Jim Beam prices in Kenya

America prides itself on the well matured Jim Beam Bourbon whiskey. The drink is manufactured in Clermont, Kentucky, by the Beam Suntory. Jim beam prides itself as one of the oldest selling Bourbon whiskey brands; the distillery started production in 1755 and has managed to keep the distillery running for subsequent generations.

Jacob Beam a farmer, is attributed as the original producer of the whiskey in a fashion that later became more popularly recognized as bourbon. Mr. Jacob Bean made the whiskey out of corn and sold his first barrel in 1795. By then the brand was widely recognized as the Old Jake Sour Mash The fortuned of the Beam’s family grew as the master distillery was carefully taught to subsequent generations. The distillery blossomed in the industrial revolution, and the distillery repositioned to Nelson County in 1854 to take advantage of the railway network.

In the years preceding 1880, revelers would bring jugs to the distillery to indulge in the wine, but starting in 1880, the whiskey started bottling under the brand Old Tub.

Ownership

The whiskey was christened “JIM Beam” in 1943 to honor the efforts of James Beauregard Beam who is attributed to the rebuilding of the distillery back in Clermont, Kentucky in 1934. The Jim Beam brand later changed hands after purchase by the Fortune Brands Holding company, and most recently, the brand was purchased by Suntory Holdings in 2014.

Distillery Capacity

The Jim beam Distillery has a capacity of 1.9 million litres annually owing to a large barrel store and its 19 ferments with a capacity of 45000 gallons. The whiskey goes through a double distillation process, after which it is put in barrels for maturation, having attained a modest 67.5 ABV.

Jim Beam’s Products

Jim beam distillery has a great variety of products, but its flagship product is the Jim Beam bourbon whiskey, which is produced in variations of Apple, Honey, Red Stag, and devil’s Cut. The distillery also produces other bourbon whiskey brands like the Maker’s Mark, Old Grand-Dad, Knob Creek, Baker’s and Booker’s. It also produces a variety of brands or Rye Whiskey and Blended American whiskey.

Taste profile

The whiskey has a sweet, slightly woody character but overall very crisp bourbon. The White variations have light caramel and vanilla with a body of caramel and woody char and a clean, gentle snap finish

Availability in Kenya

Jim Beam is readily available at Dial a delivery; we deliver our online orders within 30 minutes of confirmation. The most budget Bourbon goes for Ksh. 2600/= while the Double oak, Black extra-aged, and Signature Craft fetch a cool Kes 11,000.

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