FreddyC Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Looks like this could impact as many as 45,000 barrels. We had storms in Kentucky last night with some lightning, so I'd speculate that could be what started the fire. https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Barrel-warehouses-at-Kentucky-distillery-catch-fire-512156632.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Man. Hope everyone is safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCwhammie Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 11 minutes ago, Mako254 said: Man. Hope everyone is safe. This link says there are no injuries reported. Thankfully this happened at night. https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Massive-fire-at-Jim-Beam-bourbon-Warehouse-in-Kentucky-512158401.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwmac Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Still burning...? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jim-beam-fire-warehouse-versailles-kentucky-bourbon-whiskey-today-2019-07-03/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Fan Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Another sad day for bourbon drinkers. From one report I read the silver lining is that it was young stocks involved. Hopefully that is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Said to have been started by a lightening strike. Since God was throwing bolts, one wonders if this was the Devil's Cut warehouse 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis Reed Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal00768 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Is it time to clear the shelves of pre-fire Knob Creek and Bookers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFan Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Ah, it's only Jim Beam. So instead of 10 deep in the stores it'll be 8. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 BBC story said 45,00 barrels of bourbon destroyed. They have video too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosgar Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 What's hard for me to comprehend is that the 45,000 barrels lost in the fire represent only 1% of Beam's aging inventory 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 50% off sale on Jim Beam flavored charcoal in the gift shop, all summer long. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil T Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Vosgar said: What's hard for me to comprehend is that the 45,000 barrels lost in the fire represent only 1% of Beam's aging inventory But they also said they have 3,300,000 barrels aging. So the math doesn't add up. Either way, a shit ton of whiskey aging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 The past year has been bad for Rickhouses in KY. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 10 minutes ago, Phil T said: But they also said they have 3,300,000 barrels aging. So the math doesn't add up. Either way, a shit ton of whiskey aging. They have something like 112 total rickhouses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil T Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Just now, AndyD said: They have something like 112 total rickhouses. The article said 126. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil T Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 By comparison, the 2nd largest distillery, Heaven Hill, has 57 rickhouses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiserhog Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Maybe it is time to slow production and age our current stocks. It seems if distillers are producing and aging whiskey as fast as they can to meet this booming demand. It is bound to make for mistakes and mishaps. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 6 hours ago, PaulO said: BBC story said 45,00 barrels of bourbon destroyed. They have video too. I meant 45,000 barrels. I can't type if my son is in the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Phil T said: The article said 126. Right, not sure why you think the math doesn’t add up. Not all the houses have that capacity (plus or minus). I would say if they have 3-4 million barrels aging, that sounds reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I’m sure they take a lot of preventive measures but I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often. You’re storing a highly combustible product in a warehouse that’s constructed of wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I assume they're rounding - technically 45,000 barrels is 1.36% of 3.3 million (although I think most articles presented the 3.3 as an 'about' number). If ALL of those barrels were destined to be JB White (seems unlikely, as I thought they intentionally had a little of most brands in most warehouses to reduce impact to any label - but maybe JB White is an exception because of volume?), then it would have to be more than 1% of the stock of that label for sure. Maybe they'll do less flavored shit in a few years to balance it out. Although I'm right there with @HoustonNit - I can't believe this doesn't happen more often (while I've been surprised at how often lately there have been rickhouse collapses or partial collapses). I mean - how do you protect against lightning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 15 hours ago, DCFan said: Ah, it's only Jim Beam. So instead of 10 deep in the stores it'll be 8. ...Or, about 9 + a 375, + maybe about 4 or 5-50's deep. I know I for one am heading to my local to stock up on pre-fire Jim Beam White Label before the supply goes critically low: under 9-deep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 For some perspective, It took from March of 2016 to May of 2018 for Beam to go from 14,000,000 barrels filled since prohibition, to 15,000,000 barrels. In that 22 months, they were averaging ~45,000 barrels filled per month. So, this loss is about 1 months production. At 45,000 barrels per month, that’s 1,500 per day. >62 per hour. 1 per minute. 24/7/365. Staggering. Furthermore, I have just reach my brains total capacity for math functions for the entire month of July, and it’s only the 4th. Consequently, Mrssmokinjoe has just taken all of my credit cards, hid the checkbook, and put me on a weekly cash allowance until August... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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