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Jim Beam Zero Sugar Cola

ownerKotobuki Realty Co., Ltd. (Japan)
originUSA
manufacturedmultipleCountries

Jim Beam is an iconic American brand with deep roots in Kentucky, where it was founded by Johannes Jacob Boehm (later James B. Beam) in 1795. This specific product is a ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail blending the world famous Jim Beam Bourbon with a zero-sugar cola mixer, packaged in a convenient can format for global markets.

While the original bourbon is distilled in Clermont and Frankfort, Kentucky, the ready-to-drink canned variants are often produced in regional bottling facilities across the globe to serve local markets efficiently. This includes significant production operations in Australia, Germany, and North America.

The brand underwent a major ownership shift in 2014 when the Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings acquired Beam Inc. The resulting entity, Beam Suntory, is currently headquartered in New York City (having moved from Chicago) and operates as a subsidiary of the Osaka-based Suntory Holdings Limited. The brand remains a cornerstone of the global spirits industry, combining American distilling heritage with Japanese corporate investment and distribution expertise.

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