Born in Boston, USA, around 1902, perfected in Switzerland in 2010, Butterfly offers the best of both old & new worlds. An American recipe & heritage combined with Swiss ingredients & savoir faire. Butterfly is a joint venture between American absinthe lover & historian, Brian Fernald, & Claude-Alain Bugnon, the Swiss distiller of La Clandestine Absinthe. While it is impossible to tell if the taste is identical to the absinthe made 100 years ago, the citrus & mint notes are thought likely to have appealed to those who wanted a taste with less anise, & less bitterness. Re-launched in Europe in 2010, Butterfly is already receiving rave reviews from absinthe lovers around the world (even some people who don't like absinthe normally seem to like it). It has a wonderful thick louche, & a quite delicious taste. Enjoy with 4/5 parts of chilled water & in cocktails such as The Butterfly Kiss. Like all absinthe made in Switzerl&, Butterfly is distilled (absinthes from other countries may just be cold mixed), contains no artificial colours & has no added sugar.