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I sit at my door, smoking a cigarette and sipping my absinthe, and I enjoy every day without a care in the world.
- Paul Gaugin, 1897
Before 1915
Vintage Absinthes - the answer to how absinthe really did taste back in the days, and also the answer to how absinthe evolved and changed through time and depending on what country it was produced in. The most sought after vintage absinthes are of course the ones from before the ban in Switzerland and France. Often hard to find, and at prices unimaginable to most it's an honor and a pleasure to actually have some and to drink it. Find out more of what they were like, right here.
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It's not very common to find old bottles from before 1900 which is why this is even more interesting than these vintage absinthes usually are. Of course it doesn't hurt that it's actually really really tasty as well.
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A true gem among the vintage absinthes I've had the pleasure of tasting. The C.F Berger was also one of the first pre-ban absinthes I ever tasted. It certainly made that trip to Paris extra special.
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One of the major absinthe producers during the Belle Epoque was Edouard Pernod. They continously manufactured top quality absinthe all the way up to the 1930's. After the ban they eventually merged their Spanish production and companies with Pernod Fils.
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Jules Pernod started out as a small distillery in Avignon which grew into a successful large producer. In the early 1900's a legal battle between Jules Pernod and Maison Pernod Fils ruled in favor of Jules Pernod who could keep using the name "Pernod" on their products.
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Legler Pernod is another one of those slightly smaller producers coming out of the Pernod family. It seems as the quality of anything coming from any of the Pernod-related manufacturers is quite high. Legler Pernod is no exception.
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Many writers "of old" wrote poems or passages about absinthe. Some drank it, some didn't. Find some of them here as well as reviews and notes on modern books about absinthe.
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Today, on 14 May 2012, it is exactly 100 years since August Strindberg passed away. In honor of the 100 year anniversary of his passing I have published the extensively updated profile on August Strinderg - the absinthe drinker, with several interesting quotes from his works and personal letters to friends and loved ones.
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