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1 History. 2 Distillers. 3 ... Jim Beam is an American brand of bourbon whiskey produced ... seven generations of the Beam family have been involved in whiskey ...
Jacob Beam sold his first barrels of corn whiskey around 1795. The whiskey was first called Old Jake Beam, and the distillery was known as Old Tub. David Beam (1802–1854) took his father’s responsibilities in 1820 at the age of 18, expanding distribution of the family’s bourbon during a time of industrial revolution.
Old Grand-Dad is a brand of bourbon whiskey distilled at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. The brand was created by Raymond B. Hayden and named after his grandfather Meredith Basil Hayden Sr., who was a well known distiller during his lifetime. A fanciful portrait of Hayden Sr. is depicted on the front of each bottle.
When the Beam brothers founded Limestone Branch in 2010, they wanted to create a space that made bourbon enthusiasts and newcomers feel at home.
Joe Beam remained as Master Distiller, along with his youngest son, Harry. Descendants of the Shapira brothers own and operate the company today. All of the Master Distillers at Heaven Hill since its founding have been members of the Beam family. The original Master Distiller was Joseph L. Beam, Jim Beam's first cousin.
Basil Hayden's is the lightest-bodied bourbon whiskey in the family of Jim Beam small batch bourbons produced by Suntory Global Spirits (a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan). It is 80 proof , in contrast with its three sibling brands of higher alcohol concentration ( Knob Creek , Booker's , and Baker's ).
Jim Beam Old Tub is an inexpensive and delicious bourbon, and a much better option than regular Jim Beam White Label. Whiskey of the Week: One of Jim Beam’s Oldest Whiskeys Is One of Its Best ...
By 1935, his family's business was formally established as the James B. Beam Distilling Company. Ten years later, the Chicago spirits merchant Harry Blum bought the company, and in 1968 sold it to American Brands, Inc. In 1987, the James B. Beam Distilling Company purchased National Distillers and renamed