La
Clandestine is hand-crafted in Couvet, Switzerland, the birthplace of
absinthe. The brand heritage dates back to 1935, and its small-batch
production methods go back to the origins of absinthe in the 18th
century. White (or “blanche”) absinthe first exists as a clear
spirit before a second coloring step transforms it into green
absinthe. Thus, blanche absinthes are the true originals. When
absinthe was wrongly banned in Switzerland in 1910, farmers and their
wives secretly made absinthe at home for family and friends,
returning to the clear style, perhaps to avoid detection. La
Clandestine, the world’s most loved blanche, comes from this era
and was first distilled by Charlotte Vaucher in 1935. In 2000,
Claude-Alain Bugnon received the recipe from Charlotte’s nephew and
continued illegal production until absinthe could once again be made
openly. Claude-Alain and his wife Karine make La Clandestine in
Couvet, the small village in the foothills of the Alps where absinthe
was first distilled commercially in the second half of the 18th
century. They use the famed local Grande wormwood as well as the
unique Swiss savoir faire that comes from well over 200 years of
continuous manufacture of absinthe. Claude-Alain is recognized as
Europe’s leading absinthe distiller, with more awards than any
other, and his absinthes are hand-sold to some of the top bars and
retailers in 25 countries.
53% Abv- 106 Proof
For more information visit producer website;
http://www.laclandestine.com
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