Beam Suntory building new craft distillery in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The company behind Jim Beam bourbon is pouring tens of millions of dollars into a new Kentucky distillery to boost production of craft whiskeys.
Beam Suntory executives broke ground Thursday for the production facility at their flagship bourbon distilling operation in Clermont. It’s part of a $60 million investment that includes upgrading the “visitors’ experience” at Clermont as bourbon tourism grows.
The company seeks to build on the momentum