{"id":23057,"date":"2014-01-17T07:06:39","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T12:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=23057"},"modified":"2014-01-17T07:06:39","modified_gmt":"2014-01-17T12:06:39","slug":"suntory-is-trying-to-buy-jim-beam-brands-which-is-fine-if-we-get-bill-murray-bourbon-ads-out-of-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2014\/01\/suntory-is-trying-to-buy-jim-beam-brands-which-is-fine-if-we-get-bill-murray-bourbon-ads-out-of-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Suntory is trying to buy Jim Beam Brands which is fine if we get Bill Murray bourbon ads out of it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Suntory, best known for distilling Japan&#8217;s first and probably best known whiskey, plans to buy Beam Brands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gobourbon.com\/beam-and-suntory-not-a-foreign-concept\/\">BEAM &#038; Suntory: Not a Foreign Concept<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Bourbon Review<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dealbook.nytimes.com\/2014\/01\/13\/a-bold-move-by-suntory\/?_php=true&#038;_type=blogs&#038;_r=0\">A Bold Move by Suntory<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dealbook.nytimes.com\/2014\/01\/13\/suntory-of-japan-to-buy-maker-of-jim-beam-for-13-6-billion\/?hpw&#038;rref=business\">My Old Osaka Home: Suntory of Japan to Buy Maker of Jim Beam<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/thesalt\/2014\/01\/15\/262537454\/soon-to-be-big-in-japan-jim-beams-roots-to-stay-in-kentucky\">Soon To Be Big In Japan, Jim Beam&#8217;s Roots To Stay In Kentucky<\/a> &#8211; <em>NPR<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll skip the outcry, because most spirits are owned by multinational conglomerates now. I feel differently about beer though, oddly enough.<\/p>\n<p>Any how, if we get some Bill Murray bourbon ads, it is probably worth it:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FiQnH450hPM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4gjiQwh1p6M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By the way, here is the breakdown of which multinational corporations own which whiskeys<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Know who owns the whisk(e)y in your glass? <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/vCETqIV7w0\">http:\/\/t.co\/vCETqIV7w0<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/SasGQYOpwX\">pic.twitter.com\/SasGQYOpwX<\/a> Also whiskey before Noon? Pull it together.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marketplace  (@MarketplaceAPM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarketplaceAPM\/statuses\/423884767239483392\">January 16, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ryansholin\">@ryansholin<\/a> for the graphic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suntory, best known for distilling Japan&#8217;s first and probably best known whiskey, plans to buy Beam Brands. 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