Bulleit Rye American Whiskey

Bulleit Bourbon is said to have originated in the 1830's, the product of a tavern owner near Louisville Kentucky by the name of Augustus Bulleit. Or so the legend goes. Whiskey history is by its very nature a good dose of folklore and romanticism wrapped around a few facts.  As the legend goes, Augustus Bulleit arrived in New Orleans around 1800, an immigrant from France. It's unclear whether he arrived with family or alone.  At any rate move ahead about 30 years and we find Augustus operating a tavern in Louisville, having along the way acquired the skills for making brandy. Experimentation lead to American style whiskeys which he created in small batches. Fast forward another 30 years or so and Augustus disappears while transporting his own whiskey to New Orleans. What became of him is unknown. Bulleit (bourbon) whiskey disappeared from the landscape soon thereafter. Enter Tom Bulleit, great great grandson of Augustus who reintroduced us to Bulleit Bourbon, in its current incarnation