The production of Jim Beam whiskey at the main distillery will be suspended for a year

Traditional The production of Jim Beam bourbon whiskey will be suspended for the whole of next year at the whiskey maker’s main distillery in the state of Kentucky, USA.

The production plant will be closed for the company’s investments. With investments, the distillery can best adapt to consumer demand, the company told Britannia Yleisradion BBC:n along on Sunday.

Jim Beam is owned by Japanese beverage giant Suntory Global Spirits. It has more than a thousand employees in Kentucky. According to the company, operations at the second distillery in Kentucky will continue next year.

of the United States presidential Donald Trump’s trade policy has caused difficulties for American distillers, according to the BBC.

Counter-tariffs have been imposed on American whiskeys in various countries after Trump announced new US tariffs on imported goods in April.

Canada is a neighboring country with many provinces declared boycotts of American liquors Due to US tariffs and political aggressions.