In 1740, the Boehm family came to America to live the colonial dream; 48 years later, they moved to Kentucky and changed their name to ‘Beam’. Towards the end of the 18th century, German, Scottish and Irish settlers, who had brought their recipes from home with them, were already producing rye whisky in western Pennsylvania. However, when the US government offered incentives to settle in the West, many families moved to Kentucky. One of these farmers was Jacob Beam, who used his father’s whisky recipe to distil maize into a new, sweeter type of whisky, leading to the birth of bourbon.

Jim Beam Sunshine Blend is a milder and slightly smokier whisky than the original Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon, as it consists of half Jim Beam White and half Brown Rice Bourbon. Brown Rice Bourbon is made from a mash containing at least 51 per cent maize and barley, rather than rye.

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