Clearmont springs distillery co

[Albo]

Hi I was wondering if the forum members could help I recently purchased a cask of whisky from Arran distillery which is being matured in a clermont springs distillery co "bourbon whiskey" cask.

A Google search shows distilleries in clermont but none by that name.

Can anyone help me identify the distillery with an address or website and recomend a good bourbon produced at the distillery.

Many thanks Albo

[BigRich]

I think that's Beam. Guys, my memory fails me at the moment but isn't that also what's listed on the Kirkland Signature bourbon at Costco?

[squire]

Yes, that's Beam.

[shoshani]

A Google search shows distilleries in clermont but none by that name.

As previously mentioned, this is the Jim Beam Distilling Co, whose major facility is in Clermont, Kentucky. But if you live in or within reach of Scotland (which I'm guessing since you picked up a cask from Arran), we in the US have a practice of one distillery operating under many different business names. Some reflect the particular brand being bottled on the label, others are used to obfuscate the origin. This would probably be the latter case, since any American whiskey student would instantly recognise "Clermont" as "Beam", but this would not necessarily be the case for consumers overseas.

Their "house style" bourbon is Jim Beam, which is probably readily available in 70 cl bottles as it has an international standing.

[Albo]

Thanks for taking the time to reply, I do indeed live in Scotland. Part of my confusion was that there were also barrels with beam on them so I (wrongly) assumed this was from somewhere different.

The cask was 2010 making the bourbon 4-5 years old is this the standard age for Jim Beam or is it a mix of young and old?

[squire]

Albo 4-5 the standard years range for Jim Beam White label which is their principal Bourbon product. They may blend in some older product from time to time but there's no reason to expect the average age is much older than that.

[LCWoody]

Albo, you said you "purchased a cask", have you reserved it yet (has it been bottled) or is it still aging?

[Albo]

Thanks again squire much appreciated.

LCWoody I purchased it last year with another 9 years maturing still to go. I have a sample at home it is surprisingly drinkable, a bit spirity but very sweet. A long way to go though but amazed at the colour it has taken on already.

[cowdery]

It's 'Clermont,' not 'Clearmont,' but it is Jim Beam. I know they used to label their barrels that way, instead of Jim Beam, since that whiskey goes into other brands. Not sure if that's still the practice there.

[amg]

If you'd like to try one of Beam's better bourbons, I'd recommend Knob Creek, Booker's, or Baker's.