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Jim Beam said the decision to pause bourbon making at its Clermont location in 2026 will give the company time to invest in improvements at the distillery. The bottling and warehouse at the site will remain open, along with the James B. Beam Distilling Co. visitors center and restaurant.

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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Distilled spirits have seen a major decline in exports to big markets like Canada, and domestic consumption isn't making up for the shortfall.

Operations will pause at Jim Bean's main distillery beginning in 2026, while company leaders "take the opportunity to invest in site enhancements."

Bottles of Jim Beam bourbon roll down a conveyor belt at the company's distillery in Clermont, Ky. Jim Beam, owned by a U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Suntory Holdings, said its Clermont distillery will temporarily halt production "while we take the opportunity to invest in site enhancements." Photo courtesy Beam Suntory, Inc.

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