Jim Beam temporarily closes a Kentucky bourbon distillery amid a tough time for the American distilled spirits industry

 Jim Beam temporarily closes a Kentucky bourbon distillery amid a tough time for the American distilled spirits industry

Distilled spirits have seen a major decline in exports to big markets like Canada, and domestic consumption isn’t making up for the shortfall.

Jim Beam will pause bourbon production at its Clermont, Kentucky, distillery for one year.Noam Galai/Getty Images for NYCWFF