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Jim Beam to Pause Distillation at Flagship Clermont Plant for All of 2026

The pause is a bid to align output with demand during a year of site upgrades.

FILE - Jim Beam visitors center at its central distillery in Clermont, Ky. on Oct. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner, File)
Jim Beam will pause production at its distillery on the James B. Beam campus next year.
FILE - Shelves display bottles of bourbons for sale at a Pennsylvania fine wine and spirits store, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Harmony, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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Overview

  • The distillation halt at the main Clermont, Kentucky, facility takes effect Jan. 1 and will last through 2026, according to the company.
  • Bottling and warehousing at the James B. Beam campus will continue, and distilling will proceed at the Fred B. Noe and Booker Noe sites.
  • Workforce plans are under discussion with the United Food and Commercial Workers union, with no layoffs announced and no WARN notice filed.
  • Kentucky now holds about 16.1 million aging barrels, and distillers paid roughly $75 million in barrel taxes this year, increasing carrying costs.
  • Industry headwinds include steep export declines tied to trade tensions—DISCUS cites an 85% Q2 drop to Canada—alongside lower U.S. alcohol consumption reported by Gallup.