Absinthe Armand Guy

Absinthe Armand Guy is a barrel-aged Absinthe from Pontarlier, France. The base is a 60% abv version of the traditional Francois Guy Absinthe, which matured for 5 years in oak barrels. The result is a 55.4 % abv limited edition Absinthe with a smooth overall taste enriched with smokey wooden notes. The Absinthe is named after the founder of the distillery, Mr. Armand Guy. You can enjoy Armand Guy Absinthe the traditional way with sugar and ice-cold water, but you can als sip it neat or like a Whiskey with some drips of water.

The history of the Guy Absinthe distillery from Pontarlier:

We write the year 1890 when Armand Guy, aged 20, began to pursue his Absinthe career. His first strategic move was to locate his distillery at Rue des Lavaux. At this place an underground water source was located, which he used for the distillation of his fine spirits. The first customers were als well planned: Close by, the French Army had a military camp. With its constant waves of soldiers ans its constant demand for alcoholic spirits the camp was a major factor for his business sucess. It also helped to introduce the Armand Guy Absinthe to the rest of France and the Colonies. Overall, Armand Guy really benefited from the golden years of Absinthe. Pontarlier became a major Absinthe hub, so big, that at the end of the 19th century no fewer than 23 distilleries were located in this small town. Pontarlier only had a population of 10,000 - 3,000 were employed in the distillation of Absinthe. This of course changed with Absinthe prohibition taking place in 1915. But now, 100 years later, the 4th generation, François Guy (1964), successfully revives the Absinthe tradition which his great grandfather created.