An electrical station is covered with black whiskey fungus, on a property that borders a Jack Daniels barrelhouse complex, partially seen in the background, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Mulberry, Tenn.A destructive and unsightly black fungus which feeds on ethanol emitted by whiskey barrels has been found growing on property near the barrelhouses. A tree with branches covered in substance grows at The Manor at ShaeJo, a historic mansion turned event space that borders a Jack Daniels barrelhouse complex, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Mulberry, Tenn.A destructive and unsightly black fungus which feeds on ethanol emitted by whiskey barrels has been found growing on property near the distillery’s barrelhouses. Visitors walk to the Jack Daniels Distillery visitor center Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Lynchburg, Tenn.A water hydrant covered in black substance, stands at the entry to a Jack Daniels barrelhouse complex, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Mulberry, Tenn.Pam Butler shows a reporter what she says is a black fungus that is growing on the trailer behind her house, during an interview on her property that borders a massive Jack Daniels barrelhouse complex, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Mulberry, Tenn.Pam Butler stands in front of a pile of dead limbs covered in black substance, as she walks her property that borders a massive Jack Daniels barrelhouse complex, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Mulberry, Tenn.People look out over a Jack Daniels barrelhouse complex, as they stand on a landowners property that borders the facility Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Mulberry, Tenn.“We’ve been their biggest advocates and they threw us under the bus,” said Jerry Summers, a former executive with Jim Beam and the judge-executive for Bullitt County, essentially the county mayor. Complaints include a destructive black “whiskey fungus,” the loss of prime farmland, and liquor-themed tourist developments that are more Disneyland than distillery tour.
Neighbors in both states have been fighting industry expansion, even suing distillers. Local officials who donated land and spent millions on infrastructure to help bourbon makers now say those investments may never be recouped. In Kentucky, where 95% of the world’s bourbon is manufactured, counties are revolting after the legislature voted to phase out a barrel tax they have depended on to fund schools, roads, and utilities.
Now, the growing popularity of the industry around the world is fueling conflicts at home. The distilleries where the liquor is manufactured and barrelhouses, where it is aged, have complemented the rural character of their neighborhoods while providing jobs and the pride of a successful homegrown industry. (AP) - For decades, the whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have been beloved in their communities.
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