Sazerac Company

The Sazerac Company is a privately held alcoholic beverages company with headquarters in Metairie, Louisiana (in the New Orleans metropolitan area). It is the largest distilling company in the United States. 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). 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.

In June 2009, the company stated that the main focus of its business is bourbon (a product that is primarily distilled, aged, and bottled in Kentucky), and its activities in New Orleans are mostly administrative. Sazerac also has offices or other operations in Carson, California; Baltimore, Maryland; Chicago, Illinois; Louisville, Kentucky; Montreal, Canada; Lewiston, Maine; and Londonderry, New Hampshire.