LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) — Jim Beam is pausing distillation at its Clermont, Kentucky, facility for all of 2026, shifting production to the Booker Noe plant in Boston, Kentucky, according to our partners at Louisville Business First.
Bottling and warehousing at Clermont will continue, and the visitor center and The Kitchen Table restaurant will remain open.
Suntory Global Spirits, Jim Beam’s parent company, said the pause will allow upgrades at the Clermont distillery while keeping up with customer demand.
The 420-acre Clermont campus also produces Knob Creek, Baker’s, Booker’s and Basil Hayden’s.
Industry experts said the move reflects a larger trend in bourbon production as Kentucky faces a record 16.1 million barrels aging, according to the Kentucky Distillers’ Association.
Distilling will continue at the Fred B. Noe craft distillery in Clermont and at the larger Booker Noe facility in Boston. No layoffs have been announced in connection with the production shift.
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