#Bourbon

Iconic American bourbon maker Jim Beam is shutting down a Kentucky distillery for at least a year, grappling with the long-term effects of retaliatory trade tariffs and slowing consumer demand. An analysis of the impact on the global spirits supply chain.

Suntory Global Spirits will suspend production of its flagship Jim Beam bourbon for all of 2026 at its main Kentucky distillery, a direct result of slowing exports and high inventory due to trade tariffs.