Jim Beam Bourbon Halts Production

[peenie 2,020]

From CNN

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Jim Beam pauses production at main distillery as bourbon inventories rise

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 supply of aging barrels and uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade wars.

Kentucky has an all-time high of 16.1 million aging barrels of bourbon in its warehouses, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association said in October. Distillers are paying for that supply, since the state charges taxes on aging barrels of spirits. Kentucky distillers paid $75 million in aging barrel taxes this year, up 27% from 2024, according to the trade group.

Jim Beam, which is owned by Suntory Global Spirits, intends to pause production at its main distillery on the James B. Beam campus in Clermont, Kentucky, while it invests “in site enhancements,” according to a company statement. It will continue distilling at its Fred B. Noe craft distillery in Clermont and the Booker Noe distillery in Boston, Kentucky.

Whiskey and spirit makers have had to deal with retaliatory tariffs from the trade war sparked by Trump’s tariffs, and with consumers pulling back on discretionary spending amid an affordability crisis.

FYI: Suntory Global Spirits is owned by Suntory Holdings, a major Japanese multinational beverage conglomerate, which acquired Beam Inc. in 2014, with the spirits arm rebranded from Beam Suntory to Suntory Global Spirits in 2024, making it a Japanese-owned global spirits company with U.S. operations. 

[Ron_Artest 2,471]

Canada stopped buying bourbon thanks to trump.

[peenie 2,020]

Exactly!

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The trade fallout between the United States and Canada has also impacted whiskey and spirit makers. In March, Canadian officials banned American spirits from stores, a rule that is still in place in some provinces.

 

[Maximum Overkill 2,624]

Not a huge Jim Beam fan. 

[Ron_Artest 2,471]

I know some folks at brown foreman, makers of woodford and Jack, they said their sales to Canada plummeted 

[Hardcore troubadour 16,057]

I noticed they were appealing to a more diverse crowd a while back.  You know what they say…..

[Mr Fantasy 161]

Recently having no problem finding Buffalo Trace

[squistion 2,663]

Jim Beam Bourbon Halts Production

I'll drink to that! 

[MikeMatt 490]

That’s it. F Trump. He went too far now. 
 

[weepaws 3,429]

Oh no, poor alcoholics.   Shame.   Let’s hope we see more of this, and eliminate the danger of alcohol and drugs.  Yessss. 

[Gepetto 1,482]

That means they've produced more than needed. Who gives a fock about multi-billion dollar companies. The people that drink it have it available. There is not a problem here. 

Suntory Global Spirits reported $5.6 billion in annual revenue for 2023 (net sales) and has a stated goal of reaching $10 billion in sales by 2030. 

Liberals are so dumb. Anything to try and get a gotcha against Donald J Trump, the President of the United States. 3 more years focktards.

[peenie 2,020]

49 minutes ago, Gepetto said:

Liberals are so dumb. Anything to try and get a gotcha against Donald J Trump, the President of the United States. 3 more years focktards.

@WhiteWonder

See what I mean? The unnecessary insults. 

[Gepetto 1,482]

1 hour ago, peenie said:

@WhiteWonder

See what I mean? The unnecessary insults. 

I'm sorry I said it if it means you're going to edit out the pertinent part of my post. But, if I had not said an insult, the rest of my post would probably still get ignored 

I'll try again.

Did the policies of Donald Trump cause the pause in Jim Beam production? And/or the decreased sales from the liquor manufacturers to retailers?

How is this bad for U.S. citizens?

[Ron_Artest 2,471]

2 hours ago, Gepetto said:

 

Did the policies of Donald Trump cause the pause in Jim Beam production? 

Yes.  Boycotts and tariffs have decreased sales and revenue.  Before you ask that question and insult people you should know the answer.  It is a tip.

[Tree of Knowledge 2,264]

Market share in decline before the beautiful tariffs.  Once weed got legalized everywhere, something had to suffer.  

[WhiteWonder 3,011]

6 hours ago, peenie said:

@WhiteWonder

See what I mean? The unnecessary insults. 

Both sides do it. Acting like they don’t is ridiculous. 

[supermike80 2,156]

Tariffs certainly had an impact, but not as much as the TDSers want you to believe.

