Directly corroborates that mash bill is insufficient to explain product identity and that selection and placement can differentiate a shared production base.
Named 2014 distillery profile based partly on a brand-ambassador interview.
The Beam profile states that still proof, barrel-entry strength, warehouse location, and placement are central brand variables, then describes different proofs and floor strategies across portfolio expressions.
pp. 244–245 (PDF sheets 248–249)
The USA — Kentucky — Jim Beam
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Verified paraphrase from The World Atlas of Whisky, pp. 244–245 (PDF sheets 248–249).
Evidence
The Beam profile states that still proof, barrel-entry strength, warehouse location, and placement are central brand variables, then describes different proofs and floor strategies across portfolio expressions.
Context
Named 2014 distillery profile based partly on a brand-ambassador interview.
Annotation
Directly corroborates that mash bill is insufficient to explain product identity and that selection and placement can differentiate a shared production base.