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No other subject than Absinthe can rival it for its ability to bring together, in contradiction, so much attraction, inspiration and genius. It be both muse and goddess, naieve and seductive, Artemis... Diane... heavenly or hellish; elixir or poison. From Musset to Baudelaire, venerated and berated.... From Montmartre to the Latin Quarter, The Moulin Rouge to the Chat Noir, from the forbidden fruit to the cherished opal. From Van Gogh, Toulouse Lautrec and those wild nights of folley, until it's end with prohibition in 1916 at the height of it's popularity...
A lot of painstaking research into old formulas has been done at the Elie Arnaud DENOIX Distillery in order to revive the ancient elixir. The work was carried out with the highest respect for the old traditions using only authentic methods worthy of this fine liqueur. With the help of a research laboratory, it has been possible to develop a totally natural method for eliminating the offending thujone and, with this out of the way, it has been possible to awaken this "Sleeping Beauty" So we invite you to come on a voyage with us to discover once forbidden pleasures. Come and enjoy a piece of history.
