The Jim Beam seal is painted on the two-story visitor’s center and gift shop at their distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. This bourbon lovers’ attraction is called the Jim Beam American Stillhouse. It was fun to see where two of my best friends, Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark, were born and raised. This is one of eight distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. The brand was owned by Fortune Brands, Inc. In January, 2014, Japan’s Suntory Holding Company announced plans to acquire it for $13.6 billion.