Jim Beam will pause production at its distillery on the James B. Beam campus next year. - Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images/FilePopular Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam plans to pause production at its main distillery on January 1, according to the James B. Beam Distilling Co. Kentucky has an all-time high of 16.1 million aging barrels of bourbon in its warehouses, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association said in October. Kentucky distillers paid $75 million in aging barrel taxes this year, up 27% from 2024, according to the trade group. It will continue distilling at its Fred B. Noe craft distillery in Clermont and the Booker Noe distillery in Boston, Kentucky.

Source: CNN December 22, 2025 05:27 UTC