Bad news in Kentucky

03 July 2019, 09:52 AM

45,000 barrels at risk...

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Multiple crews are on the scene of a major fire at a bourbon warehouse facility.

Woodford County Emergency Management Director Drew Chandler tells WKYT two barrel warehouses at a Jim Beam aging facility caught fire around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The facility is on McCracken Pike, near the Franklin County line.

Chandler says one warehouse initially caught fire with flames spreading to the second structure.

Crews were able to put out the flames in the second warehouse. Flames were still visible in the first warehouse five hours after the fire started.

Chandler says approximately 45,000 barrels of bourbon were in the warehouse that was still burning. He speculated crews could be on scene until late Wednesday night.

https://www.wkyt.com/content/n...-fire-512156632.html

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03 July 2019, 11:57 AM

markj

While I appreciate a good bourbon on occasion, Jim Beam is not the brand that springs to mind when I select one.

The insurance company is probably cringing right now.

03 July 2019, 12:07 PM

wtg

I think they also produce Knob Creek, which is not bad; I use it in mint juleps.

My go-to is one that Mik recommended, which is Evan Williams' Single Barrel. Not outrageously expensive.

03 July 2019, 03:30 PM

pianojuggler

In my wasted youth, I could tell a Tennessee from a Kentucky from across the room, blindfolded.

The last couple of bottles of bourbon I've bought were Gentleman Jack.

But Jim Beam? Meh.

Now, if we were talking about Scotch, I'd be headed over to help man the hoses.

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