Beam's Eight Star is a

blended whiskey A blended whiskey (or blended whisky) is the product of blending different types of whiskeys and sometimes also neutral spirits, colorings, and flavorings. It is generally the product of mixing one or more higher-quality straight or single malt ...

produced in

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and

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Suntory Global Spirits Suntory Global Spirits Inc., formerly known as Beam Suntory, Inc., is an American beverage company that is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings, a Japanese multinational beverage conglomerate. The company produces alcoholic beverages. It is the th ...

. Beam's Eight Star is an 80-proof (40%

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) mixture of 75% grain neutral spirits and 25%

straight whiskey Straight whiskey (or straight whisky), as defined in United States law, is whiskey that is distilled from a fermented (malted or unmalted) cereal grain mash to a concentration not exceeding 80% alcohol by volume (abv) and aged in new charred ...

. It is inexpensive due to its high proportion of

neutral spirits Rectified spirit, also known as neutral spirits, rectified alcohol or ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, is highly concentrated ethanol that has been purified by means of repeated distillation in a process called rectification. In some countr ...

. Neutral grain spirits do not have to be aged like straight whiskey and can be mass-produced at a much faster rate. The manufacturer is identified on the label as "The Clear Spring Distilling Company".

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External links

Jim Beam
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