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Jim Beam pauses production at main distillery as bourbon inventories rise
Jim Beam halts bourbon production at its Clermont distillery in 2026 due to record 16 million barrel surplus and trade uncertainties, while investing in site improvements.
- On January 1, 2026, Jim Beam will halt production at its Clermont, Kentucky distillery for one year, the bourbon maker announced in a company statement this week.
- Trade data show U.S. spirit exports to Canada plunged 85% in Q2 2025, with total exports down nine percent, linked by commentators to tariffs and trade tensions, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States reported.
- Jim Beam said it will pause distilling at its main Clermont facility while other sites keep producing, with the Boston, Kentucky distillery maintaining output and Clermont bottling and warehouse operations continuing.
- Local workers face reassignment even as bottling and visitor operations continue; the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union local says Clermont employees will not be laid off, though commentators warn the pause will hurt businesses tied to cross-border demand.
- The pause matters because the flagship bourbon needs four years of aging, and company executives say shifting consumer tastes toward domestic spirits influenced the decision.
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