Summary
Jim Beam will stop making bourbon at a Kentucky distillery for at least a year starting in 2026. The company plans this pause to improve the facility and deal with challenges from tariffs and lower demand.
Key Facts
- Jim Beam is a bourbon maker.
- The company will stop production in 2026 at its Clermont, Kentucky distillery.
- The pause is expected to last at least one year.
- Jim Beam wants to use this time to make improvements to the distillery.
- The whiskey industry is facing challenges from tariffs introduced by the Trump administration.
- There is also a decrease in demand for bourbon.
- Bottling and warehousing will continue at the Clermont site.
- The visitor center and restaurant at the site will stay open.
