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Below you can find all info about our blog post related to Absinthe History. It includes info about the legendary Pernod Fils Absinthe distillery in Pontarlier including its burning, which destroyed most of the production facilities. Enjoy reading and learn more about the Green Fairy!
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As you know, we have brought up the terms Absinthe and art quite frequently, especially in the same sentence. That is due to the fact that it just works together. However, there is one very famous painting, which some of you may already know about. This painting was used by Pernod and has been painted by the artist Charles Maire. But do you know the story behind the painting?
Continue reading “Pernod Absinthe: The painting of Charles Maire”Welcome back, dear friend. This week’s topic is a very controversial and also interesting one. We are sure you will love it. We will discuss whether there was Absinthe on the Titanic or not. It also has been discussed recently within the Absinthe community, which is why we wanted to talk about it, in order to give some more information. Of course, if the Titanic actually carried Absinthe, it would be awesome to be able to get one’s hand on some!
Continue reading “Did the RMS Titanic carry Absinthe?”In September 2016, in our Absinthe Prohibition Post we told you about a farmer, who supposedly killed his family under the influence of Absinthe. Absinthe, however, was not the reason for his actions, since two ounces of Absinthe are not nearly as influential as excessive amounts of hard liquor and wine. However, Absinthe was banned shortly after this incident. Therefore, we want to tell you more about the story of that farmer: Jean Lanfray.
Continue reading “Absinthe Banned: The story of Jean Lanfray”There are different methods of making an Absinthe, especially when it comes to quality and taste. That’s reason enough for us to give you a closer look at the different production methods. How to make Absinthe is this week’s topic!
Continue reading “How to make Absinthe the right way”Welcome back, glad to have you here! We already told you some facts about Absinthe and its prohibition in our recent posts. Now you will learn more about the perception of Absinthe in different countries. Therefore, Absinthe and its image in specific countries will be this week’s topic!
Continue reading “Absinthe and its image in countries”Source: Eric Litton/Shutterstock
Last week we told you about Absinthe and famous Absinthe personalities. Because there are so many persons we could talk about, we decided to make a second part, here it is Famous Absinthe Drinkers!
Continue reading “Famous Absinthe Drinkers: Part 2”Image Source: Melenay/Shutterstock
Absinthe and famous personalities is this week’s topic. Because there are many famous personalities that came in contact with Absinthe. Some of these contacts helped the popularity of the Green Fairy, some stigmatized her as being dangerous and poisonous.
Continue reading “Absinthe and famous personalities”As probably most of you know, Absinthe, the Green Fairy, got banned by the beginning of the 20th century. In the following article, we have put together some information about Absinthe prohibition. There are so many rumors out there about Absinthe and its prohibition, therefore it is good advice to check out these facts.
Continue reading “Some facts about Absinthe Prohibition”
Absinthe Oxygénée Cusenier was a very famous Absinthe brand in the Belle Epoque. On postcards from that time, you often see advertisements for this Absinthe brand. Check out the picture below. The house, where the Absinthe advertisement was placed, is still there. Overall, it still looks quite similar, don’t you think…
Continue reading “Old Absinthe Postcard from Marseille”
