beverages founded 1850 1850 founder thomas h. handy headquarters metairie louisiana united states key people william goldring chairman of its board of directors 1 2 products spirits website www.sazerac.com the sazerac company is a privately held alcoholic beverages company with headquarters in metairie louisiana in the new orleans metropolitan area . 3 it is the largest distilling company in the united states . 4 its distilleries include the barton brands distillery in bardstown kentucky the buffalo trace distillery in frankfort kentucky the former glenmore distillery now a bottling plant in owensboro kentucky and the a. smith bowman distillery a microdistillery in fredericksburg virginia . 3 the products of the company and its subsidiaries include various types of whiskey vodka gin tequila rum brandy cognac cocktails cordials liqueurs shooters and wine . 3 contents 1 history 2 awards and honors 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the company was founded after the purchase of a bar known as the sazerac coffee house in 1869 by thomas h. handy . 3 after this purchase handy s company began to acquire and market brands of liquor . according to the company the sazerac coffee house itself was named after a cocktail called the sazerac that was created in the mid 1800s by the creole immigrant antoine am d e peychaud who operated a pharmacy on the french quarter s royal street in 1838 . 3 the company publishes a sazerac recipe and produces a peychaud s bitters named after peychaud which is an ingredient in the traditional sazerac cocktail . 5 6 in 1991 sazerac purchased the george t. stagg distillery now known as buffalo trace distillery in frankfort kentucky at which time the company s primary focus became the production of bourbon whiskey a product that is primarily distilled aged and bottled in kentucky and in 2009 the principal office was moved to louisville ky. sazerac company maintains an active presence in the city of new orleans and also has operations in carson california ; baltimore maryland ; chicago illinois ; bardstown and owensboro kentucky ; montreal canada ; lewiston maine ; and londonderry new hampshire . 7 in 2016 sazerac completed the purchase of the historic southern comfort brand of bourbon liqueur from brown forman inc. best known as the maker of jack daniel s. awards and honors edit the international wine and spirits competition iwsc named the sazerac company distiller of the year in london in november 2014 and a year later awarded it the americas & caribbean spirits producer of the year trophy . citation needed see also edit category sazerac company brands sazerac barton brands references edit clancy dubos new orleanian of the year bill goldring gambit weekly best of new orleans january 6 2004 . access date december 6 2010 . forman jay lifting a glass bill goldring recipient of the 2012 ella brennan lifetime achievement award new orleans magazine may 2012 . a b c d e the sazerac company web site . access date december 6 2010 . goldring to receive lifetime leadership award at wswa annual convention wine and spirits wholesalers of america december 21 2010 . new orleans declares sazerac its cocktail of choice national public radio all things considered june 26 2008 . access date december 6 2010 . the sazerac official cocktail of new orleans how the sazerac cocktail came to be on the sazerac company web site . access date december 6 2010 . sazerac company external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sazerac company & oldid 743823846 categories companies based in new orleansbourbon whiskey1850 establishments in louisianaalcoholic drink companieshidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from january 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 13 34 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view