Jim Beam factory fire in US could cost nearly $300m in lost bourbon
Jim Beam operates 126 warehouses in Kentucky that hold about 3.3-million barrels, meaning the loss represents about 1.4% of its product in the state
03 July 2019 - 16:37
New York — A fire at a Jim Beam bourbon facility in Kentucky, US destroyed about 45,000 barrels, potentially causing hundreds of millions of dollars of lost spirits.
The spirits that went up in flames were “relatively young whiskey”, a spokesperson for parent company Beam Suntory said in an e-mail. “Given the age of the lost whiskey, this fire will not impact the availability of Jim Beam for consumers.”..
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