The one and only New Orleans original. Sazerac Rye Whiskey symbolises the tradition and history of New Orleans. On the nose, the fragrance is of clove, sweet vanilla, anise and pepper. In the mouth, the taste has subtle notes of candies, spice and crisp citrus. A big finish, smooth with hints of liquorice.
- Distillery: Sazerac Company - Buffalo Trace Distillery
- Type: Straight Rye Whiskey
- Region: New Orleans, USA
- Alcohol: 45%
- Volume: 750ml
- Goes with: Neat or over ice
Premium Packaging is charged separately and for convenience is automatically added to Your Cart (can be removed at checkout).
You can leave a personal message for the receiver at checkout and we will print it out onto a branded card and include inside the box.
Don't forget you can pick & mix your own gift box or add to this gift box if you wish. Simply add the wines and/or spirits you want included in your gift box to your Cart and we'll do the rest.
The roots of the Sazerac Company, one of the largest distilling companies in the United States, go back to 1830s New Orleans, when Creole pharmacist Antoine Peychaud created his bitters (which would eventually become known as Peychaud’s Bitters). In the 1850s, Sewell Taylor started serving the Sazerac cocktail in his coffee house, made with French brandy and Peychaud’s Bitters - this proved to be a very popular libation indeed.
In 1869, Thomas H. Handy bought the coffee house and named it the Sazerac Coffee House after the cocktail, and started to acquire and market drinks brands, including Peychaud’s Bitters in 1873 when Antoine Peychaud sold the rights to the brand. The Sazerac Company started to bottle the cocktail in the 1890s, though with an altered recipe - they were using rye whiskey instead of French brandy, a change which happened when phylloxera started to dramatically affect the brandy’s production.
As the Sazerac Company has grown, it has taken on some huge brands - notably it acquired Buffalo Trace in 1992 and Barton Brands in 2009. It also produces Herbsaint liqueur, which became a very popular alternative to absinthe in the Sazerac cocktail.