The fire burns at the Jim Beam bourbon warehouse in Woodford County, Kentucky. Photo: TNSCrews let a Jim Beam bourbon warehouse in Woodford County burn after it caught fire, ruining thousands of barrels that leaked bourbon into a nearby creek and the Kentucky River. Jim Beam said in a prepared statement that the fire will not affect product availability. "We operate 126 barrel warehouses in Kentucky that hold approximately 3.3 million barrels for our brands, and the warehouse that was destroyed contained 45,000 barrels of relatively young whiskey from the Jim Beam mash bill. Given the age of the lost whiskey, this fire will not impact the availability of Jim Beam for consumers."

Source: Otago Daily Times July 04, 2019 02:26 UTC