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Portion of Kentucky bourbon warehouse collapses
http://business.financialpost.com ^ | 6/22/18 | Bruce Schreiner

Posted on 06/23/2018 11:42:34 AM PDT by BBell

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Thousands of whiskey barrels crashed into a massive heap Friday when a large section of a decades-old storage warehouse collapsed at a distillery in the heart of Kentucky bourbon country.

The damaged warehouse at the Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown held about 18,000 barrels, and it appeared that up to half the barrels inside were affected, the distillery’s owner said.

“We are assessing how many of the impacted barrels can be recovered,” said Amy Preske, a spokeswoman for Sazerac, a Louisiana-based spirits company. “A mix of various distilled products at various ages were stored in that warehouse.”

No cause had been determined for the late-morning collapse, but no one was injured, Preske said.

It could be days or weeks before the company fully assesses damage to the warehouse, built in the 1940s, she said.

“At this time, we do not know which Barton 1792 brands or customers will be impacted,” she said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; alcohol; bourbon; collapses; distillery; kentucky; kentuckybourbon; warehouse
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To: deport

They need a candlelight vigil.

On second thought, bad idea!


21 posted on 06/23/2018 2:10:57 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: BBell

Something must be wrong with my monitor, it’s getting all blurry ...


22 posted on 06/23/2018 3:58:36 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Russians couldnt have done a better job destroying sacred American institutions than Democrats have)
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To: deport

Oh my, no wonder it collapsed.


23 posted on 06/23/2018 4:02:27 PM PDT by BBell (not drinking, just a smart a$$)
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To: BBell

24 posted on 06/23/2018 4:06:06 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: Simon Green

Thank you!


25 posted on 06/23/2018 4:20:23 PM PDT by JennysCool
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