In 1740, the Boehm family came to America to live the colonial dream and 48 years later moved to Kentucky and changed their name to "Beam". By the end of the 18th century, German, Scottish and Irish settlers who had brought their recipes from home were already producing rye whiskey in Western Pennsylvania. However, when the US government offered incentives to relocate west, many families moved to Kentucky. One of these farmers was Jacobs Beam, who used his father's whiskey recipe to distil corn into a new, sweeter type of whiskey, leading to the birth of bourbon.

Jim Beam Sunshine Blend is a milder and slightly smokier whiskey than the original Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon, as it is half Jim Beam White and half Brown Rice Bourbon. Brown Rice Bourbon is made from a mash that contains at least 51% corn and barley instead of rye.

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