40 jobs headed to Pittsylvania County with bourbon barrel business expansion

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) – A bourbon barrel business in Pittsylvania County will invest $16.85 million to build a new stave mill in Pittsylvania County’s Brosville Industrial Park, according to Governor Glenn Youngkin.

This will be Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, Inc.’s fourth facility in Virginia, and will supply the company’s bourbon barrel cooperage in Smyth County, sourcing 40 percent of its timber needs from Virginia forest landowners.

“Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, Inc. is very excited to once again announce that we are building yet another site in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia has been home to three of our sites for multiple years now and beyond that, an excellent partner for us and our business,” said Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, Inc. President and General Manager Darren Whitmer. “Having a fourth facility in Virginia and continuing to expand our operations in the Commonwealth means so much to us. We have grown in Virginia beyond our dreams and the partnership that we have with both State and Local Government has been nothing short of remarkable. Virginia has allowed us to grow and meet our goals, we never thought we would have four sites in the state but once we started working here it became clear that Virginia is the perfect partner for us.”

“We’re proud to make Virginia the best home for business, and Speyside Bourbon Cooperage is an excellent example of how government can partner with companies to drive economic growth and success for the Commonwealth,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin. “The fact that Speyside Bourbon Cooperage is choosing Virginia for the fourth time shows that we have the business environment, economic opportunity, talented workforce and natural resources that are key to commercial success and serve as a testament to our top state for business ranking.”

“Forestry is Virginia’s third-largest industry, and Speyside Bourbon Cooperage will continue to get world-class timber for its premium white oak barrels by investing in Virginia-grown forestry products,” said Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Matthew Lohr. “We’re very pleased to aid Speyside Cooperage in building a new Virginia location with a Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development grant, as this project provides additional markets for forestry landowners and loggers.”

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