Herbsaint is a brand name of anise-flavored liqueur, made in New Orleans, Louisiana. This article is about brands in marketing. ... Anise-flavored liqueurs are any of a number of liqueurs flavored with aniseed (though some varieties may instead use star anise or licorice). ... City nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City that Care Forgot Location of New Orleans Country   State     Parish United States   Louisiana     Orleans Parish Mayor C. Ray Nagin Area  - Land  - Water 350. ...

It originated in the 1850s as a cheaper domestic alternative to the French-made absinthe then rapidly gaining in popularity, especially among intellectual and artistic circles. When absinthe was banned in the United States in 1912, it was forced to cease production, but was later reintroduced in a formulation without the banned wormwood, as an American version of pastis. While still produced today, it is now rarely drunk, and is instead used primarily for cooking, most notably as a standard ingredient in the sauce of New Orleans's famous oysters Rockefeller. Events and Trends Crimean war (1854 - 1856) fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire. ... A vintage absinthe advertisement Absinthe (from the French) is an alcohol liqueur derived from herbs including the flowers and leaves of the medicinal plant Artemisia absinthium, also called wormwood. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... Species See text Artemisia is a large, diverse genus of plant with about 180 species belonging to the Sunflower family Asteraceae. ... Pastis is an anise-flavored liqueur and aperitif from France, typically containing 40-45% alcohol by volume, although there exist alcohol-free varieties. ...

Herbsaint first appeared in 1934, not the 1850's as written above, it was the creation of J.M. Legendre of New Orleans, who learned how to make absinthe while in France during W.W. I. Legendre Herbsaint was an anise based absinthe substitute, that never had wormwood in it's formula, and it first went on sale in 1934, following the repeal of prohibition, and was unique in it's catagory as an absinthe substitute, as opposed to a pastis. Herbsaint is still available in it's modern form, and still used in several cocktails, as well as the famous Herbsaint Frappe.