Economy Jim Beam Kentucky based distillery closing down for a year.

[PBAC]

If Canadians won't consume then they won't be consume. If world don't consume then world not consume bye USA. If USA consume USA then world not be consumed by USA. If USA not consume then USA be consumed by USA. If consumer not consume then Soviet Russia consume you.

4d ... drafts?

 

[BAM]

It’s my favorite distillery. Not for the white label, but the higher level offerings like you mentioned.

And yes, this is a direct result of Trump’s tariffs and trade war he started. Interesting to see the way the righties are spinning this. Bourbon is a major American export, which is getting crushed by Trump’s trade war.

Distilleries get mothballed from time to time, especially in scotland. But this is a mass producer, so I suspect tariffs and boycotts have had a lot to do with it. Kentucky distilleries were freaking out about tariffs going 6 months back, so I am not surprised. I suspect this trend will continue.

For me, I have only had Knob Creek in the past year and white lable like 20 years ago, so not that familiar with JB. The selection in Australia is not great, mostly Wild Turkey and Buffalo Trace products. My go to bottles are rare breed and eagle rare.

 

[KaNesDeath]

It'll sadly be to late before the MAGA faithful realize how inept Trump is.

 

[Blayt7hh]

Damn, Canada...

10/10scene

 

[Blayt7hh]

"Trump didn't start the trade wars he started"

- Sherdogger

They really just don’t give a fuck how stupid they sound anymore.

 

[cincymma79]

the japanese ran it into the ground and ky is taxing them heavily. plus the ceo got busted for criminal shit.

Bourbon maker Jim Beam stops production at Kentucky site for 2026

Whiskey brand, owned by Japanese drinks group Suntory, to close main distillery amid tariff uncertainty

www.theguardian.com

 

[ShadowRun]

Was Canada "starting a trade war" with tariffs and quotas before Trump was in office, or is it only "starting a trade war" if it's the bad orange man?

grrrr orange man bad who cares !!!



The pause stems from a combination of factors:Record oversupply: Kentucky has over 16 million aging bourbon barrels (triple the amount from 15 years ago), leading to high inventory taxes ($75 million industry-wide in 2025) and storage costs.

Declining demand: Overall U.S. spirits exports down 9% in Q2 2025; Americans are drinking less alcohol overall (trends show lower consumption, especially among younger people, and shifts away from discretionary spending).

That said, tariffs aren't the only or even primary factor in every report—oversupply from boom-era expansion and domestic drinking trends are consistently mentioned as major contributors. Some coverage (e.g., Business Insider) focuses more on general market slowdown without heavily emphasizing Trump

 

[idrankyourbeer]

Honda is nobody?

And I realized I completely fucked up that post by being distracted. But basically right wing media took Honda announcing they were going to build the next Gen Civic in Indiana and played it off as new factory capacity. It was all BS in that it was happening anyway and there was no new factory capacity, but the outlets who like to fellate Trump ran with it.

so they were telling everybody that because of trump's terriffs they were going to move their indiana plant out of the country to indiana? seems legit

do we have any other names of companies who said what you claim, or was that your best and only example when you did your best people are saying?

in the meantime,

Microsoft Deepens Its Commitment to Canada with Landmark $19B AI Investment

Today, Microsoft is announcing the most important commitment in Microsoft Canada’s history. We’re adding to our investments – with a total of $19 billion CAD between 2023 and 2027, including more than $7.5 billion CAD in the next two years. We’re building new digital and AI infrastructure needed...

blogs.microsoft.com

 

[idrankyourbeer]

Declining demand: Overall U.S. spirits exports down 9% in Q2 2025; Americans are drinking less alcohol overall (trends show lower consumption, especially among younger people, and shifts away from discretionary spending).

why did you cut out the bulk of what chat gpt spit out for you?

Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at its Clermont distillery for at least a year in 2026 due to Trump tariffs and slack demand. The move reflects industrywide challenges: Bourbon exports fell 9% overall and 85% to Canada, as Americans drink less whiskey than in decades.

not very convenient for your narrative or what? not important enough? chat gpt has tds?

 

[Blunderbuss]

There are often local articles here about the stock pile of Jim Beam some of the liquor stores here have. It sucks for those plant workers to lose their jobs over this trash.

