Hapsburg Quartier Latin - Black Fruits of the Forest Absinthe

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It is legal to produce and sell absinthe in Georgia, which has claimed to possess several producers of absinthe. Saskatchewan: Only one brand listed in provincial liquor stores, although an individual is permitted to import one case (usually twelve 750ml bottles or eight one-litre bottles) of any liquor. Verte, Peter. "The Fine Spirits Corner". Absinthe Buyers Guide. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008 . Retrieved 2008-04-11. Aggelos (2010-11-05). "French decree on fenchone and pinocamphone repealed". Gazetteabsinthe.com . Retrieved 2012-07-24.

The first evidence of absinthe, in the sense of a distilled spirit containing green anise and fennel, dates to the 18th century. According to popular legend, it began as an all-purpose patent remedy created by Dr. Pierre Ordinaire, a French doctor living in Couvet, Switzerland, around 1792 (the exact date varies by account). Ordinaire's recipe was passed on to the Henriod sisters of Couvet, who sold it as a medicinal elixir. By other accounts, the Henriod sisters may have been making the elixir before Ordinaire's arrival. In either case, a certain Major Dubied acquired the formula from the sisters in 1797 and opened the first absinthe distillery named Dubied Père et Fils in Couvet with his son Marcellin and son-in-law Henry-Louis Pernod. In 1805, they built a second distillery in Pontarlier, France, under the company name Maison Pernod Fils. [17] Pernod Fils remained one of the most popular brands of absinthe until the drink was banned in France in 1914.The Mixicologist; C.F. Lawler, 1895] "The distillers of Bensaçon, Pontarlier, and Couvet hit on the idea of distilling the Absinthe herb (wormwood), adding annis [sic], fennel, and coriander seeds, etc., ad lib., these making an agreeable beverage. Absinthe so made soon had considerable success, which had the usual effect of bringing out the injurious trash made from oils, essences, etc. " Australian Food Standards PDF" (PDF). Australia New Zealand Food Authority . Retrieved 1 December 2016. Lemons, Stephen (2005-04-07). "Behind the green door". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20 . Retrieved 2008-09-18.

Most countries (except Switzerland) at present do not possess a legal definition of absinthe (unlike Scotch whisky or cognac). Accordingly, producers are free to label a product "absinthe" or "absinth", whether or not it bears any resemblance to the traditional spirit. [ citation needed] Australia [ edit ] In 2014, the Federal Administrative Court of Switzerland invalidated a governmental decision of 2010 which allowed only absinthe made in the Val-de-Travers region to be labelled as absinthe in Switzerland. The court found that absinthe was a label for a product and was not tied to a geographic origin. [129] United States [ edit ] The Drinkers by Jean Béraud (1908) Absinthe is made from a blend of herbs, including wormwood, anise, and fennel, which give it a distinctive licorice-like taste. There are several different types of absinthe available, including traditional green absinthe, as well as clear or "Blanche" absinthe, and red absinthe, which gets its color from the addition of hibiscus or other botanicals.In 2007, Canada's first genuine absinthe (Taboo Absinthe) was created by Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery in British Columbia. [118] European Union [ edit ] You may think that you need to buy an absinthe fountain and special glassware to fully appreciate the spirit. But you can enjoy it just fine with a standard water glass and a pitcher of ice water. And if you want to sweeten your absinthe with a sugar cube but don’t have an absinthe spoon, you can get away with using a fork instead. The Return of the Green Faerie"–A wine and spirit journal article about the history, ritual, and artistic cult of absinthe