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Seven generations of the Beam family in whiskey production since 1795
- When
- from 1795
- Where
- Kentucky (brand's production state)
- Part of
- Founding of Jim Beam
From 1795 onward, seven generations of the Beam family have produced whiskey for the company behind the brand, interrupted by Prohibition.
The source states that since 1795, seven generations of the Beam family have been involved in whiskey production for the company that produces the Jim Beam brand, with the continuity interrupted by Prohibition. This frames the 1795 first sales as the starting point of an unbroken family line, later anchored at a rebuilt distillery in Clermont, Kentucky in 1933–1934.
Sources
- Jim Beam Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-08
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