sentences:  Seagram bought the Bulleit brand in 1997 and began distilling it in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.The brand was widely introduced to US markets in 1999, and to Australia, UK and Germany in 2000.Diageo acquired various Seagram's assets, including the Bulleit brand, which was then produced by its subsidiary Kirin Brewing Company at the same Lawrenceburg plant, then known as the Four Roses distillery.