Herbsaint Original

Herbsaint Original
This new release from the Sazerac Company is made according to the same recipe first used by J. Marion Legendre for Herbsaint in 1934.  Shortly after Prohibition ended in late 1933, Legendre, a New Orleans apothecary-turned-entrepreneur, introduced a product called Legendre Absinthe.  However, just months after launching his product, and in spite of the fact that it did not contain wormwood, the government forced him to remove the word absinthe from his brand name.  Legendre re-named his product Herbsaint and launched an aggressive marketing campaign that called on people to “Drink Herbsaint Wherever Absinthe is Called For”.  In 1949 Legendre sold the brand to the Sazerac Company.  Herbsaint has long been a critical ingredient in the world famous Sazerac Cocktail.  Herbsaint Original is 1OO proof and is available in 75Oml bottles from Horizon Beverage.