Master distiller / blender
Colonel James B. Beam
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Colonel James B. Beam was a master distiller and blender. He founded the James B. Beam Distilling Co. at the Clermont Distillery in Clermont, serving as master distiller to 1947. Earlier in his career, he operated the Old Tub Distillery in Nelson County.
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Which distilleries did Colonel James B. Beam lead?
He served as master distiller and operator at the Old Tub Distillery in Nelson County, and later founded and served as master distiller at the James B. Beam Distilling Co. Clermont Distillery in Clermont.
When did Colonel James B. Beam work at the Clermont Distillery?
He was the master distiller and founder at the Clermont Distillery to 1947.
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