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Absinthe was the drink of choice among artist and writers in the mid to late19th century. It inspired poets and appeared in works by Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh. It was drank by the scandalous playwright Oscar Wilde, the eccentric Toulouse-Lautrec, the poets Charles Baudelaire and Edgar Allen Poe, and the famous 20th century author Ernest Hemingway, just to mention a few. |
Right: French impressionist school celebrated work - - Degas "Kuai Pubs" |
What is absinthe?
An experience, first and foremost – not just a drink as you might think. Yes, absinthe is a drink, but there is far more to absinthe than there is to your regular bottle of scotch or brandy or gin. Absinthe is an herbal liquor, and the primary herb that goes into its making is Grande wormwood which is rich in an essential oil called thujone.
Thujone, it is believed, can bring your mind to a peculiar state of heightened awareness. |
The holy trinity (1) Wormwood (2) Anise (3) Fenne
According to history, or perhaps myth, the elixir of wormwood was orginally developed by Dr. Pierre Ordinaire in 1789. He was a French doctor who was living in the Suisse town of Couvet, in the Canton of Neuchâtel.
It was said that he used wormwood and other herbs with alcohol to create Absinthe to treat the sick. After many claims of miraculous healing powers, it became a cure-all. It was eventually nicknamed, "la Fée Verte", which means the Green Fairy.
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To Rimbaud, Verlaine, Van Gogh, Hemingway, Picasso and countless other writers, poets and artists the Fairy became the symbol of freedom of expression and artistic mind-liberation. |
How does it feel to drink absinthe?
In general there is a feeling of unusual mental clarity and a sense of "being above it all".Traditionally, Absinthe is prepared by pouring cold water over a cube of sugar resting on a slotted spoon (photo).
The cold water clouds the Absinthe. (photo) to an opalescent white with a tint of green or yellow, this effect is called the, "louche". |
 Green absinthe before adding water. |
After adding water, the "louche"  |
In August 1905, Jean Lanfray, a Swiss farmer and known absinthe drinker, shot his entire family.
The story made headlines around Europe, proclaiming that he was under the influence of absinthe, and ignored the fact that he had consumed several bottles of wine and other spirits during the course of his day.
Absinthe was eventually banned in many countries around the world.Absinthe Kubler (well known by connoisseurs as “Fee Verte” or “Swiss La Bleue”) is the only Absinthe available worldwide that falls back on a real and long family tradition. It continues the know-how of the Kubler dynasty of master-distillers who distilled this famous product in the Valde-Travers (Neuchatel, Switzerland) from 1863 until its prohibition on October 7th, 1910.
After 94 years of slumber the Sleeping Beauty could be aroused in its historical cradle called Motiers, capital of the Val-de-Travers, thanks to the decision of the Swiss Parliament.
The Blackmint Distillery is the only remaining professional distillery in the Val-de-Travers.
Yves Kubler, great-grandson of the Kubler brand founder can offer to you legally an authentic Absinthe as it was before its prohibition.
Absinthe Kubler is distilled in the good old traditions of the region and according to the old family recipe. Absinthe Kubler got the highest award at the world exhibition at Paris in 1889!
Absinthe Kubler is genuine Absinthe from the region who is going to protect its “Green Fairy” with a AOC/DOC classification.OC和DOC。 |
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