JIM BEAM
Location : | Clearmont and Boston |
Region : | Kentucky |
Country : | America – USA |
Type : | Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey |
Distillery : | James B. Beam Distilling Co., Clermont, KY. |
Founded : | 1795 and Established 1794 |
Owner : | Whyte and Mackay now owned by American Brands, whose other interests include Jim Beam. |
Producer : | JIM BEAM BRANDS CO. 510 Lake Cook Road Deerfield, Illinois 60015 (847) 948-8888 |
Water : | ? |
Remark : | Here's a rip from the official Jim Beam site : (Please respect the copyright.) In 1795 Jacob Beam, the great-grandfather of the legendary Jim Beam, sold his very first barrel of bourbon in Washington County, located in the heart of Kentucky. If you ever get down to Bardstown, Kentucky you can visit the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, with a collection spanning 225 years dating from pre-Colonial days to post-Prohibition years, including what is believed to be the very first whiskey still. In 1820 Jacob's son, David Beam takes over the reigns of the Beam family distillery. David M. Beam, father of Jim, was one of the great bourbon distillers of all time. He handed down distilling secrets and wisdom that after two-hundred years are still in the mix, helping to make Jim Beam Brands one of the greatest, and most continuous family businesses in the history of the country. In 1853 David M. Beam, son of David, takes over the Beam family distillery and moves it to Nelson County, KY. In 1880, James B. Beam began working at his father's distillery, learning the family bourbon making secrets as the fourth generation of Beams to carry on the family tradition. For 67 years, Jim Beam remained in control of his family fortune. This included surviving the 14-year span of Prohibition, during which Colonel Beam ventured into fruit farming, rock quarries and coal mining. Within four months after the end of Prohibition in 1933, he was back doing what he knew and loved best — making bourbon. Near the age of 70, Jim Beam relocated and constructed an entirely new, bigger distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, near his Bardstown home. In 1894 Jim Beam takes over the family distillery. James Beauregard Beam was only 30 years old when he took over the family distillery, a year before its one-hundredth anniversary in 1895 In 1895 Jim Beam Bourbon celebrates Centennial Celebration. In 1933 With the repeal of prohibition, the James Beam Distilling Co. of Clermont, Kentucky, was incorporated on August 14, 1933. In 1946 T. Jeremiah Beam, Jim Beam's son, was listed as President and Treasurer of the James Beam Distilling Co. The legendary Jim Beam, the fourth generation of Beams to carry on the family bourbon-making tradition established in 1795 by Jacob Beam, gathers with his family in 1910 outside his historic home in Bardstown, KY, including his son T. Jeremiah Beam, his daughter, Margaret Beam, and his father David Beam. In 1951 F. Booker Noe Jr., currently Master Distiller Emeritus of Jim Beam Bourbon, begins working in the family distillery at the age of 21. Booker Noe's mother was a Beam, and his grandfather was Jim Beam, but even though Beam isn't his last name, Jim Beam® Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is still his favorite of all. Booker is also a Master Distiller Emeritus, and has created his very own bourbon, Booker's. It's a true connoisseur's sipping bourbon, and together with Booker's other "small batch" bourbons, it's got its very own website. In 1964 U.S. Congress declares bourbon "America's Native Spirit". In 1964, Congress passed a resolution designating "Bourbon whiskey as a distinctive product of the United States." Since that time, by law, no whiskey can be called Bourbon unless it is made within the United States, according to the Bourbon formula. Why All Bourbon is Not a Whiskey, and All Whiskey is Not a Bourbon: In order for a spirit to be called a straight bourbon whiskey, it must be made from a fermented mash of no less than 51% corn and aged for at least two years (Jim Beam is aged a minimum of four years) in a new charred oak barrel. Once these basic requirements have been met, variations can be made to create distinctive flavors and aromas. In 1995 Jim Beam Bourbon® celebrates 200 years of American history and family tradition. Here's some more from MaltAdvocate : Another rip (Sorry forgot the source) : The Laphroaig is matured at the distillery in American bourbon casks. In the warehouse, the Kentucky origins are sometimes evident on the cask ends, which bear stencils of Jim Beam and Jack Daniels. The proprietary bottlings of Laphroaig are at ten and fifteen years old, all from bourbon casks. From the Whisky pilot by Uniqum Systems : |
JIM BEAM BOTTLINGS
Jim Beam | |
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Age : | ? years old. |
Vol : | 40% |
Price : | ? |
Remark : | Kentuckey Straight Bourbon Whiskey |
Other bottlings:
From The whisky store :
Jim Beam – Kentucky straight bourbon – Beam's Choice, Green Label – 5 40% 39,50 DM
Jim Beam – Kentucky straight bourbon – Black Label – 8 40% 43,50 DM
Jim Beam – Kentucky straight bourbon – Black Label, 1 Liter – 8 40% 55,50 DM
Jim Beam – Kentucky Rye Whiskey – Yellow Label – 6 40% 38,50
From The Whisky Shop :
Jim Beam £18.00
Jim Beam – Kentucky straight bourbon – White Label
Beam's Choice
Jim Beam 7 years old
Jim Beam – Gold Label (100Proof / 50%vol.)
Also distilled by Beam :
Old Crow
Old Taylor's Old Grand-Dad (4 Years old)
Small batch :
Small batch – Bookers ( 126 Proof / 63%Vol.) Small batch – Baker's
Knob Creek ( 9 years old )
Basil Heydens
LINKS………. | to official Jim Beam or related web pages. |
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Jim Beam James B. Beam Distilling Co., Clermont, KY. |
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Smallbatch – Independent bottler of Bourbon (!) |
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