Fire destroys Jim Beam warehouse, sending bourbon flowing into river https://t.co/vpzPJHZ1cI
— The Sydney Morning Herald (@smh) July 3, 2019
Two Jim Beam warehouses in Woodford County, Kentucky, burned to the ground on Wednesday. The fire started late Tuesday night, possibly by a lightning strike, but no official cause has been determined. The warehouses contained 45,000 wooden barrels of bourbon, enough to fill over six million bottles. The fire was so hot that the windows and siding of nearby houses melted. Some the bourbon was ignited, while much of it spilled into the Kentucky River.
[Parent company] Beam Suntory said the warehouse held 45,000 barrels of “relatively young whiskey from the Jim Beam mash bill.”
“We have a comprehensive warehouse safety program that includes regular inspections and rigorous protocols to promote safety and the security of our aging inventory,” the Beam Suntory statement said. “Given the age of the lost whiskey, this fire will not impact the availability of Jim Beam for our customers.”
Surprisingly, there were no injuries reported. However, folks around the world mourned the lost of the bourbon.
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Jim Beam is now seeping into the Kentucky River as a result of the bourbon warehouse fire which means that if you go fishing right now there’s a good chance you’ll catch a whiskey-drunk trout in a tank top yelling at his wife that he’ll come home when he damn well pleases.
— Samantha Ruddy (@samlymatters) July 3, 2019
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Source: neatorama