Workers Stacking Barrel Staves In The Field At The Alker Bobet Barrel Yards, Circa 1880s
Photo Courtesy of University of New Orleans Museum, Alker/Bobet Exhibit
Channeling Our History Into The World of Craft Spirits
Inspiration and New Orleans Flavor
Old Alker Distillery can be traced back six generations in New Orleans, the cradle of civilized drinking. The Alker family arrived in 1848 and soon after opened Bobet Barrel and Stave on Tchoupitoulas Street right off the Mississippi docks and started making American Oak Barrels. These Barrels had many uses, but the spirits industry was one of the main customers. Bobet became one of the largest producers of oak staves in the Country. From the start, through the Great Depression, Prohibition, and other challenges, the family laid the foundation for the Old Alker Distillery. Our hand-crafted family recipes are produced in small batches in copper pot stills and aged in the same type of barrels as our ancestors did. Try one today and taste a little of New Orleans’ history.
Bobet Barrel and Stave Map
Workers Stacking Barrel Staves In The Field At The Alker Bobet Barrel Yards, Circa 1880s
Photo Courtesy of University of New Orleans Museum, Alker/Bobet Exhibit
Today, our family run distillery is a staple on Oak Street!