Trade war with Canada has contributed to a significant decline in U.S. liquor sales

Jim Beam, one of the largest makers of American whiskey globally, is shutting down bourbon production at one of its Kentucky distilleries for a year.

The move comes amid Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada, which has contributed to a significant decline in U.S. liquor sales after the country ushered in a boycott of American booze, and as more young adults are cutting back on drinking.

Jim Beam, owned by Suntory Global Spirits, is one of Kentucky’s biggest bourbon producers.

The Bluegrass state’s $9 billion whiskey bourbon industry has been struggling to manage its abundant supply of liquor against the drop in demand.

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[–] 12 points 9 months ago (13 children)

So I know that Jim Beam is an entry level bourbon, and I know the story here is more about the tariffs and the relationship between the US and the rest of the world...

But genuine question: will 2027 Jim Beam be super good because it's aged an extra year?

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    They won’t change a thing about the process or age it longer, they’re just cutting down production so their own storage doesn’t overflow since they can’t offload it as quickly.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Yeah, you're probably right. I don't even think Jim Beam has any information about age or years on it's, um, plastic screwtop bottle.

    Just to be safe though I'mma buy a few bottles in 2027.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (4 children)

    You can buy fifths of Jim Beam in glass.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    You can buy gallons of Jim Beam in plastic.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    Jim Beam itself is a rather pedestrian bourbon, though useful as far as price to quality ratio. They make a lot more than just Jim Beam though. Booker’s, Basil Hayden, Knob Creek.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    no but theyll box it and sell each at 500% markup a few years later like heaven hill did for that fire batch 😂

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    I had some heaven hill back in my broke-ass days, it was terrible. I wanna hear about this fire batch.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    https://heavenhill.com/news-and-notes/heaven-hill-distillery-announces-limited-edition-release-of-heaven-hill-27-year-old-barrel-proof-small-batch-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey/

    The one-time release of Heaven Hill 27-Year-Old Barrel Proof Small Batch Bourbon, shipping late fall 2018, will be available in limited markets for a suggested retail price of $399.

    I lived in louisville and at a local tavern they had a bottle of that in the box still unopened. It was some outrageous price for a glass and I wasn't drunk enough to buy some marked up leftover bourbon that wasn't bad enough to throw up

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    They make a bunch of different bourbons aged for different lengths. Skipping a year of production could let them turn more of whats already in the warehouse in to the more expensive versions.

    Jim Beam with the white label won't be any different.

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