And just as the city has changed over time, so has the sazerac.

Damon Julian tasted his sazerac and smiled a sly, feline smile.

With the contemporary sazerac, the rye packed a wallop of spice and heat, intensifying the mix of flavours.

While there, I ordered the contemporary sazerac as well as a cognac interpretation, which more closely resembled the drink's original incarnation.

Order a sazerac in New Orleans and a well-meaning local will likely tell you how the city's official cocktail is also the world's first.

Financial terms of the deal with Sazerac Co Inc were not disclosed.

The recent return of absinthe has lifted the profile of the once-obscure Sazerac.

The enthusiasm increased with the glamour of Spanish history and the generous flow of Sazerac.

In 1949, the Sazerac House moved into the Roosevelt Hotel and became the Sazerac Bar.

The drink originally got its name from a brand of French cognac named Sazerac-de-Forge et Fils.

As part of the deal, Fortune sold the Old Taylor whiskey brand and inventory to Sazerac.

A spokeswoman for New Orleans-based Sazerac declined to comment on why the company chose to sell Effen.

But the deal struck with Sazerac does not include the large Seagram's 7 Crown American whiskey brand, Mikells noted.

After the ladies retired at night, the gentlemen usually assembled in the spacious parlor, opened a bottle of Sazerac, and discussed politics.

While the Sazerac Bar represents the city's fancier side, Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House is the epitome of a city nicknamed The Big Easy.

Fireball is already sold in more than two dozen countries with various distributors on behalf of privately held Sazerac, which also makes Buffalo Trace bourbon.