Here was the % of whiskey purchased in Canada by country of origin in 2024:

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• 64.8% of whisky sold in Canada was Canadian brands

• 18.6% Scotch

• 10.4% American

• 5.9% Irish

• 0.3% other

[peenie 2,020]

5 hours ago, Gepetto said:

I'm sorry I said it if it means you're going to edit out the pertinent part of my post. But, if I had not said an insult, the rest of my post would probably still get ignored 

I'll try again.

Did the policies of Donald Trump cause the pause in Jim Beam production? And/or the decreased sales from the liquor manufacturers to retailers?

How is this bad for U.S. citizens?

I think the tariffs or the response to them has caused the problem. It is bad for those that are no longer working there. 

[peenie 2,020]

2 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

Tariffs certainly had an impact, but not as much as the TDSers want you to believe.

Here was the % of whiskey purchased in Canada by country of origin in 2024:

·     

• 64.8% of whisky sold in Canada was Canadian brands

• 18.6% Scotch

• 10.4% American

• 5.9% Irish

• 0.3% other

Also, people are not able to spend as freely since prices of so many things have gone up. 

Yes, I guess I do blame Trump’s policies for this. 

[supermike80 2,156]

1 minute ago, peenie said:

Also, people are not able to spend as freely since prices of so many things have gone up. 

Yes, I guess I do blame Trump’s policies for this. 

Fine and fair.   Probably deeper than just Trump, but if that's who you wanna blame, I won't fight you on it.

[Ron_Artest 2,471]

Canada imported $221M in US Booze in 2024.  For 2025, estimates are $33M.  Almost $200M lost in sales due to boycotts and tariffs.  That's gonna have an effect.

Brown Foreman had a 61% drop in revenue from Canada in 2025 vs prior year.

[seafoam1 3,522]

11 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Not a huge Jim Beam fan. 

Me neither. But I guess it's all liberals can afford. 

[seafoam1 3,522]

11 minutes ago, peenie said:

Also, people are not able to spend as freely since prices of so many things have gone up. 

Yes, I guess I do blame Trump’s policies for this. 

Who's not able to spend freely? I'm barely working and am able to buy whatever I want. 

[peenie 2,020]

18 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

Who's not able to spend freely? I'm barely working and am able to buy whatever I want. 

Oh, but you are retired! You seem to have had a great salary so of course you’re not counting your pennies like me. 

[seafoam1 3,522]

8 minutes ago, peenie said:

Oh, but you are retired! You seem to have had a great salary so of course you’re not counting your pennies like me. 

Yet I pay attention to prices because that's simply a natural hobby for us 60 year old people I guess. And things are not bad. I made 16% on my investments over the past 12 months and looking at prices I see some up and some down. That's been happening forever. Do you understand how easy it is to eat healthy for cheap if you need to? It's amazing these days. Gas for fuel is not crazy in the least. I could go on about everything but it would all just be glossed over I think. 

 

[jerryskids 7,198]

8 hours ago, Gepetto said:

That means they've produced more than needed. Who gives a fock about multi-billion dollar companies. The people that drink it have it available. There is not a problem here. 

Suntory Global Spirits reported $5.6 billion in annual revenue for 2023 (net sales) and has a stated goal of reaching $10 billion in sales by 2030. 

Liberals are so dumb. Anything to try and get a gotcha against Donald J Trump, the President of the United States. 3 more years focktards.

Great point.  I'm sure a financial tycoon like gutter realizes that higher inventory (supply) drives down prices, which helps with the new buzz word du jour from the Mamdani worshipers -- affordability!  

But gutter is too busy with his TDS DEFCON -1.  He'd prefer a Japanese global conglomerate get higher profits than Americans improve affordability, if it makes the OMB look bad.  He's not a true American.   

[WhiteWonder 3,011]

7 hours ago, peenie said:

@WhiteWonder

See what I mean? The unnecessary insults. 

also, I'm just going off memory and I recall you starting a lot of threads that were thinly veiled attempts at baiting people into a racial discussion. Looking back at your more recent topics... i don't have the time to look further, it seems you may have switched to politics and baiting conservatives. (or saying you were leaving ). 

Don't get me wrong, racism exists, it's an issue, it will always exist in some form (not just white and black) and i'm not suggesting we shouldn't ever discuss it or that you don't have the right to post whatever you want to post. 

I just sometimes feel that people let certain issues control their lives. It's very evident with a few that post here in regards to politics. At some point, when you focus so much on something, I think it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. So if you constantly think you see racism around every corner, behind every decision, etc... I am curious if it's controlling your life to an extent or hindering your ability to just live happily and freely.  

