Whiskey Blending House

Our craft begins with the fundamental practice of choosing the world's best quality oak to age and finish our whiskeys in. From air seasoned American oak from Missouri and Kentucky with the perfect char–to Toasted French Oak barrels that provide a depth of texture–to seasoned second use barrels of various wines, fortified wines, and spirits from around the world, we meticulously source the best quality tight-grained oak for our whiskey barrels.

Average temperatures in our corner of Central Texas reach about 96 degrees during the summer. For the rest of the year, the climate is moody and unreasonable. One day it's 85 degrees, and the next, it’s a freezing 36 and hailing. And that’s just January. The climate here is never steady, and those wild fluctuations and extreme summer temperatures cause our whiskey to breathe in and out of the wood and draw out deeper and deeper flavors, colors and compounds as the years pass.

Perfectly positioned halfway between the dry arid heat of Austin and the Texas Hill Country, and the humid tropical climate of Houston and the Gulf Coast, our blending house gets just the right balance of humidity in the environment. This balance helps our barrels in the aging process and controlling the angel’s share evaporation as well as possible in Texas.

It’s not easy maturing whiskey in the extreme Texas climate, but if you work carefully with the natural advantages that Texas provides, it’s the best place on earth to do it.

We draw on an almost infinite number of flavors and aromas to compose our masterpieces. We select whiskey barrels based on flavor profiles, fragrances, and maturity. Next, we define our desired proportions by seeking complementary marriages of flavors and consistency. We then blend the chosen barrels in small batches before returning the mixture to select used oak casks to marry and reach even deeper layers of balance.

The outcome of our creative process is the perfect balance of complementary flavors and aromas in our whiskeys. Deep and complex–smooth and gratifying–our Kooper Family Whiskeys are the unmistakable result of our family's patient dedication to our creative craft.