Suntory, best known for distilling Japan’s first and probably best known whiskey, plans to buy Beam Brands.

BEAM & Suntory: Not a Foreign Concept – The Bourbon Review

A Bold Move by Suntory – The Times

My Old Osaka Home: Suntory of Japan to Buy Maker of Jim Beam – The Times

Soon To Be Big In Japan, Jim Beam’s Roots To Stay In Kentucky – NPR

I’ll skip the outcry, because most spirits are owned by multinational conglomerates now. I feel differently about beer though, oddly enough.

Any how, if we get some Bill Murray bourbon ads, it is probably worth it:

By the way, here is the breakdown of which multinational corporations own which whiskeys

Know who owns the whisk(e)y in your glass? http://t.co/vCETqIV7w0 pic.twitter.com/SasGQYOpwX Also whiskey before Noon? Pull it together.

— Marketplace (@MarketplaceAPM) January 16, 2014

h/t @ryansholin for the graphic.