After Christmas feeling.
Where does Santa stop for a quick bite along the way when he’s in the South?
On December 21, 2025, Jim Beam announced it will temporarily halt distillation at its flagship distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, for the entirety of the 2026 calendar year.
Only the main Clermont campus is pausing distillation. Operations will continue at the company’s smaller craft facilities, including the Booker Noe Distillery in Boston, KY, and the Fred B. Noe Craft Distillery in Clermont.
Bottling, warehousing, and tourism will not stop. The visitor center and restaurant remain open to the public.
As of December 2025, Jim Beam has not announced layoffs. The company is working with union leadership to reassign production employees to other roles within the company during the transition.
The company cited a need to invest in site enhancements.
Whiskey Glut: Kentucky currently has a record 16.1 million barrels of bourbon in storage—triple the amount from 15 years ago—amid a significant drop in consumer consumption.
Kentucky distillers are facing “crushing” taxes on aging inventory, paying an estimated $75 million in barrel taxes in 2025, a 27% increase from the previous year.
In 2025, Kevin McCallister’s famous grocery haul from the 1990 film Home Alone—originally costing $19.83—would now cost between $52.95 and roughly $72.28, depending on where he shops.
Kevin’s cart contained half a gallon of milk, half a gallon of Tropicana orange juice, a loaf of Wonder Bread, Stouffer’s turkey TV dinner, frozen macaroni and cheese, Tide liquid detergent, Snuggle dryer sheets, a 4-pack of Quilted Northern, Saran wrap, and a bag of plastic army men.
Have you ever wondered how far Joseph and Mary had to travel? If the current hypothesis among biblical scholars stands, it is a four-day journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Mary and Joseph would have had to travel approximately 90 miles in four days, averaging 2.5 miles per hour for roughly 8 hours a day.
Reclassifying marijuana is a huge win for medical freedom. It tears down pointless federal barriers and helps patients in pain. Let’s keep rolling back outdated laws and put liberty first.
This Christmas song is absolutely amazing!
