Sazerac Company was established in 1869 by Thomas H. Handy after he bought the Sazerac Coffee House bar in New Orleans, Louisiana, which got its name from the iconic mid-1800s Antoine Amédée Peychaud created Sazerac cocktail. Now owned by billionaire William Goldring, Sazerac Company is one of America’s largest spirit companies with over $1B of annual revenue. Sazerac 6 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey is 45% ABV and an ingredient in the first ever Sazerac cocktail. In 2005 Sazerac Rye Whiskey was re-released for the first time in 116-years, with each bottle filled by hand and packed in the traditional 1800s Sazerac Rye Whiskey style.