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Switzerland, 1905: Jean Lanfray, a poor laborer, aims a rifle at his pregnant wife's face and fires, instantly killing her. He then turns it upon his two daughters. His father escaped only by running for his life. What was the cause of this murderous rage? "Absinthe!" cried the Swiss newspapers and temperance leagues. They called the high-proof green liquor the premier cause of crime in the country. Lanfray hung himself in his jail cell, but absinthe remained on trial. Five years later, the infamous drink was banned in Switzerland. The United States followed suit in 1912, and France in 1915. The "Green Fairy" was dead. Or was she? In 1994, an obscure Czech distillery created a green "Bohemian" drink with virtually no resemblance to absinthe of old, slapped the name "Absinth" on the label and made a killing in England, where absinthe had never been banned, only forgotten. Today, among the many dozens of pretender products that have popped up to meet the new demand, are a few authentic absinthes. Alongside the followers of fads are a growing number of connoisseurs who savor the real thing, taking the trouble to investigate absinthe's bad rap with a more objective eye than the yellow

Author

Benoît Noël, Peter Verte, Artemis

Publisher

Paris: L'Esprit frappeur

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9782844052001