Episode 12 : The Human Touch in Barrel Making: How Coopers Define Quality with Quinn Roberts

The Oak Effect
10/11/2025 23 min Temporada 1 Episodio 12
Episode 12 : The Human Touch in Barrel Making: How Coopers Define Quality with Quinn Roberts

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 In this episode of The Oak Effect, Master Cooper Quinn Roberts of Tonnellerie O takes listeners deep inside the world of traditional barrel craftsmanship. From the forest to the cooperage, Quinn explains how the senses — sight, touch, and smell — still play a vital role in determining wood quality, stave selection, and toasting precision. Even as technology and automation advance, he shows how human intuition remains essential to creating exceptional barrels. 

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