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World-famous Kentucky whiskey model Jim Beam is reportedly closing its manufacturing facility in Clermont beginning Jan. 1 via the top of 2026. The corporate is shifting manufacturing to its bigger Booker Noe distillery in Boston, Kentucky.
The corporate stated in an announcement quoted by a number of shops that it’s “always assessing production levels to best meet consumer demand.” It added that there was a current dialogue of its 2026 volumes.
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Barrels of bourbon are stacked in a barrel home on the Jim Beam Distillery on Feb. 17, 2020, in Clermont, Kentucky. (Bryan Woolston/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“We’ve shared with our teams that while we will continue to distill at our FBN craft distillery in Clermont and at our larger Booker Noe distillery in Boston, we plan to pause distillation at our main distillery on the James B. Beam campus for 2026 while we take the opportunity to invest in site enhancements,” the corporate stated in its assertion.
Vacationers trying to discover the Kentucky Bourbon Path will nonetheless be capable of go to the guests middle on the James B. Beam campus, which is able to stay open regardless of the manufacturing pause, “so visitors can have the full James B. Beam experience,” the corporate wrote. It added that its restaurant, The Kitchen Desk would additionally stay open throughout this time. Moreover, bottling and warehousing will nonetheless be operational on the Claremont facility, the Lexington Herald Chief reported.
The doorway of the James B. Beam distillery in Clermont, Ky., on Monday, July 25, 2022. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
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Jim Beam’s guardian firm, Suntory World Spirits, stated the pause would enable it to maintain up with buyer calls for whereas making upgrades to the Clermont facility, in response to WDRB. The outlet additionally famous that along with Jim Beam, the Clermont facility produces Knob Creek, Baker’s, Booker’s and Basil Hayden’s.
Bottles of the American whiskey Jim Beam are supplied on the market in a liquor retailer on Nov. 27, 2023 in Chicago, Sick. (Scott Olson/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
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Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon trade is grappling with an enormous provide and a stoop in demand, in response to the Lexington Herald Chief. The outlet had beforehand reported that whiskey manufacturing had dropped to its lowest stage in years, citing knowledge from the Treasury Division. Nonetheless, it’s unclear if this can be a purpose behind Jim Beam’s choice to make upgrades to and pause manufacturing at its Clermont facility.
FOX Enterprise reached out to Jim Beam for remark.
