Distilleries Provence - Absinthe Absente 55% 70cl Bottle

Product Description

In a gift box with absinthe spoon & serving instructions. Absente '55', made with the same ingredients as the best Absinthes of ' La Belle Epoque', was the first of its kind to be legalised in France where it has been produced since 1915. This liquor is prepared from an infusion & essence of absinthe herbs (1, 5 %), lemon balm & mint spirits, cane sugar & alcohol. In 1830, officers used to advise soldiers in Algeria who were not feeling well to add a few drops of Absinthe liqueur to the more-or-less pure water they were given to drink. But soldiers & officers alike preferred to increase the dose, & this beneficial liqueur also cured homesickness. & so abinthism was thus created under the African sun, & the medication became a source of inebriety. But anti-drinking campaigns sprouted up nearly everywhere in Europe, & their main target was Absinthe. Belgium banned it in 1906 & Switzerland followed suit in 1910. France simply levied a tax on it. But on January 7, 1915, Poincar confirmed these various measures; on March 4, he extended them to various limitations that applied to bars, & eventually there was a total ban on Absinthe.