Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam says it won't distill bourbon at its main plant in Clermont, Kentucky, for all of 2026 because of economics and changing consumer tastes.
A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:
Jim Beam is scaling back. Starting today and for the rest of the year, it's pausing production at its flagship distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. That's where the first barrel of its bourbon was sold in 1795.
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
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