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Release Notes
Old gold color. Buttery toffee and peppery spice aromas. A soft, supple entry leads to a dryish medium body of caramel, glycerin, and mild spice flavors. A toasty oak, nut, and peppery spice fade. A very pleasant Scotch. 2006 Best Value Blended Scotch under $15.
Tastings.com
A light, smooth Scotch with a strong appeal to today's sophisticated drinkers.
BartonBrands.com
3rd Party Tasting Notes
Old gold color. Buttery toffee and peppery spice aromas. A soft, supple entry leads to a dryish medium body of caramel, glycerin, and mild spice flavors. A toasty oak, nut, and peppery spice fade. A very pleasant Scotch.
Beverage Tasting Institute
The best thing about it is that the plastic bottle is recyclable.
Malt Madness
The Bottler: Sazerac
| Established: 1869 |
| Silent since: False |
| Address: Sazerac Company, Inc., 803 Jefferson Highway, P.O. BOX 52821, New Orleans, LA 70121 |
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Sazerac produces and/or distributes the following brands: Dr. McGillicuddy"s Mentholmint Schnapps, French Kiss Vanilla Liqueur, Fireball Spiced Whisky, Rain Vodka, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Van Winkle Family Reserve, Blanton"s Old Charter, W.L. Weller, Elmer T. Lee, Hancock"s Reserve, Rock Hill Farms, McAfee"s, Ancient Age Crown Russe Vodka, Dobra Vodka, Mims Vodka, Mikolai Vodka, Taaka Vodka, Taaka Platinum Vodka, Crown Russe Gun, Legendre Mint Gin, Mims Gun, Nikolai Gin, Taaka Gin, Rich & Rare Canadian Whisky, Royal Canadian Whisky, Canadian Hunter Whisky, James Foxe Canadian Whisky, Glenfarclas, John Handy Scotch, Legacy Scotch Whisky, Kentucky Dale Whisky, Sir Malcolm Scotch, Tijuana Tequila, Tina Tequila, Torada Tequila, Ron Pontalba Rum, Amaretto Di Padrino, Carstairs, Diesel Natural Grain Spirits, Feeney"s Irish Cream Liqueur, Herbsaint Anis, Peychaud"s Bitters, Praline Liqueur, P-51 Cachaca, Torada Triple Sec, Eagle Rare, George T. Stagg, William Larue Weller and Thomas H. Handy.
In 2009, the Sazerac Company of New Orleans purchased the Tom Moore distillery and many brands owned by Constellation Spirits (formerly Barton Brands).
After the drink, there was the bar. The cocktail immediately spread in popularity at the city"s finest coffee houses, which was the term for drinking establishments during the mid-1800s. However, the cocktail is most strongly associated with the wildly popular Sazerac Coffee House located on Exchange Alley. In 1850, the owner Sewell Taylor institutionalized the drink at his coffee house by using only Sazerac de Forge et Fils brandy, which he imported and sold exclusively. The Sazerac cocktail received its name from this coffee house, where it was most often imbibed.
From the bar, a company was born. In 1869, Thomas H. Handy purchased the Sazerac Coffeehouse and began to acquire and market brands of liquor. He bought out the rights to Peychaud"s Bitters. In the 1890s his company began to bottle and market the Sazerac cocktail, now made with whiskey instead of brandy. In addition, the company operated the Sazerac Bar on Royal Street. Later, Handy"s former secretary, C. J. O"Reilly, chartered the Sazerac Company. Ever since (except for a stint as a delicatessen and grocery vendor during Prohibition), the Sazerac Company has distilled an ever-increasing line of fine spirits.
Before there was a company, there was a drink. Antoine Peychaud, a Creole immigrant, operated a pharmacy on the French Quarter"s Royal Street in 1838. With his background as an apothecary, he was a natural mixologist. His friends would gather for late-night revelry at his pharmacy. Peychaud would mix brandy, absinthe and a dash of his secret bitters for his guests. Later this quaff would come to be known as the Sazerac.
from Sazerac.com, Wikipedia