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Bulleit Bourbon Founder Tom Bulleit Hosts a Dinner at Bourbon House
NEW ORLEANS – On Thursday, August 28, Tom Bulleit, President and Founder of Bulleit Bourbon, will host a dinner at Bourbon House. Executive Chef Darin Nesbit has created an exciting menu that will be accompanied by unique Bulleit Bourbon cocktails by Bourbon House’s own mixologists. The event will begin at 6:30 with cocktails and a seated dinner at 7:00. This once-in-a-lifetime experience is available for $75 inclusive of tax and tip. Reservations are suggested and can be made by contacting 504.284.1831 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Tom Bulleit revived his family’s ancestral distilling enterprise in 1987 using a recipe based on one developed by his great, great grandfather, Augustus Bulleit (a New Orleans native), 175 years ago. Bulleit Bourbon has earned two gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and a Superb Rating, 4 out of 5 stars, from The Spirit Journal.
Bourbon House boasts New Orleans’ most impressive collection of small batch and single barrel bourbons, totaling more than 50. Past Bourbon events have honored Fred Now of Jim Beam, Harlen Wheatley of Buffalo Trace, Chris Morris of Woodford Reserve, Jimmy Russell of Wild Turkey, and retired Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller Jimmy Bedford.
There will be a bottle signing following the dinner with proceeds benefiting the recently opened Southern Food and Beverage Museum.
Passed Hors D’oeuvres
Seafood Pirogue
Fried Oyster “Loaf” with gruyere
Red Bean Dip on sweet potato gaufrettes
Smoked Redfish Canapés
Soup
Sweet Potato and Bourbon Soup with toasted pecans and molasses
“Gun Slinger” a twist on the Singapore Sling
Salad
Pecan Smoked Duck Salad with pepper jelly vinaigrette and housemade duck cracklin’ crackers
Bulleit Bourbon Straight Up
Entrée
Bourbon & Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Confit with smoked hominy succotash and crispy leeks
“Pioneer Tea”
Dessert
Caramelized “Banana Foster” with vanilla bean ice cream
Bourbon Milk Punch
BOURBON HOUSE, under the direction of acclaimed Chef Darin Nesbit showcases seasonal NEW ORLEANS SEAFOOD and classic Creole fare. THE OYSTER BAR offers fresh shucked Louisiana Oysters on the Half Shell with or without caviar, in one of the French Quarter’s most lively settings. Home to the City’s best American Whiskey collection, Bourbon House nurtures the love of the American spirit, through the New Orleans Bourbon Society (membership is complimentary and open to the public). Dickie Brennan shares ownership of the restaurant with his business partner Steve Pettus, and his sister, Lauren Brennan Brower.