Farley designed the structure and utilities infrastructure to support all the process requirements. The project also included an extensive sawdust collection and disposal system and several wood drying kilns.