Whisky Producer Profile - Sazerac

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(68.2 pctl)

$12.13 / pctl

Sazerac | Est. 1850

Sazerac Southern USA Rye $827 Median Price

Part of the The Sazerac Company family of brands.

Sazerac Website

Overall, Sazerac is known for:

Cinnamon

(8)

Vanilla

(8)

Cloves

(7)

Caramel

(5)

Pepper

(5)

Mint

(4)

Producer Overview

Sazerac Company, Inc is a privately held American alcoholic beverage company headquartered in Metairie in the metropolitan area of New Orleans, Louisiana, but with its principal office in Louisville, Kentucky. The company is owned by billionaire William Goldring and his family. As of 2017, it operated nine distilleries, had 2,000 employees, and operated in 112 countries. It is one of the two largest spirits companies in the U.S., with annual revenue of about $1 billion made from selling about 300 mostly discount brands. The company was founded after the purchase of a bar known as the Sazerac Coffee House in 1869 by Thomas H. Handy. The coffee house itself had been established in 1850. After its purchase, Handy's company began to acquire and market brands of liquor. According to the company, the Sazerac Coffee House had been named after a cocktail called the Sazerac that was created in the mid-1800s by the immigrant Antoine Amédée Peychaud, who operated a pharmacy on Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans in 1838. The company publishes a Sazerac recipe and produces a Peychaud's Bitters named after Peychaud, which is an ingredient in the traditional Sazerac cocktail. William Goldring began buying shares of the company in 1984, and eventually purchased the entire company. In 2009, the company's principal office was moved to Louisville, Kentucky, reflecting an increased company focus on bourbon whiskey production. However, the Sazerac Company still maintains an active presence in the New Orleans area. Read more...