[seafoam1 3,522]

3 minutes ago, WhiteWonder said:

also, I'm just going off memory and I recall you starting a lot of threads that were thinly veiled attempts at baiting people into a racial discussion. Looking back at your more recent topics... i don't have the time to look further, it seems you may have switched to politics and baiting conservatives. (or saying you were leaving ). 

Don't get me wrong, racism exists, it's an issue, it will always exist in some form (not just white and black) and i'm not suggesting we shouldn't ever discuss it or that you don't have the right to post whatever you want to post. 

I just sometimes feel that people let certain issues control their lives. It's very evident with a few that post here in regards to politics. At some point, when you focus so much on something, I think it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. So if you constantly think you see racism around every corner, behind every decision, etc... I am curious if it's controlling your life to an extent or hindering your ability to just live happily and freely.  

Thinly veiled my ass. 

It was poured on like syrup. 

[dogcows 1,264]

Tariffs hurt an American company. MAGA fans come out in droves to try and explain it away. Rinse and repeat.

Bring on the next thread.

[seafoam1 3,522]

Just now, dogcows said:

Tariffs hurt an American company. 

Wrong again. Go back to crying about illegals being deported.

This year has been amazingly good. Merry Christmas. 

[Mr Fantasy 161]

As an American bourbon drinker this is good news. For years they artificially kept the superpower here and raised prices on bourbon drinkers . 

• Market Dynamics: Allocations shift, but major distributors ensure sought-after bottles reach Japan, sometimes making them cheaper or more accessible there than in the U.S..   

What to Look For:

• Export Exclusives: Look for labels like Blanton's Takara Red/Black editions.
• Premium/Limited Releases: Any high-demand, hard-to-find bottle from major distilleries is a candidate for Japanese allocation. 

[Fnord 2,644]

47 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Great point.  I'm sure a financial tycoon like gutter realizes that higher inventory (supply) drives down prices, which helps with the new buzz word du jour from the Mamdani worshipers -- affordability!  

But gutter is too busy with his TDS DEFCON -1.  He'd prefer a Japanese global conglomerate get higher profits than Americans improve affordability, if it makes the OMB look bad.  He's not a true American.   

I claim no knowledge of economic theory.

But it seems to me that they're likely halting production due to not being able to sell their normal volumes (due in large part to tariffs and general anti-American sentiments that the Don excels at creating throughout the world). If Jim Beam had distilled enough in advance to fulfill future supply demands based on metrics from past supply demands, of course they overproduced. Then a significant % of their market disappears and they have excess inventory on hand.

But whathefuckdoIknow?

I know there's a lot of better bourbon out there than Jim Beam, though I don't mind drinking it once in a while. We whiskey drinkers have plenty of options.

[TBayXXXVII 2,682]

13 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

Canada stopped buying bourbon thanks to trump.

That's ok... Crown Royal is moving the important parts of their operation to the US because of Canada's laws.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/04/crown-royal-doug-ford-ontario

[TBayXXXVII 2,682]

13 hours ago, peenie said:

From CNN

FYI: Suntory Global Spirits is owned by Suntory Holdings, a major Japanese multinational beverage conglomerate, which acquired Beam Inc. in 2014, with the spirits arm rebranded from Beam Suntory to Suntory Global Spirits in 2024, making it a Japanese-owned global spirits company with U.S. operations. 

So the Japanese own the company, and I'm supposed to be upset by this?

[Ron_Artest 2,471]

23 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

That's ok... Crown Royal is moving the important parts of their operation to the US because of Canada's laws.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/04/crown-royal-doug-ford-ontario

How does help increase sales to Canada?

[Ron_Artest 2,471]

20 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

So the Japanese own the company, and I'm supposed to be upset by this?

You don't support American jobs?

[Hardcore troubadour 16,057]

I remember watching their recent commercials and laughing. 

[Mr Fantasy 161]

21 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

I remember watching their recent commercials and laughing. 

 

[seafoam1 3,522]

2 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

You don't support American jobs?

Liberals and kids under 20 years old are the only people who buy this crap. They can't afford anything else. 

And if people lose jobs because what they make is shlt, then that's simply a sign of how the capitalist market works. 

[Hardcore troubadour 16,057]

1 hour ago, Mr Fantasy said:

 

So cringe! So cringe! So cringe!