Suntory-owned Jim Beam has announced that they will be pausing production operations at their main James B. Beam distillery site in Clermont, Kentucky, beginning on January 1, 2026 and continuing throughout the calendar year of 2026. Jim Beam was purchased by Japanese conglomerate Suntory in 2014 and the Clermont facility also produces Basil Hayden and […]
Brown-Forman-owned Scotch distillery Glenglassaugh, will take a hiatus as production has been paused indefinitely after Brown-Forman announced they would reduce their global workforce by approximately 12%. A spokesperson for Brown-Forman, however, emphasized that Glenglassaugh Distillery was “not shutting down” as was merely sharing production with BenRiach Distillery, a maneuver that would necessitate the so-called “occasional […]