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Absinthe Original
Absinthe Like it was 100 years ago...
Absinthe Original is one of the current Absinthe products that looks and tastes like the real thing, as it was over a hundred years ago. It is the closest thing to the drink imbibed by the intellectual elite in Paris at the turn of the Nineteenth century.
Absinthe arrived at its station as the toast of the Belle Epoche by a roundabout route. Though there is some controversy as to its lineage, most historians agree the modern version of absinthe can be traced back to the modest Swiss laboratory of Pierre Ordinaire, a resourceful French doctor who’d fled to Switzerland in the wake of the French Revolution. In 1792 he combined local herbs, wormwood, anise, fennel and hyssop among others, in an alcohol base. He prescribed and sold the 136 proof concoction as a cure-all medicinal tonic. It soon garnered the nickname the la Fee Verte (the Green Faerie) due to its translucent hue and the strange effect it had on its imbibers. The doctor’s only proof that it worked as a health tonic was his patients kept coming back for it, and the way Pierre figured it, the customer was always right.
It remained a local remedy for small-town ailments until Henri-Louis Pernod, founder of the famed Pernod Fils distillery, acquired the recipe by a fortuitous marriage and began producing large quantities of absinthe in 1797 in Switzerland, before moving to a larger French facility in 1805.
It didn’t catch on as something you’d confidently order in a café until it was issued to French soldiers fighting Muslim insurgents in Algeria in the 1840s. They used it to spike their canteen water and claimed it was grand for warding off tropical fever, dysentery, harmful bacteria and “to recruit exhausted strength.” When the boys came marching home, victoriously, I might add, they apparently brought their fear of fever and germs back to France, where they found it was also good for warding off sobriety and the ennui of civilian life.
The Green Fairy (la fee verte) as it became commonly known, was most popular in France. Most days started with a drink and ended with the “green hour” (l’heure verte) as one or two or more were taken for its aperitif properties. It is interesting to note that it also has aphrodisiac and narcotic properties. Authors and artists were proponents for using it to induce creativity.
Absinthe’s popularity soared from 1880 on. Advertisements touted it as being healthful. It was exported to New Orleans and reached the same acclaim in the United States. It was one of the few drinks considered lady-like and women freely enjoyed it in the coffee houses where it was most commonly served. Victorian era men however, found women freely enjoying absinthe distasteful.
In 1905, Jean Lanfray who was very intoxicated, murdered his wife. He supposedly only had two glasses of absinthe but none the less, his trial became known as the “Absinthe Murder”. Prohibition movements were underway. The fact that the man was known to be an alcoholic, had imbibed two glasses of absinthe, a crème de menthe, a cognac and soda, two bottles of wine, and two belts of brandy before drinking Absinthe was not taken into account. Nevertheless, Absinthe was singled out as the maddening culprit and became synonymous with alcohol. Experiments started to be conducted often by injecting large doses of the oil of wormwood into animals. Absinthism was named as a disease. On July 25th, 1912, the Department of Agriculture issued Food Inspection 147, which banned absinthe in America, and finally France followed in 1915.
But what that just lent to Absinthe becoming an even more exotic drink – one that is to be enjoyed as a rare pleasure in life.
Without doubt, La Boheme Absinthe Original is the finest Absinthe available anywhere in the world today. Made by craftsmen distillers in the Czech Republic to a secret 200 year old Swiss absinthe recipe, it is said by connoisseurs to compare with the rarest French cognacs. Only the highest quality ingredients are used in its manufacture and it is guaranteed to be free of artificial colorants and chemicals. La Boheme Absinthe Original comes in a handsomely designed bottle and makes an ideal present for a special friend. We can even include a personalised gift tag with your order. Of course, as with all things in life, products of this quality cost a little more. But we are certain that once you have tried La Boheme Original Absinthe, you will agree that the little extra cost is well worth it. Drink it with a little sugar and water or as a base for your favourite cocktail. Either way, La Boheme Absinthe is one of life’s great pleasures.
Absinthe Original is prepared from carefully selected herbs, the main herb being grand wormwood – also known as grande absinthe, common wormwood or artemisia absinthium – the main herb in the genuine absinthe. As well as Absinthe Original, Absinthe Original Bitter Spirit is also made by craftsmen distillers in the Czech Republic to our secret 200 year old Swiss absinthe recipe and it is said by connoisseurs to compare with the rarest French cognacs. Only the highest quality ingredients are used in its manufacture and it is guaranteed to be free of artificial colourants and chemicals. Absinthe Original Bitter Spirit contains many herbal extracts including angelica, aniseed, fennel, hyssop, juniper, nutmeg and wormwood (which contains the neurotoxin thujone). With a fine olive green color and 35 mg/kg of thujone, Absinthe Original Bitter Spirit offers the connoisseur the genuine Belle Epoque absinthe experience, and makes an impressively prestigious addition to any collection of fine liquors. A fine olive green color of Absinthe Original Bitter Spirit occurs as a result of its natural ingredients with no artificial colorings added.
HTFS Review:
Absinthe Original is one of the few Online Producers of Absinthe that use original recipes and techniques to produce their exquisite quality Absinthe. As such, the price reflects this, but then for a drink this exotic, you want only the best and most authentic. Absinthe Original is exactly that.
What are Users Saying:
“I’m pleased to report that the extremely well packaged shipment of 3 bottles of Absinthe arrived yesterday, several days ahead of your predicted arrival. Thanks very much for this very professional transaction. I very much look forward to the results of a blind tasting of 4 Czech absinthes with my Wine Club soon.”
-Jerry F., US
“Thank you for your prompt address of my first order of Absinthe. And thank you for sending such a high quality product to me, too! Cheers to the distillers for making such a wickedly delicious drink! It is with tearful gratitude that we in the US can still order such a fine product from such a fine company as yourself! I am ordering my second bottle on-line and look forward to trying other products. Please send me a newsletter! Thanks again!”
-Jon M. G., Anchorage, AK
“You guys rock I got my Absinth today and I must say you guys are wonderful at sending these bottles. They are truly beautiful, I tried it for the first time straight and it was amazing taste to it. Thank you!!! I will be ordering more in the future!!”
-Shawna in Michigan USA
“I received the bottle of Absinth King of Spirits Gold in fine condition. I thought that it was a lil bit too much to spend on alcohol. But not only does it get you drunk fast, it lasts because you don’t need to drink much. I bought a second bottle and now a third for my housewarming party. If this message seems a little off, it is because I am deep in your wonderful booze. Thanks you for a wonderful experience, again! Ralph in Las Vegas.”
-Ralph in Las Vegas
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