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Difference Between
Bourbon and Whiskey
All Bourbon is whiskey but not all whiskey is bourbon
ウイスキー（英語表記には「whiskey」と「whisky」があります）にはさまざまな種類があります。スコッチウイスキー、アイリッシュウイスキー、テネシーウイスキー、バーボンウイスキー、そしてもちろん、ケンタッキーストレートバーボンウイスキー。
Jim Beamでは、最後に登場した2種類に強いこだわりがあります。
ここではバーボンの何が他と違うのかをお伝えしましょう。
It all comes down to a pretty
high set of standards set by
the government. They decide
what’s what.
以下の条件をすべて満たして初めてバーボンと名乗ることができます。Jim Beamは単に条件を満たしているだけでなく、世界で最も人気のあるバーボンなのです。
・アメリカ合衆国製（ケンタッキー州でなくともよい）
・トウモロコシ51%を使用した発酵マッシュから作られた製品
・160プルーフ以下で蒸留
・チャー加工された新しいオーク樽で、125プルーフ以下で保管
・最低2年間熟成
・添加物なし
This Is What Makes It Bourbon
Why corn matters
When European settlers arrived in America, they brought their grains with them. Barley had its place. Rye had its place. But in Kentucky, in the late 1700s, corn grew abundantly and reliably. For early Kentucky distillers, including the Beams, corn was not just available. It made something different.
The flavor difference: Bourbon vs Whiskey
One of the clearest taste differences between bourbon and whiskey from other traditions comes from the barrel. Bourbon must age in virgin American oak barrels, where the wood helps shape the color, smoothness and flavor that make bourbon so easy to enjoy.
It helps give bourbon its deeper color and its smooth, mellow flavor, with notes of vanilla, caramel and oak. That flavor is not added. It comes from the grain, the wood, and the time they spend together.
The proof rules help protect that character, too. Bourbon is distilled at no more than 160 proof (80% ABV), entered into the barrel at no more than 125 proof (62.5% ABV), and bottled at no less than 80 proof (40% ABV). By the time it reaches the bottle, only water can be added to bring it to proof. Nothing else.
And when we’re done with those barrels, other whiskeys, wines and beers have been known to use them, hoping to pick up some of that bourbon character left in the wood.
We take that as a compliment.
Four Years in Oak. No Additives.
The law says two years for Straight Bourbon. We’ve always treated that as a starting point, not a finish line. Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is aged for a minimum of four years because those extra seasons matter.
Kentucky’s climate does a lot of work. Warm summers push the bourbon into the wood. Cooler winters draw it back out. Season after season, that movement helps build color, smoothness and flavor. It is not about making bourbon sound more complicated than it is. It is about letting oak and time do what they do best.
And when the bourbon comes out of the barrel, nothing goes in except water to bring it to proof. No added flavoring. No added coloring. No neutral spirits.
Four years in fresh American oak gives Jim Beam its character. We’ve never felt the need to dress it up.
Common bourbon myths worth busting
Bourbon has rules. A lot of them. And honestly, we don’t mind — we’ve been following them longer than most people have been asking about them. But over the years, a few myths have stuck around that blur what bourbon actually is.
So let’s clear them up.
Kentucky has a monopoly on Bourbon
You’ve probably heard that bourbon must come from Kentucky. It sounds true, but it isn’t. Bourbon can legally be made anywhere in the United States of America.
That said, Kentucky has earned its place in bourbon history. The climate, the limestone-filtered water and the generations of craft passed down there all help shape the way bourbon matures and tastes. Those things are not legal requirements, but they do make a difference.
That is why Jim Beam makes its bourbon in Clermont, Kentucky. Not because Kentucky is the only place bourbon can be made, but because it is the place we know best. The map alone does not make a whiskey bourbon. What happens in the mash, the barrel and the bottle does.
Every Bourbon Spends Two Years in the Barrel
The law does not demand two years for every bourbon. That two-year mark applies to Straight Bourbon.
But time matters. It deepens the color, rounds out the flavor and brings those notes of vanilla, caramel and oak forward from the charred barrel. The law sets one standard. At Jim Beam, we give our bourbon more time.
Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is aged for a minimum of four years in newly charred American oak barrels. We do it because those extra seasons matter, and because the barrel has always been one of our best partners.
All Bourbon Goes Through the Same Filter
It doesn’t. Bourbon law doesn’t require one specific filtration method, so each maker has to decide how to handle that final step before bottling.
Some producers filter more heavily. Others keep it lighter. At Jim Beam, the goal is simple: keep the bourbon clear and consistent while protecting the flavor the barrel worked so hard to build.
That final touch matters. By the time bourbon reaches the bottle, the corn, oak, char and time have already done the heavy lifting. Our job is to protect the character the barrel worked so hard to build.
バーボンの心地よい甘さは、少なくとも
51%のトウモロコシを使用することで生
まれます。
Jim Beamの樽熟成手法は、色合いを深め、バニラとキャラメルのほのかな香りのある、なめらかでまろやかな風味をもたらします。使い終えた樽は、木に閉じ込められたバーボンの美味しさに「あやかりたい」他のウイスキー、ワイン、さらにはビールにも使用されることがあります。
アメリカの法律では、バーボンは少なくとも2年間熟成させなければならないとされています。しかし、季節間の極端な気温の変化など、他の要因もウイスキーの熟成に影響を与えるため、ケンタッキー州で熟成されたウイスキーは、スコットランドで熟成されたものよりもはるかに早く熟成します。Jim Beamは、バーボンを少なくとも4年間熟成させ、成熟度の高い、ひときわまろやかな味わいにしています。その一杯を味わうのに待つだけの価値は十分あります。
多くのウイスキーは香料やカラメル色素が加えられて製造されます。その場合、たとえバーボン製造における他のすべてのルールに従ったとしても、そのウイスキーを「バーボン」と呼ぶことはできません。なぜならば、バーボンに加えてよいのは（アルコール度数を下げるための）水だけだからです。
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Frequently Asked Questions About Bourbon vs Whiskey
Jim Beam is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey, meaning it meets all legal requirements for bourbon and is distilled and aged in Kentucky.
Jim Beam is aged for four years in American white oak, which is twice what the law requires for Straight Bourbon.
Jim Beam has a medium-bodied flavor with mellow notes of caramel and vanilla, balanced by oak, grain and a touch of spice. Smooth, approachable and easy to enjoy neat, on the rocks or in a cocktail.
Jim Beam is made with quality grains and pure limestone-filtered water, drawing on over 225 years of family tradition passed down through seven generations of the Beam family.
Beyond the original, Jim Beam offers a range of expressions including Jim Beam Black, Jim Beam Rye and a variety of bourbon flavors, along with other flavored and premium selections
Jim Beam Bourbon can be enjoyed on its own or mixed into cocktails such as a Sparkling Lemonade, Beam and Lemonade, Whiskey Sour, or an Old Fashioned.