Beam's Eight Star is a Blended whiskey

Blended whiskey

A blended whisky is the product of blending different types of whiskies and often also neutral and near-neutral spirits, coloring, and flavorings...

 produced in Clermont, Kentucky

Clermont, Kentucky

Clermont is a USGS-designated populated place in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States, south of Louisville.-History:The area was officially recognized by the USGS on September 20, 1979, during the rapid expansion of Shepherdsville due to the development of Interstate 65. A large portion of...

 and Frankfort, Kentucky

Frankfort, Kentucky

Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...

 by The Clear Spring Distilling Company a subsidiary of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, which is in turn owned by the holding company Fortune Brands

Fortune Brands

Fortune Brands was a holding company founded in 1969 as American Brands and later renamed in 1997 and split apart in 2011. The corporate headquarters was in Deerfield, Illinois in the United States. The company historically had a significant diversity of product offerings...

 (NYSE: FO), headquartered in the suburbs of Chicago, in Deerfield, IL.

Beam's Eight Star is an 80-proof (40% alcohol by volume

Alcohol by volume

Alcohol by volume is a standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage .The ABV standard is used worldwide....

) mixture of 75% grain neutral spirits and 25% straight whiskey. It is inexpensive due to its high proportion of neutral spirits and its low whiskey content. Neutral grain spirits do not have to be aged like whiskey and can be mass produced at a much faster rate.