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  <import namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/numeric" schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/numeric-2009-12-16.xsd" />
  <import namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/non-numeric" schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/nonNumeric-2009-12-16.xsd" />
  <import namespace="http://fasb.org/us-roles/2011-01-31" schemaLocation="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-roles-2011-01-31.xsd" />
  <import namespace="http://xbrl.sec.gov/invest/2011-01-31" schemaLocation="http://xbrl.sec.gov/invest/2011/invest-2011-01-31.xsd" />
  <import namespace="http://fasb.org/us-gaap/2011-01-31" schemaLocation="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2011/elts/us-gaap-2011-01-31.xsd" />
  <element id="beam_DocumentEntityInformationAbstract" name="DocumentEntityInformationAbstract" nillable="true" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_HomeAndSecurityMember" name="HomeAndSecurityMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_SpiritsMember" name="SpiritsMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_PensionBenefitsMember" name="PensionBenefitsMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_PostretirementBenefitsMember" name="PostretirementBenefitsMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_OtherCurrentAssetsMember" name="OtherCurrentAssetsMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_OtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember" name="OtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_AssetWriteDownRestructuringMember" name="AssetWriteDownRestructuringMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_OtherRestructuringMember" name="OtherRestructuringMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_RestructuringChargesAsga" name="RestructuringChargesAsga" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_RestructuringChargesCostOfProducts" name="RestructuringChargesCostOfProducts" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_IncomeTaxContingencyMaximum" name="IncomeTaxContingencyMaximum" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <element id="beam_CorporateExpensesMember" name="CorporateExpensesMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_CommittedRevolvingCreditAgreementToBeUsedForGeneralCorporatePurpose" name="CommittedRevolvingCreditAgreementToBeUsedForGeneralCorporatePurpose" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <element id="beam_NumberOfYearsOfRevolvingCreditAgreement" name="NumberOfYearsOfRevolvingCreditAgreement" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <element id="beam_PercentGuaranteeOfCreditFacility" name="PercentGuaranteeOfCreditFacility" nillable="true" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_TerminationDateOfLeaseGuarantee" name="TerminationDateOfLeaseGuarantee" nillable="true" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_PercentJointVentureShare" name="PercentJointVentureShare" nillable="true" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_ScheduleOfReconciliationOfRestructuringLiability" name="ScheduleOfReconciliationOfRestructuringLiability" nillable="true" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_IncomeTaxContingencyMinimum" name="IncomeTaxContingencyMinimum" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_CobraGolfMember" name="CobraGolfMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssetsNetOfTax" name="GainLossOnDispositionOfAssetsNetOfTax" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <element id="beam_GainLossOnSaleOfAssets" name="GainLossOnSaleOfAssets" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <element id="beam_ComponentsOfNetPeriodicBenefitCost" name="ComponentsOfNetPeriodicBenefitCost" nillable="true" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_RepaymentsOfNotesWithCashOnHand" name="RepaymentsOfNotesWithCashOnHand" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_BusinessSeparationCostsTextBlock" name="BusinessSeparationCostsTextBlock" nillable="true" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_BusinessSeparationCostsAbstract" name="BusinessSeparationCostsAbstract" nillable="true" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_IncomeTaxIndemnification" name="IncomeTaxIndemnification" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_DiscontinuedOperationsDisclosureTextBlock" name="DiscontinuedOperationsDisclosureTextBlock" nillable="true" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_ConsolidatedInterestCoverageRatioCurrentYear" name="ConsolidatedInterestCoverageRatioCurrentYear" nillable="true" type="xbrli:decimalItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <element id="beam_ConsolidatedInterestCoverageRatioSubsequentYear" name="ConsolidatedInterestCoverageRatioSubsequentYear" nillable="true" type="xbrli:decimalItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <element id="beam_CommonStockSharesOutstandingRate" name="CommonStockSharesOutstandingRate" nillable="true" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_GermanSpiritsMember" name="GermanSpiritsMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_LossOnEarlyExtinguishmentOfDebtMember" name="LossOnEarlyExtinguishmentOfDebtMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_FourPointEightSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndThirteenMember" name="FourPointEightSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndThirteenMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_SixPointThreeSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndFourteenMember" name="SixPointThreeSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndFourteenMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_FivePointThreeSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndSixteenMember" name="FivePointThreeSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndSixteenMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_EightPointSixTwoFivePercentDebenturesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyOneMember" name="EightPointSixTwoFivePercentDebenturesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyOneMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_SevenPointEightSevenFivePercentDebenturesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyThreeMember" name="SevenPointEightSevenFivePercentDebenturesDueTwoThousandAndTwentyThreeMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_NotesAndDebenturesPaidByCash" name="NotesAndDebenturesPaidByCash" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <element id="beam_DebtInstrumentPurchasePremium" name="DebtInstrumentPurchasePremium" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_BeamGuaranteeMember" name="BeamGuaranteeMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_DebtInstrumentMaturityYear" name="DebtInstrumentMaturityYear" nillable="true" type="invest:dateStringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_AccoWorldCorporationMember" name="AccoWorldCorporationMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_SpinOffAndSaleOfBusinessTransactionsTable" name="SpinOffAndSaleOfBusinessTransactionsTable" nillable="true" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_SpinOffAndSaleOfBusinessTransactionsLineItems" name="SpinOffAndSaleOfBusinessTransactionsLineItems" nillable="true" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_ComponentsOfDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems" name="ComponentsOfDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems" nillable="true" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_ComponentsOfDiscontinuedOperationsTable" name="ComponentsOfDiscontinuedOperationsTable" nillable="true" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_ThreePointZeroZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwelveMember" name="ThreePointZeroZeroZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandTwelveMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_FourPercentNotesDueTwoZeroOneTwoMember" name="FourPercentNotesDueTwoZeroOneTwoMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_MaturingSpirits" name="MaturingSpirits" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_DividendFromSubsidiary" name="DividendFromSubsidiary" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsPotentialFutureChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability" name="BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsPotentialFutureChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <element id="beam_ForeignIncomeTaxAssessmentPaid" name="ForeignIncomeTaxAssessmentPaid" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_ConvertiblePreferredStockDividend" name="ConvertiblePreferredStockDividend" nillable="true" type="num:perShareItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <element id="beam_CommonStockDividendSharesPaid" name="CommonStockDividendSharesPaid" nillable="true" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_FinancialLegalAndSeparationRelatedAdvisoryFeesMember" name="FinancialLegalAndSeparationRelatedAdvisoryFeesMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_IncreaseInPensionLiabilityAndAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveLoss" name="IncreaseInPensionLiabilityAndAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveLoss" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_MakeWholePremiumOnDebtRedemption" name="MakeWholePremiumOnDebtRedemption" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_PercentageOfOutstandingSharesDistributedInSpinOff" name="PercentageOfOutstandingSharesDistributedInSpinOff" nillable="true" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <element id="beam_CommonStockDividendSharesPaidParValue" name="CommonStockDividendSharesPaidParValue" nillable="true" type="xbrli:decimalItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <element id="beam_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsNetPretaxTextBlock" name="GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsNetPretaxTextBlock" nillable="true" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_EquityAwardsGrantedFairValue" name="EquityAwardsGrantedFairValue" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_BusinessSeparationCosts" name="BusinessSeparationCosts" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <element id="beam_BusinessSeparationCostsLineItems" name="BusinessSeparationCostsLineItems" nillable="true" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="beam_DebtInstrumentFutureRepaymentPotentialMaximumDecrease" name="DebtInstrumentFutureRepaymentPotentialMaximumDecrease" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" />
</schema>
