<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55e5bbe0bd86ef21008b73d6-1820-1365/bottles filling.jpg" alt="bottles filling" data-mce-source="Jim Beam" /><p class="source"><span>Jim Beam</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>Back in 1795, Jacob Beam sold the first barrel of <a href="http://www.jimbeam.com/en-us">Jim Beam</a> bourbon.</p><p>The corn-based recipe came from Beam's father, a German immigrant.</p><p>Save for Prohibition, the Jim Beam Stillhouse has been churning out quality bourbon ever since - the company says it sells seven million cases of bourbon globally per year.</p><p>Today its distillery offers tours of its impressive facilities.</p><p>In honor of National Bourbon Heritage Month, here's a look at the work behind the bourbon that ends up in your glass.</p>

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Here's how the world's top-selling Kentucky Straight Bourbon is made

Jim BeamBack in 1795, Jacob Beam sold the first barrel of Jim Beam bourbon.The corn-based recipe came from Beam's father, a German immigrant.Save for Prohibition, the Jim Beam Stillhouse has been churning out quality bourbon ever since - the company says it sells seven million cases of bourbon globally per year.Today its distillery offers tours of its impressive facilities.In honor of National Bourbon Heritage Month, here's a look at the work behind the bourbon that ends up in your glass.

Jim BeamBack in 1795, Jacob Beam sold the first barrel of Jim Beam bourbon. The cornbased recipe came from Beams father, a German immigrant.

Here's how the world's top-selling Kentucky Straight Bourbon is made

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