Herbsaint is an anise flavoured liqueur created by J. Marion Legendre in New Orleans during the 1930s as a replacement for absinthe, as at the time it was banned in America. Despite the ban being lifted, the liqueur remains popular today and is still used in the New Orleans recipe for a Sazerac cocktail. In the 1950s, Herbsaint started to be bottled at 45% ABV, but just recently, the Sazerac company (whom own the brand) have returned to using the original recipe with 50% ABV.