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Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for at least one year
Posted on 12/22/25 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 12/22/25 at 12:59 pm
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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.
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Posted on 12/22/25 at 1:08 pm to Paul Allen
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Jim Beam is owned by a Japanese company; in 2014, Japan's Suntory Holdings, the leading Japanese spirits producer, purchased Beam Inc. (maker of Jim Beam and Maker's Mark) for $16 billion, creating the combined entity Suntory Global Spirits. Suntory continues to produce the iconic bourbon in Kentucky, maintaining its American roots while leveraging its global reach.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 1:15 pm to Paul Allen
Sounds like an attempt to artificially reset demand through their supply side.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 1:17 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Sounds like an attempt to artificially reset demand through their supply side.
They are expecting a downturn in demand from Arse during Lent. Just getting ahead of things.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 1:20 pm to Shexter
Hmm, produce it outside US avoid tariffs. Re-launch with premium branding on the US stuff.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 5:44 pm to Paul Allen
They will still have 2 stills operating, just closing the one near the visitors center. They are likely forecasting a big decline in demand over the next ext 4-8 years.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 5:46 pm to Paul Allen
Has anyone let arse know of this news?
Posted on 12/22/25 at 6:16 pm to lsuguy84
Jim Beam is terrible. The worst bourbon on the market. Cheap swill.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 6:42 pm to In The Know
Lordy I have loved some ladies
Posted on 12/22/25 at 7:13 pm to Paul Allen
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As of January, there were about 16 million barrels of bourbon aging in Kentucky warehouses — more than triple the amount held 15 years ago,
Supply far exceeding demand.
This post was edited on 12/22/25 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 12/22/25 at 7:50 pm to Paul Allen
Bourbon is an incredibly difficult industry to forecast. This shutdown will affect supply anywhere from 4-18 years from now depending on which distillery is shutdown and what rickhouses are left barren.
I couldn't imagine doing supply planning for a mass produced retail product that takes a minimum of 4 years to produce.
All I know is if in 7 years the market is turned upside down again due to supply issues and I'm paying $200 for a bottle of Bookers out of the back of a guy's trunk under an overpass at 2 in the morning I'm gonna fricking kill a hobo in frustration.
I couldn't imagine doing supply planning for a mass produced retail product that takes a minimum of 4 years to produce.
All I know is if in 7 years the market is turned upside down again due to supply issues and I'm paying $200 for a bottle of Bookers out of the back of a guy's trunk under an overpass at 2 in the morning I'm gonna fricking kill a hobo in frustration.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 8:06 pm to TigerFanatic99
AI says step aside son.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 8:14 pm to TigerFanatic99
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if in 7 years the market is turned upside down again due to supply issues and I'm paying $200 for a bottle of Bookers out of the back of a guy's trunk under an overpass at 2 in the morning
So you've had a meet up with Toof as well.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 5:37 am to Gerry Laval
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I have loved some ladies
And despite what some in this thread say I have loved Jim Beam.
I like the heavy mash flavor.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 7:35 am to SingleMalt1973
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They are likely forecasting a big decline in demand over the next ext 4-8 years.
Statistically, Gen Z is drinking alcohol far less than older generations. I wonder if as the boomer population begins to dwindle that alcohol sales won’t keep up with supply.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 7:43 am to Paul Allen
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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.
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But sales figures and polling show Americans are drinking less than they have in decades.
This post was edited on 12/23/25 at 7:44 am
Posted on 12/23/25 at 8:13 am to Tigertown in ATL
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And despite what some in this thread say I have loved Jim Beam.
I like the heavy mash flavor.
Venture to guess most don't know Knob Creek is just well-aged, premium Jim Beam bourbon, one of many products - bourbon, rye, light whiskey and single malt - made at the Jim Beam distillery by the Jim Beam company.
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