On the other hand, "small batch" bourbon is whiskey that has been made from multiple barrels. While "single barrel" is a regulated term, "small batch" isn't legally defined, meaning this could be ...

After a request from Silver Oak co-founder Justin Meyer, the cooperage made its first 59-gallon wine barrel. By 2000, ... “We're small, we don't have any interest in getting huge,” Orton said.

Wine finished in bourbon barrels are only part of a blend—around five percent—but add smoothness and another layer of flavors with hint of its bourbon back story.

“We're small, we don't have any interest in getting huge,” Orton said. “We, of course, want to raise our production, but would never want to be that cooperage that runs 80 to 90 barrels a day.” It’s ...