Jim Beam fills 13 millionth barrel of bourbon

Source：Beam, Inc. Release Date：2014-04-24 221

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This milestone is proof that demand for bourbon continues to grow in worldwide markets

A FIRST in the bourbon industry, Jim Beam Bourbon fills its 13 millionth barrel since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. Filling and sealing the barrel was Fred Noe, Jim Beam's great-grandson and seventh generation master distiller, at the company's flagship distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. Freddie Noe, an eighth generation Beam who also works at the distillery was there for the celebration.

Fred Noe hammers the bung into the company's 13 millionth barrel, filled 23 April 2014, in the cistern room on the grounds of the company's flagship distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. His son, Freddie Noe hammered in the final seal before the barrel was sent to age in the distillery's rackhouse D. (PRNewsFoto/Beam Inc.)

“I guess, in this case, 13 is a lucky number," said Noe. "As a family, we're proud of this milestone. It speaks loudly and proudly to our longevity and history, and bolsters our position as the world's largest producer of bourbon. We've been making bourbon a long time and we've made a lot of it.”

Jim Beam’s historic milestone, achieved less than three years after the filling of the 12 millionth barrel, underscores bourbon's soaring popularity the world over. Domestic sales of bourbon have increased by 40% in the past five years and exports have topped the $1 billion mark.

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