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Jim Beam to pause distilling for a year at its main Clermont distillery
Jim Beam will halt distillation at its main Clermont facility in 2026 for upgrades while maintaining bottling and some production at other Kentucky sites amid industry oversupply.
- On January 1, 2026, Jim Beam will pause distillation at its main Clermont campus for all of 2026, the company said.
- Jim Beam said it is adjusting production to meet future demand and recently met with its team to discuss production volumes for 2026, Suntory Global Spirits said the pause will allow upgrades and site enhancements.
- Bottling and visitor operations will continue at Clermont even as distilling pauses, with bottling and warehousing operations, the James B. Beam visitor center, and The Kitchen Table restaurant remaining open.
- As of Saturday, no WARN notice was posted and management is in talks with the United Food and Commercial Workers; no layoffs have been announced while assessing nearly 1,500 employees from last year.
- Industry experts link the pause to a record 16.1 million barrels aging in Kentucky, with the Distilled Spirits Council reporting exports below $10 million in the second quarter of 2025 and changing drinking habits.
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