Joe & Kelly Blazosky - Founders/Co-Owners

Adirondack (ADK) Barrel Cooperage is owned and operated by Joe & Kelly Blazosky in Glenville, New York. The company was founded in Remsen, New York. We artfully blend the precision technology of European woodworking equipment with skillful craftsmanship to build high quality American White Oak (Quercus alba) barrels.

As New York State began to focus on the craft beverage industry as a key economic driver, Kelly and Joe identified the lack of cooperage availability as a gap in the industry supply chain. Together they started Adirondack Barrel Cooperage, taking it from entrepreneurial concept to fully operational within three years, serving 100+ distilleries, wineries and breweries with premium high-quality barrels.

Adirondack Barrel Cooperage sources only the best air dried export grade American white oak, uses precision CNC stave jointing, and blends advanced charring and toasting techniques with traditional coopering methods to produce the finest high-quality barrels with unparalleled consistency…The graceful way to age!

Photo via Albany Business Review

Tony Hynes - Co-Owner

Tony Hynes has over 20 years of manufacturing experience. In 1992, he founded Precision Valve and Automation (PVA), a world class innovator of high quality, repeatable dispensing and conformal coating systems, and he started by selling dispensing valves out of his own home. Now headquartered in upstate New York, with regional sites stationed throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, PVA engineers robust processes that introduce repeatable results that reduce waste, increase throughput, and lower manufacturing costs.

In 2018, Hynes saw an opportunity to apply his background in manufacturing to an industry that was new to him: barrel cooperages. Partnering with Joe and Kelly Blazosky, Hynes took his years of manufacturing experience to help scale their business. In 2019 alone, Adirondack Barrel’s production increased by over a third and has continued to grow throughout the past couple years.