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December 23, 2025

Cloudy future for bourbon has Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a year

  • The company plans to use this time to invest in improvements.
    • By JEFFREY COLLINS
    Associated Press

    Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration and slumping demand for a product that needs years of aging before it is ready.

    Jim Beam said the decision to pause bourbon making at its Clermont location in 2026 will give the company time to invest in improvements at the distillery. The bottling and warehouse at the site will remain open, along with the James B. Beam Distilling Co. visitors center and restaurant.


     
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