154746 Thu Jan 12 11:29:04 -0800 2006 22 12 Boston Area 0 831373 I am looking for Herbsiant Liquere (New Orleans anise flavored liquor) and I am having no luck. I have checked all the package stores on Beacon Hill, North End and the few that are downtown all with no luck. I realize that there are substitutes that could be used but I am looking for the real deal. Has anyone seen it at any of the greater Boston area stores? Thu Jan 12 11:29:04 -0800 2006 0 JR 1 831382 I have been casting about for Legendre Herbsaint for a while with no luck, myself. A not-bad substitute is Henri Bardouin pastis, a much subtler alternative to Ricard and Pernod. I wonder what Katrina did to Herbsaint production. Thu Jan 12 12:01:45 -0800 2006 831373 0 MC Slim JB 2 831399 No. 9 stocks it. You might ask where they get it. Thu Jan 12 12:53:13 -0800 2006 831382 0 tatamagouche 3 831402 I was there on Tuesday night. They are the ones who got me hooked on Sazeracs! They don't know what retail stores sell Herbsaint. All restaurants and bars in Mass have to buy their liquor/wine/beer from a distributor and what is available to them is not always available at stores. I guess until I find it I will just have to keep going to 9 Park...not that I mind. Thu Jan 12 13:25:32 -0800 2006 831399 0 JR 4 831446 Find out who distributes it and call them. Thu Jan 12 16:25:20 -0800 2006 831402 0 Aromatherapy 5 831479 Most, if not all, of Sazerac comes through Horizon Beverages in Avon. However, I also know that #9 gets things from Sazerac via Horizon that don't end up anywhere else. Good luck there... Thu Jan 12 19:51:16 -0800 2006 831446 0 Burke 6 831509 I've only ever heard of Sazerac as a cocktail (an ancient and good one, too); do you mean pastis? Fri Jan 13 07:53:00 -0800 2006 831479 0 MC Slim JB 7 831789 Sazerac is both a classic cocktail from New Orleans and a liquor company that sells, among other things, Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Herradura Tequila, and Rain Vodka. For more info, see below. Link: http://sazerac.com Mon Jan 16 11:03:22 -0800 2006 831509 0 Burke 8 831828 Very interesting! Looks like these people also own Peychaud's Bitters, another hard-to-find bar staple, and an absolutely essential ingredient in a proper Sazerac cocktail. Mon Jan 16 16:10:52 -0800 2006 831789 0 MC Slim JB 8 3375559 Sazerac also carries Papi Van Winkle...but no longer carries Herradura. Herradura now belongs to Brown-Forman. I am not sure if Horizon carries Sazerac's products, but I know that they carry all Brown-Forman products exclusively. The only reason why I question if Horizon carries Sazerac's products is because I know they have their own sales people; however this is something I may be wrong about. There is a stipulation they have that in order to have the privelage to carry any of their top level products like Buffalo Trace, Papi Van Winkle and Sazerac....you have to carry Rain Vodka. Thu Feb 07 19:02:43 -0800 2008 831789 157243 blackdahlia 6 2225938 And specialty products are allocated to the distributor, who allocates it to certain stores and bars that have ordered that product or certain amounts before. Horizon is sold out of the Sazerac rye mentioned below, with the next year's product coming in this May -- which maybe already allocated. Does anybody know who is distributing Buffalo Trace? Its available at Atlas (medford, roslindale, quincy, etc) and Blanchards, but its not being distributed by Horizon. Thu Jan 25 10:58:53 -0800 2007 831479 12962 itaunas 7 2226263 I think Gordon's on Main St in Waltham has Buffalo Trace. I know they have Sazerac because I just bought some there. Thu Jan 25 12:08:11 -0800 2007 2225938 10143 MC Slim JB 7 3367312 BT is distributed by Atlantic (the owners of Martys Newton and Allston). Sidenote... I found Buffalo Trace for $19.99 at the NH State Liquor Store this past weekend. Tue Feb 05 11:44:46 -0800 2008 2225938 13193 ponyboy 7 3375568 I would also try checking Liquor Land in South End/Mass Ave area. They carry a lot of great hard to find stuff...and if they don't have it on the shelf, I would check with Emmett. I will say that they carry a very extensive Rum selection if that is what interests you Thu Feb 07 19:04:53 -0800 2008 2225938 157243 blackdahlia 8 3376122 Liquor Land was to close just after the new year and was working on transferring their license to another location. I tried to get there the last Sunday I knew they were to be open, but didn't. If they are still open, I would love to make another trip there and if anyone knows where they stand on the transfer of the license/new location that would be very interesting. Fri Feb 08 00:08:09 -0800 2008 3375568 12962 itaunas 9 3376222 Yes, they are still open. I guess from what I understand, an appeal is in the courts for them to stay open until the new location is finished. They are hoping to be at the new location in about another 6 weeks. Fri Feb 08 03:54:17 -0800 2008 3376122 110058 southie 1 2165037 Re; Peychaud's bitters. Does anyone know if they're available in Metro-West or further, or Rhode Island? Also, if you're looking for Sazerac 6 yr. old Rye Whiskey for the cocktail, it's available in the NH State Liquor Store system. And compared to the price reportedly paid in a recent NY Times article on the resurgence of Rye, it's worth driving over the border (you could almost do it in a Hummer and break even). Mon Jan 08 16:27:24 -0800 2007 831373 62508 RIChowderhead 2 2165432 A couple of online retailers who carry Peychaud's: http://randalls.stores.yahoo.net/rws25776.html http://www.wallywine.com/p-20575-peychauds-bitters-10-oz-btl.aspx?affiliateid=10097 Incidentally, I'm very happy to see the rye revival. I was able to pick up some Sazerac rye at Gordon's on Main St in Waltham recently; they have a big selection of ryes, including some pretty pricey ones. Mon Jan 08 17:57:33 -0800 2007 2165037 10143 MC Slim JB 3 2166442 MC Slim JB Here's a link to the article in the NY Times about Rye. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/29/dining/29wine.html?ex=1168405200&en=066acc8ca2d791c9&ei=5070 Mon Jan 08 21:15:53 -0800 2007 2165432 62508 RIChowderhead 4 2167024 Excellent article, thanks! Looks like a picked up one of the best bangs for the buck by getting that Sazerac rye. Mon Jan 08 23:11:24 -0800 2007 2166442 10143 MC Slim JB 5 2168278 So the article says. I hadn't tried rye until I read it. I got the Sazerac rye as well. It does have the grassy taste that was mentioned. I would agree that it was a good value (at $19.95) Tue Jan 09 05:24:37 -0800 2007 2167024 62508 RIChowderhead 3 3366813 And the Gordon's in Newton/Watertown now has Peychaud's. They say that the Regan's Orange will be arriving very soon as well. The Gordon's on Main has a good rye selection? I'll have to make it over there I guess! Especially since I'm recently down a bottle of Sazerac! Tue Feb 05 09:45:32 -0800 2008 2165432 160067 Scortch 1 3367206 you might try BRIX on Washington St in the South End Tue Feb 05 11:15:45 -0800 2008 831373 129683 rsucre