Jim Beam
by Darren Fisher
Title
Jim Beam
Artist
Darren Fisher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
An old barn restored by the Jim Beam distillery in Kentucky. It was a late evening during Autumn when I captured this image. I could not pass up the warm lighting the beautiful blue sky and clouds. I have added effects along with a texture to enhance the image and to give it the look of a painting. This would be a great gift for any bourbon lovers on your list.
During the late 18th century, members of the Boehm family, who eventually changed the spelling of their surname to "Beam", emigrated from Germany and settled in Kentucky.[3]
Johannes "Reginald" Beam (1770�1834) was a farmer that began producing whiskey in the style that became known as bourbon. 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.[citation needed]
David Beam (1802�1854) took on his father's responsibilities in 1820 at the age of 18, expanding distribution of the family's bourbon during a time of industrial revolution. David M. Beam (1833�1913) in 1854 moved the distillery to Nelson County to capitalize on the growing network of railroad lines connecting states. James Beauregard Beam (1864�1947) managed the family business before and after Prohibition, rebuilding the distillery in 1933 in Clermont, Kentucky, near his Bardstown home. James B. Beam Distilling Company was founded in 1935 by Harry L. Homel, Oliver Jacobson, H. Blum and Jerimiah Beam. From this point forward, the bourbon would be called "Jim Beam Bourbon" after James Beauregard Beam, and some of the bottle labels bear the statement, "None Genuine Without My Signature" with the signature James B. Beam.[citation needed] T. Jeremiah Beam (1899�1977) started working at the Clear Springs distillery in 1913, later becoming the master distiller and overseeing operations at the new Clermont facility. Jeremiah Beam eventually gained full ownership and opened a second distillery near Boston, Kentucky, in 1954. Jeremiah later teamed up with chil
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November 27th, 2013
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