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The compelling story of how one man took a 150-year-old family recipe and disrupted the entire liquor industry one sip, one bottle, one handshake at a time Tom Bulleit stood on a stage before a thousand people inside a tent the size of a big-top. It was both his thirtieth wedding anniversary and his birthday. But there was another thing to celebrate: the dedication of the new Bulleit Distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky. His great-great-grandfather, Augustus, created his first batch of Bulleit Bourbon around 1830. A century and a half later, Tom fulfilled his lifelong dream, revived the old family bourbon recipe, and started Bulleit Distilling Company. Eventually, Tom was named a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, and elected to the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. Thinking back on all his achievements, Tom was overcome by a wave of emotion. He looked into the sea of faces and said, I don't believe our lives are told in years . . . or months . . . or weeks. I believe we live our lives in moments. Tom's book Bulleit Proof is just that--a life told in moments. Moments of joy, triumph, hardship, persistence, and success. His is a story of survival: in war, in business, in life. Tom faced death twice: in a foxhole and in a cancer ward. In Bulleit Proof, Tom reveals all, pulls no punches, and lets you into his heart.

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In 1987, Tom Bulleit fulfilled a lifelong dream of reviving an old family bourbon recipe by starting the Bulleit Distilling Company. He has since forged a name for himself within the whiskey industry, including election to the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame in 2009. Bulleit Bourbon continues to receive accolades within the spirits industry, specifically Gold and Double Gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Tom is married to Elizabeth Calloway Brooks, who was named after her ancestor, Elizabeth Callaway, Daniel Boone's niece. They have two children, Hollis and Tucker. As a Louisville native, Tom was named a Hometown Hero in 2014 as the program's twenty-second inductee. He also received the Martin G. Hanse, Sr., Humanitarian Award in 2016 from the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Kentucky. Alan Eisenstock has coauthored numerous books, including The Holy Thief, Playing God, 13 Days in Ferguson, Bulleit Proof, and Love Thy Neighbor. Chris Abernathy is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.

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