La Clandestine Absinthe
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Beverage La Clandestine Absinthe is a range of absinthes best known for its Swiss La Bleue, or clear, absinthe brand produced by Artemisia-Bugnon distilleries. It is an anise-flavored, distilled liquor containing the herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), and when prepared with cold water will louche. La Clandestine Absinthe comes in four main styles, as detailed below.
La Clandestine Blanche Absinthe
According to the manufacturer, La Clandestine Blanche is based on a 1935 recipe by Swiss distiller Charlotte Vaucher [1] which Bugnon had been circulating unofficially for several years prior to the Swiss lifting a near one-hundred-year ban on absinthe March 1, 2005.[2][3] Following the lift, Bugnon applied for an official license and became one of the first distillers in the Val-de-Travers region to be granted one. It is now commercially produced and sold by Artemisia-Bugnon. In June 2008, the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved a version of La Clandestine for sale in the United States,[4] and USA launch followed in October 2008.
La Clandestine Blanche, which is produced at 53% abv (alcohol by volume) is served in a manner similar to the traditional 19th-century French method, differing only in the use of sugar. The manufacturer recommends that La Clandestine be served without sugar.[5]
La Clandestine Blanche Intense
This was originally launched as La Capricieuse, at 72% abv, in summer 2005. In 2022, the alcohol content was reduced to 69% and it was re-branded as La Clandestine Blanche Intense.
La Recette Marianne
La Recette Marianne, at 55% abv, was launched in autumn 2005, in response to fenchone regulations in France.[6]
La Clandestine Verte
This was originally known as Angélique, at 72% abv: the first Verte (or green) Suisse absinthe from the La Clandestine distillery, and was launched at the 10th Annual Absinthe Festival at Boveresse, Switzerland, in June 2007.
The alcohol content was reduced to 68% and it was re-branded as La Clandestine Verte in 2022.
References
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- ↑ Brand history Retrieved 17 September 2009
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle article reproducing New York Times story of November 4, 2004 Retrieved 2 January 2008
- ↑ First La Clandestine absinthe bottle of 2004, produced for export only. Retrieved 19 July 2018
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- ↑ Reference to drinking "au naturel," i.e. without sugar Template:Webarchive Retrieved 20 May 2007
- ↑ Reference to fenchone regulations from brand website Retrieved 2 May 2009
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External links
- La Clandestine Absinthe - Brand website
- Fée Verte ReviewTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Independent website confirming that La Clandestine had been sold for "years" prior to its official launch.