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 ...

I’m not from Kentucky; I’m a New Yorker who has had a truly amazing visit to the Commonwealth. Like many visitors, I was struck by how welcoming Kentuckians are—and by how deeply bourbon culture is ...

The maker of Jim Beam bourbon whiskey said it plans to pause production at its main distillery in Kentucky starting Jan. 1. Jim Beam, which is owned by a U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Suntory Holdings, ...

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CLERMONT, Ky. — Jim Beam is pausing production at its main distillery in Clermont, Ky. on January 1, James B. Beam Distilling Co. told CNN. Jim Beam, which is owned by Suntory Global Spirits, plans to ...

Jim Beam pauses 2026 distillation to cut variable costs amid surplus inventories. Company keeps bottling, warehousing and tourism to preserve capital and jobs. Pause reflects marginal-cost logic and ...

The bourbon giant is closing its flagship distilling operation for all of 2026. By Clay Risen Jim Beam, the country’s largest maker of bourbon, has announced a one-year pause in production at its ...

The maker of the popular Kentucky bourbon brand Jim Beam will pause operations at its main distillery for an indefinite period beginning in January 2026, company officials told The Courier Journal Dec ...

Popular Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam plans to pause production at its main distillery on January 1, according to the James B. Beam Distilling Co. The decision comes as Kentucky faces an increasing ...

One of Kentucky’s largest bourbon producers apparently is pausing whiskey production at the end of the year. Jim Beam, which is one of the largest makers of American whiskey in the world, is planning ...

The longest-serving governor of North Carolina, Jim Hunt, died Thursday at the age of 88. His daughter, Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt, announced the Democratic leader’s death in a statement on X. "It is with ...