 

[44nutman]

Yeah, Pappy is from the Weller family (I think Buffalo Trace is the distiller). But damn, that is nice. I’ve had Pappy 20 and 23yr, one in Vegas and one in NY, and it was from $100 to more than $150 a shot.
My buddy has a full bottle of 23yr in his collection because he was picked in a lottery, not sure what he paid, but it was definitely a lot more than $150.

The bottle I won a chance to buy was the 10 year

 

[44nutman]

Do we have cheaper eggs yet?

No but we have ballrooms and battleships. You tired of winning yet.

 

[Jesus X]

Glad I don’t drink the shit. It saved me from an ugly girl once. I was a senior in college and this ugly girl was always trying to get with me. I had a party and she showed up-one of the only times I ever drank this shit and I was sitting on the steps to the porch of our cabin and she grabbed my crotch and I threw up all over my legs. I think it was a defense mechanism

The stan marsh defense method.

 

[Andy Capp]

It's not just the people working in the distilleries that could be put at risk, either.

Once again, US farmers will get hammered by the drop in demand. No production = no orders to that distillery.

A lot of people end up depending on big businesses, in this case anything from the transport industry to coopers.

It's an entirely self-inflicted wound, and Kentucky as a whole will feel it.

Not only that, but there's also all the businesses where these laid off employees would otherwise be spending their money.

 

[liner]

I tell all young men coming of age that they need to bang at least one ugly girl. They bang like they have something to prove. Puts the zero effort pretty girl into perspective.



I only ever drank it in the 3 Kings, Jack, Jim Beam, and Johnny Walker

The best head I ever got was from a fat ugly girl. She was definitely trying to prove something and oh boy did she.

 

[Andy Capp]

The wild thing to me is the boycott only helps Canada by directing our spending toward domestic purchases and only hurts the US. You call that winning? America first?

 

[ShadowRun]

why did you cut out the bulk of what chat gpt spit out for you?

Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at its Clermont distillery for at least a year in 2026 due to Trump tariffs and slack demand. The move reflects industrywide challenges: Bourbon exports fell 9% overall and 85% to Canada, as Americans drink less whiskey than in decades.

not very convenient for your narrative or what? not important enough? chat gpt has tds?

Not due, in part of with the combination of people less drinking. You know a surplus ... that was the point

Does this mean cheaper booz for you up in Greenland part 2?

 

[WalkenWouldOwn]

Yeah, Pappy is from the Weller family (I think Buffalo Trace is the distiller). But damn, that is nice. I’ve had Pappy 20 and 23yr, one in Vegas and one in NY, and it was from $100 to more than $150 a shot.
My buddy has a full bottle of 23yr in his collection because he was picked in a lottery, not sure what he paid, but it was definitely a lot more than $150.

My brother won a raffle for the honor of spending I believe it was $900 - $1100 for a Pappy bottle lmao. I'm hoping to be there when he opens it, but if I were him I don't think i'd be sharing!

 

[Deaths Head]

grrrr orange man bad who cares !!!



The pause stems from a combination of factors:Record oversupply: Kentucky has over 16 million aging bourbon barrels (triple the amount from 15 years ago), leading to high inventory taxes ($75 million industry-wide in 2025) and storage costs.

Declining demand: Overall U.S. spirits exports down 9% in Q2 2025; Americans are drinking less alcohol overall (trends show lower consumption, especially among younger people, and shifts away from discretionary spending).

That said, tariffs aren't the only or even primary factor in every report—oversupply from boom-era expansion and domestic drinking trends are consistently mentioned as major contributors. Some coverage (e.g., Business Insider) focuses more on general market slowdown without heavily emphasizing Trump

Tariffs are responsible for 85% of the lost revenue.

Why didn’t you copy and paste that one factor, you mysteriously left that out ?

 

[Fluffernutter]

Jim Beam is closing its Kentucky distillery

Jim Beam is pausing production at a Kentucky distillery for at least a year starting in 2026.

www.latimes.com

From the article
Overall exports of American spirits fell 9% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to a year ago, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.

The most dramatic decrease came in U.S. spirits exports to Canada, which fell 85% in the April-through-June quarter

I would have no idea why there is a decrease in exports of American Spirits. I feel bad for all those workers losing their jobs right before Christmas.

Whereas, in the past year, I'm hearing we all are simply drinking less.