The History of Absinthe

HISTORY Kofd ABSINTHE THE Absinthe comes from the Latin word "absinthium" meaning wormwood. Absinthe is a herbal spirit, typically of green color. The basic ingredients of authentic Absinthe are wormwood (artemisia absinthium) , green anise and fennel. 18 fi5mm cau du v'ie abomeda pudin 2aamnfurant domanthe First known writen recipe utin du Qalmus ealear pette absiato circa 1794 abitatiaga Bodensee Basel Winterthur Zürich Aare Biel Lucerne Neuchatel SWITZERLAND BERN Davos inn Interlaken +Jung fr au Geneva Lausanne St. Morítz The first known Montreux Tioino Rhône advertisement for Matterhorn 1769 Absinthe appeared in a Neuchatel ( Switzerland) Suzanne-Marguerite Henriod advertised newspaper. EXTRAIT D'ABSINTHE QUALITÉ SUPÉRIEURE feleCunique reotte deMl Honriod de Couvet lombi Neuchalel en Suisse their remedy "Bon Extrait d'Absinthe," which consisted of alcohol, wormwood, aniseed, lemon balm Dr. Ordinaire, the and other herbs. inventor of "modern" Absinthe, concocted a formula of 8 plants, including wormwood, anise, hyssop and fennel and used 136-proof alcohol, which became the traditional 1792 The formula was sold to Major Dubied, who built with his son and son-in-law (H.L. Pernod) the first Absinthe factory in Couvet, Switzerland. 1797 proof of real Absinthe. PONTAKIEN- Vine Parnat lia. Naselle Cenvrcun DHOEROROIONE UALA PERHCOR FILB, lle cetran Pernod Absinthe Factory circa 1900 During the Algiers War, the French Army made use of the 1844 inciting effects of Absinthe and provided the soldiers with 1847 regular rations of the liquor. The veterans who had survived the war pushed the production output from 400 liters daily to more than 20.000 liters a day. Many great works of art owe their existence to the mystery of the Green Fairy. Great names like Baudelaire, Manet, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Oscar Wilde, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, van Gogh, Gauguin and Picasso are found among these early adepts of Absinthe. ABSINTHE SUPERIEURE ema sonte Switzerland is the first country to ban Absinthe, partially due to low grade use of alcohol and 1910 GEMPP PERNOD LUNEL pressure from the French wine lobby. 1923 Germany prohibits not only the liquor but also the distribution of the recipe. By 1920 Thal most w LAudu su groge al faurant-Ia m ellefe European countires Ju Clmus Calear ban the use and sale of Absinthe. Absinthe was never banned in the UK, the Czech Republic and Spain. Germany lifts the ban, however, use of wormwood oil/thujone was still prohi bited. 1981 GETTY IMAGES The European Union changes the legal 1imit of thujone in spirits with an alcohol degree of up to 25%, set to 5 mg/kg, 10 mg/kg for spirits with up to 25% and 35 mg/kg for bitters. 1991 Switzerland legalized Absinthe. 2005 2007 United States legalized Absinthe. From this date on, the cult around this drink has experienced a true revival and leaves Absintheurs all absinthe HOÚSE around the world plunging back into the euphoria of the 19th century. PRESENT Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe http://www.absinthe101.com/history.html https://www.absintheonline.com/acatalog/history.html http://www.boulderabsinthehouse.com ABSINTHE boulder's nightclub HOUSE