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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?”Absinthe Hermes was the one and only Japanese Absinthe. Fortunately, this vintage bottle from Japan has found its way to our collection. It is from the 1990s, soon after production was stopped. The Absinthe claims to be a liqueur, meaning that it contains sugar. The spirit has 58% alcohol by volume.
Continue reading “Vintage Absinthe Hermes from Japan”This movie is from 1913. Its title was “Absinthe”. It is the only surviving U.S.-made Absinthe related motion picture from the pre-ban era. You can see in the movie how Absinthe is prepared and consumed.
This is our recent addition to our Absinthiana collection: A vintage promo card for Absinthe Suisse from Couvet, Switzerland. It is issued for the general Spanish importer “P. Guibert from Barcelona”.
Continue reading “Vintage Absinthe Suisse Promo Card”We offer this vintage Absinthe from Spain for sale: Absenta Argenti was made for several decades in Spain, Barcelona. In the early 1970s production ended. This bottle is approx. from this time. Absinthe professional Markus Hartsmar has reviewed this Absinthe and gave it a decent rating. You can read his review here:
Tasting Review of the vintage Absinthe Absenta Argenti
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Do you want to own a bottle of vintage Absinthe…? This bottle of vintage Absinthe Pernod Fils can be yours, because we are selling some bottles. This bottle of Pernod Fils Absinthe can be dated to the 1960s and is from the Pernod Fils Tarragona distillery in Spain. Pernod moved its production to Spain after Absinthe got prohibited in France. The bottle still has its original wrapping, which is rarely the case. We took it off for some pictures, so that you have a better view on the bottle itself.
Continue reading “For sale: Vintage Absinthe Pernod Fils”Today we want to present you a vintage Absinthe brand: Absinthe Rivoire Frères (Rivoire and brothers). This Absinthe was distilled in Marseille, France. Recently, we found and bought two small bottles of this vintage Absinthe. One of the bottles is now for sale. Unfortunately, the bottle is empty, but it still has its original label and cork.
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Absinthe was banned in France in 1915. Nevertheless, there was still a big demand for Absinthe throughout the world. Pernod Fils, the most popular Absinthe brand during that time, resettled its Absinthe distillery to Spain, and original Pernod Fils Absinthe continued to be distilled over the border in Tarragona until the late 1960s. Pernod followed the tradition and used with some slight modifications the old French Pernod Fils Absinthe recipe from the 1900s. A pause was made during the second world war, though..
Continue reading “OId Absinthe Pernod Fils Tarragona”
Probably the most famous Absinthe company in history was Pernod Fils. The firm was established in 1805 in Pontarlier (France) by Henri-Louis Pernod. In the beginning, there were just two stills in the factory, producing not more than 16 liters of Absinthe per day. But this should change dramatically….
Continue reading “Pernod Fils Absinthe: Facts about the brand”
