The label is a long skinny rectangle that wraps around 3/4 of the bottle, offset at a slight angle to give the appearance that it was placed by hand. The company name is molded into the clear glass itself, with raised lettering near the top of the bottle.
There’s some styling to the bottle beyond the standard “round” shape, as the bottle is definitely wider than it is deep and has rounded shoulders reminiscent of antique bottles. I’m not a guy that likes ostentatious packaging, so I appreciate Bulleit’s aesthetic. As a “straight” rye whiskey, this should be aged for a minimum of two years, but that could be longer depending on the specific desired flavors. Once the whiskey is mashed, fermented, and distilled, the resulting spirit is aged for an undisclosed period of time. For their rye offering, however, pretty much all of their grains in this bottle are rye - 95% in fact (hence the name). Learn More: What's the Difference Between Whiskey, Bourbon, Scotch, and Rye?īulleit Bourbon has historically been a “high rye” bourbon, meaning that a significant portion of the grain bill for the spirit came from rye instead of the traditional corn.While the primary manufacturing is located at this new facility, the bottling plant (and visitors center) is at the historic Stitzel–Weller Distillery in Shively. Christened by Tom Bulleit on the 30th anniversary of starting the business, the facility produces 1.8 million proof gallons of product for Bulleit Burbon. Production remained there until 2017, when Diageo opened a standalone distilling facility for Bulleit Burbon in Shelby County, Kentucky. Seagrams was then later purchased by the British Diageo company (which also owns Johnnie Walker, Moët & Chandon, and Veuve Clicquot), and the distillery passed into the ownership of their Japanese subsidiary Kirin Brewing Company.
Using the same name as the original, he built a successful whiskey business and ran it as an independent family-owned venture until Seagram purchased a controlling share of the business a decade later in 1997.Īfter Seagram purchased the Bulleit brand, they moved production to their facility in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, the same location that makes the Four Roses brand. The original Bulleit Bourbon production died with Augustus in 1860, but (according to legend) the recipe was passed down through the family until his great grandson Tom Bulleit decided to resurrect the family business in 1987.
Bulleit had moved to Louisville after first immigrating to New Orleans with his family around 1805, and he had created the original Bulleit Bourbon as a house whiskey for his barkeeps however, increased popularity caused him to start selling locally to other bars as well as exporting some back to New Orleans. Around this time, a French immigrant named Augustus Bulleit moved to the Louisville, Kentucky area and opened a number of taverns. The brand name for Bulleit dates back to about 1830 in the United States.
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