Bulleit/Diageo Whiskey Founders

Things were moving fast for the two brothers – so much, two years later in 1872 they opened their own liquor company “Bernheim Brothers Distillery” after a dispute with the owners at Loeb & Bloom over becoming partners with interest in the business. The brothers are believed to have contributed their life savings of $1,200 to help fund the $3,200 start-up. Isaac would also marry in 1874 to Amanda Uri Bernheim before the two brothers would begin production of their first corn-based Kentucky whiskey in 1879, named I.W Harper.