Fine Northern Oak (FNO) has more than a decade of experience in American oak alternatives, sourcing top-quality fine grain white oak and designing products for targeted extraction rates.

Following years of study on grain orientation’s effect on extraction of oak flavor compounds, we have found cross-cut grain exposure speeds extraction rates and impacts total extractable amount of molecules with limited water solubility and larger sizes.

Our products include oak chips, crosscut staves, crosscut chains (for barrel aging), tank staves and barrel inserts.