Jim Beam
Jim Beam is a whiskey brand of the Beam Suntory group. The bourbon whiskey Jim Beam White Label is known worldwide .
history
This type of whiskey has been made at the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont , Kentucky since 1795 . The founder of the distillery was Johannes Jakob Böhm , born on February 9, 1760, of German descent , who later renamed himself Jacob Beam . The whiskey he produced was known as bourbon , most likely named after Bourbon County in Kentucky. The drink was initially sold under the name Old Jake Beam from the Old Tub distillery .
Jacob's son David (1802-1854) and his grandson David M. Beam (1833-1913) expanded and moved the headquarters to the newly built railroad to Nelson County . The founder's great-grandson, Colonel James B. Beam (1864-1947), rebuilt the company after Prohibition in 1933 in Clermont, Kentucky, near his hometown of Bardstown . Other company directors were T. Jeremiah Beam (1899–1977) and his son James B. Beam Booker Noe (1929–2004).
Booker Noe's son, Fred Noe (* 1957), continues the family tradition and now runs the company.
At the beginning of 2014, Jim Beam was taken over by the Japanese spirits group Suntory , which is the largest whiskey manufacturer in Japan with brands such as Yamazaki , Hakushu, Hibiki and Kakubin, for around twelve billion euros.
sorts
In the distillation process, Jim Beam essentially produces two types of Bourbon - Jim Beam and (the brand that has existed since 1882) Old Grand Dad - and a rye whiskey . These are differentiated after storage by different blending of differently matured barrels, different storage times and the decision whether it is more of a single barrel or small batch or a mixture of many different barrels. Whiskey liqueurs get their additives after storage. Whiskeys based on the Old Grand Dad formula are mostly only available in the USA, while the high-priced whiskeys available in Europe come from specially selected Jim Beam barrels that have been stored for a particularly long time.
Jim Beam needs 500,000 barrels annually and produces 30 gallons of high wine each in two distillation columns per minute. The White Label is mixed from 1000 barrels, small batch varieties like Knob Creek from approx. 100 barrels. Jim Beam doesn't rotate kegs or change storage position. The distillery holds approximately 30% of all whiskey casks in Kentucky. The empty barrels still contain about three gallons of Bourbon and go wet to the Jameson Distillery in Ireland. (Information from Distillentour December 2017)
| variety | storage time | Vol% | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Beam Jacob's Ghost White Whiskey | 1 year | 40 vol% | White dog |
| Jim Beam White Label | 4 years | 40 vol% | The original |
| Jim Beam Green Label | 5 years | 40 vol% | "Jim Beam Choice", filtered through charcoal |
| Jim Beam Double Oak Label (formerly Black Label) | 6 years | 43 vol% | "Jim Beam Black" |
| Jim Beam Rye Label (formerly Yellow Label) | 4 years | 40 vol% | "Jim Beam Rye", original Kentucky Rye Whiskey |
| Jim Beam Devil's Cut | 6 years | 45 vol% | mixed with Jim Beam extracted from the wood of the oak barrels |
| Jim Beam Signature Craft | 12 years | 43 vol% | Super Premium Small Batch Bourbon |
| Jim Beam Signature Craft Quarter Cask | 5-6 years | 43 vol% | Blended Bourbon Whiskey |
| Jim Beam single barrel | 4–7 years | 47.5% by volume | Bourbon whiskey from selected barrels |
| Jim Beam Distiller's Masterpiece | about 12 years | 50% by volume | Ten years in oak barrels and finish in PX sherry barrels |
| Flavored Whiskey and RTD | |||
| Jim Beam red STAG | - | 40 vol% | Jim Beam White Label Whiskey with a black cherry aroma |
| Jim Beam Honey | - | 35 vol% | Jim Beam with added honey |
| Jim Beam Maple | - | 35 vol% | Jim Beam with maple syrup |
| Jim Beam Apple | - | 35 vol% | Jim Beam White Label with apple flavor |
| Jim Beam reds STAG Spiced | - | 40 vol% | Jim Beam White Label Whiskey with a hint of cinnamon and spices |
| Jim Beam red STAG Hardcore Cider | - | 40 vol% | Jim Beam White Label Whiskey with the taste of apple cider |
| Jim Beam Kentucky Fire | - | 35 vol% | Enriched with cinnamon liqueur |
| Other bourbon whiskeys listed under "Jim Beam" | |||
| Baker's | 7 years | 53.5% by volume | - |
| Basil Hayden's | 8 years | 40 vol% | - |
| Bourbon De Luxe | 4 years | 40 vol% | - |
| Jakob's Well | 7 years | 42 vol% | - |
| Booker's | approx. 7.6 years | 63 vol% | - |
| Knob Creek | 9 years | 50% by volume | - |
| Knob Creek Rye | 9 years | 50% by volume | - |
| Knob Creek Single Barrel | 9 years | approx. 60% by volume | - |
| Old Crow | Whiskey brand from the early 19th century. With Jim Beam since the 1980s. |
Jim Beam White Label
Jim Beam Black Label
Jim Beam Green Label
Mixed drink Jim Beam with cola
Jim Beam Signature Craft 12 years
Awards
- Gold medal at the International Spirits Competition 2004 (ISW)
literature
- F. Paul Pacult: American Still Life. The Jim Beam Story and the Making of the World's # 1 Bourbon . Wiley, Hoboken NJ 2003, ISBN 0-471-44407-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ query.nytimes.com
- ↑ Japanese buy Jim Beam for 16 billion dollars In: Die Welt. January 13, 2014.
- ↑ Japan's Suntory to buy US spirits maker Beam for $ 13.6 billion cash. Reuters, January 14, 2014, accessed: March 18, 2014.
- ^ Gilbert Delos: Les Whiskeys du Monde. Translation from French: Karin-Jutta Hofmann: Whiskey from all over the world. Karl Müller, Erlangen 1998, ISBN 3-86070-442-7 , p. 141.
- ↑ CK Cowdery: Bourbon, Straight - The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey. Made and Bottled in Kentucky. Chicago, Illinois 2004, ISBN 0-9758703-0-0 , p. 67.
- ↑ Jim Beam Signature Craft 12 Years in Review , In: Eye for Spirits . (Online magazine for drinking pleasure), May 1, 2015, accessed on November 14, 2015.
Coordinates: 37 ° 55 ′ 49.98 " N , 85 ° 39 ′ 11.45" W.