AP Spotlight Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for at least a year JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Dec 23, 2025 Dec 23, 2025 Updated Mar 29, 2026 0 1 of 2 Shelves display bottles of bourbons for sale Jan. 22, 2022, at a fine wine and spirits store in Harmony, Pa. Keith Srakocic, Associated Press The Jim Beam visitors center is pictured Oct. 3, 2012, at its central distillery in Clermont, Ky. Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Bourbon maker Jim Beam will halt production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year, the company announced this week.kAmy:> q62> D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E $F?52J E96 564:D:@? 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