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If your name
is Jim Beam, then you are invited to a
party.
What's
a birthday party without a few friends?
In recognition of legendary bourbon
distiller Jim Beam's 150 birthday, Jim
Beam Bourbon is inviting anyone named
Jim Beam (who is of legal drinking age)
to join a once-in-a-lifetime birthday
party at the world's No. 1 bourbon's
historic distillery in Clermont,
Kentucky.
"If your name is Jim Beam, then you
better get down here," said Fred Noe,
Jim Beam's great-grandson and 7th
Generation Master Distiller. "We want to
meet you and we want to treat you to a
special day in honour of a special man."
Fittingly held during National Bourbon
Heritage Month and the annual Kentucky
Bourbon Festival, this milestone
birthday celebration will take place at
the Jim Beam American Stillhouse on
September 18, 2014 at 11a.m. EDT. Anyone
named James "Jim" Beam who makes the
journey to the Jim Beam American
Stillhouse in Clermont will be honored
guests and play a special role in the
day-long festivities.
According to Noe, the "Jim Beams" will
be treated to a VIP distillery tour,
including a private BBQ lunch and the
honour of helping to unveil a life-size
bronze statue of Jim Beam created to
commemorate his birthday.
"They're going to get VIP treatment,"
said Noe. "Because if they have the same
name as my great-granddad, they deserve
it."
Born in Bardstown, Kentucky in 1864,
Beam was the fourth generation family
distiller. His great-grandfather, Jacob
Beam, founded the family business in the
foothills of Kentucky in 1795. After
learning the business from his father,
David M., Jim Beam established Jim Beam
Bourbon as a national brand after
Prohibition. Jim Beam Bourbon is now the
world's number-one selling bourbon
whiskey.
Bourbon enthusiasts unable to make it to
Kentucky need not worry. They can still
raise a glass and share the Beam family
legacy on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/jimbeam or @JimBeam on
Twitter.
Fans must be 21 years old or older to
participate. For more information or to
RSVP to the event, bourbon enthusiasts
named James "Jim" Beam should email
BeamBirthday@jsha.com by Monday,
September 15, 2014. Space is limited and
restricted to a first-come basis. Guests
not bearing the namesake are also
invited to join in the birthday
celebration with complimentary cake and
ice cream served all day at the Jim Beam
American Stillhouse from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. EDT.
NOTE: The Jim Beam American Stillhouse is located along the Kentucky
Bourbon Trail at 526 Happy Hollow Road,
Clermont, KY. Guests are responsible for
all travel and expenses associated with
the event.
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