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Bulleit Bourbon Maker Responds to Accusations of Homophobia from Founder’s Daughter
Diageo, the global distributor of Bulleit Bourbon, has responded to accusations from Hollis Bulleit, the daughter of the whiskey company's founder, who wrote a series of Facebook posts alleging that she was cut out of the family business because she's gay.
Catch up on Hollis Bulleit's complaint HERE.
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The SF Chronicle reports:
A Diageo spokesperson says Ms. Bulleit's Facebook posts are inaccurate and approach after the company and heiress failed to concur to new contract terms.
“It is unfortunate that we were not able to come to terms on the multi-year contract that we recently offered to Hollis,” said a remark from the company. “However, to insinuate that the failure to do so was due to bias of any kind is simply unfair and inaccurate. We are very pleased of our long path record of work, through many of our brands, to support the LGBT community. We are appreciative of Hollis's past tries on behalf of the brand and the industry.”
Much of Hollis Bulleit's complaint focused on shunnin
Why Was the Bulleit Bourbon Heir Pushed Out of Her Own Company?
Hollis Bulleit, heir to the boutique bourbon empire, left her post at the firm in January after years as a brand ambassador.The reason for her puzzling departure, however, was only just made clear this past week, in a series of posts on Hollis’s Facebook page. In these posts, she explains how she was gradually pushed out due, in part, to her 10-year relationship with her companion Cher, a relationship that was not embraced, acknowledged, or even acknowledged within the company.According to Slate, Diageo, the larger corporation under which the Bulleit Bourbon brand is represented, after speaking with Hollis Bulleit about creating a specific trademarked “Hollis Bulleit” offshoot of the beloved bourbon, halted these discussions in December of 2016, when Hollis was allow go.
The public response has been extreme, and almost all of it comes down on the side of Hollis Bulleit. Many bars and bartenders across the country hold decided to throw out their remaining stock or halt sales of Bulleit bourbon altogether. Others, appreciate the bar Front and Cooper in Santa Cruz, will continue to exchange their stock until they run out, with al
Heiress to $115 million Bulleit family distillery says she was FIRED from her position as 'First Lady of Bourbon' after coming out as lesbian
An heiress to the famed Bulleit family, founders of the Kentucky-based bourbon distillery, has come forward claiming she was dismissed from her career because of her sexuality.
Hollis Bulleit, 43, posted a lengthy message to her Facebook page July 30, where she detailed the reasoning behind her sudden departure from the company back in January, when many assumed she had been promoted.
'From a professional and career perspective, I touch that it is important to specify how the events of the past 14 months acquire shaped and in effect damaged my career. Before I speak about a few key points I want to thank everyone for their support and kind words during a time that I can only describe as entity in purgatory and one step away from hell,' Hollis wrote in the lengthy post.
Hollis Bulleit gives a toast at the Bulleit Rye Launch Event/Media Tasting at Twelve 21 Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 in New York
Bulleit Bourbon is displayed at the Jeep tent at the 2017 Film Independent Energy Awards on February 25, 2017 in Santa Monica, California
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Bulleit Bourbon at a Crossroads Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations
The whisk(e)y world is built on stories of recipes passed down from generation to generation within families that would eventually turn into dynasties.
It’s all a bit fanciful, because the real stories are often more complex and, sometimes, even troubling.
In the case of Bulleit, there’s quite a tale to tell. There’s a great-great grandfather who made whiskey, his great-great-grandson who became a lawyer in Lexington but dreamed of resurrecting his family’s heritage, and of course the family-run business he built that became a huge global success and a bourbon staple at every exclude.
That’s the story they’ll tell you at a distillery or at a tasting — but it hides a lot of painful truths.
Most recently, after extensive allegations of physical and sexual abuse by his daughter, the founder of Bulleit whiskey is moving aside at the company as a agent and the public tackle of the brand.
Two years ago, the Washington Post reported that Hollis Bulleit — daughter of founder Tom Bulleit and a global brand ambassador for the brand — had been fired from the company, previously a fami
Homophobia Allegations From the Daughter of Bulleit Bourbon’s Founder Are Rocking the Beverage Industry
In January 2017, Hollis Bulleit announced that she was leaving her career at Diageo, one of the world’s largest alcoholic beverage producers, and owner of Bulleit Bourbon. The daughter of Bulleit Bourbon founder Tom Bulleit, Hollis is well-known in the beverage industry for her longtime service to her family’s company, her elaborate headwear—she recently sold a collection of six of her homemade fascinators to help settle her “legal fees”—and her winning demeanor. Many were surprised by her departure from the identity she’d repped for more than a quarter-century, but not many knew why they’d parted ways.
Over the past few days, Hollis has published several lengthy Facebook posts explaining what went down, from her perspective. According to her, the Bulleit family refused to accept her queer identity when she came out 10 years ago, and they rejected her decade-long partnership with a gal named Cher. While the spouses and partners of her siblings were included in family photos and press for the company, Hollis writes, she and Cher were excluded from major events and slowly edged out of the