Sippin' Bourbon

[Robinson]

Bulleit. Yeah, maybe give their ten year expression (Bulleit 10) a try and see if you like that better.

Yeah Bulleit bourbon is okay, not great. But Bulleit Rye is really good stuff.

[RoyGBiv]

Yeah Bulleit bourbon is okay, not great. But Bulleit Rye is really good stuff.

My favorite Manhattan is with Bulleit Rye.
I think their Bourbon is just ok. YMMV.

[Tabasco]

Not bourbon, but I recently ran into a historical recreation of Ernest Shakelton's 1907 Nimrod Expedition scotch whiskey:

http://www.theshackletonwhisky.com/

The plan was to wait for winter when it freezing out, and try it then (it's 90+ now). So much for that plan. It's actually really good. It's a blend that tastes like a single malt (the original Mackinlay's was a single malt). It was $34 a bottle, so I bought 4. Why not it never goes bad, and can make a great gift.

[Tabasco]

A note on Bulleit whiskies: The pronunciation is actually closer to "bulley", as the original family was French in heritage. My wife and I know someone who is semi retired, but pretty high up the food chain at Diageo (who owns the brand), and he made us aware of this.

[CSW]

My favorite Manhattan is with Bulleit Rye.
I think their Bourbon is just ok. YMMV.

I enjoy the Rye on the rocks, but I will take or leave the bourbon.
I'm really in a rut with the Maker's Mark.
Inexpensive, and I like the flavor and finish alot.

[Sigfan26]

A note on Bulleit whiskies: The pronunciation is actually closer to "bulley", as the original family was French in heritage. My wife and I know someone who is semi retired, but pretty high up the food chain at Diageo (who owns the brand), and he made us aware of this.

I’ll pronounce it how I like... Thank you very much.


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[O4L]

A note on Bulleit whiskies: The pronunciation is actually closer to "bulley", as the original family was French in heritage. My wife and I know someone who is semi retired, but pretty high up the food chain at Diageo (who owns the brand), and he made us aware of this.

Ha!

[Jason F]

A note on Bulleit whiskies: The pronunciation is actually closer to "bulley", as the original family was French in heritage. My wife and I know someone who is semi retired, but pretty high up the food chain at Diageo (who owns the brand), and he made us aware of this.

I had wondered about the spelling - makes sense now! "Bullay" or something like that would be the pronunciation.

[O4L]

Tom Bulleit, the founder of Bulleit Bourbon, pronounces it like "bullet".

https://youtu.be/_CYUg1-EMMc

[fly out]

If Bulleit the company wanted the brand to be pronounced other than "bullet" they should do a better job of training their distributors and sales people, who, in my (admittedly limited) experience pronounce it as "bullet."

Among other goofy pursuits, I own a wine shop in flyover land, so this comes up not infrequently. When it comes to pronunciation of proper nouns, traditional rules of thumb go out the window.