At the forefront of the absinthe renaissance is La Fée the worlds most recognizable absinthe. In 1998 George Rowley (CEO and owner of La Fée) secured the government’s authorization on the landmark document allowing absinthe to be legally sold in the European Union thus sparking a worldwide revival. 10 years on, absinthe is beginning to make its mark in America.
Absinthe was banned by the French Government in 1915. The Green Fairy had been blamed, amongst other things, for the decadence within French society, coupled with the names of Baudelaire, Lautrec, Rimbaud, Van Gogh, Oscar Wilde and other revelers who frequented the cafés of Paris and the infamous Moulin Rouge.
The drink achieved notoriety not only in France, but was also banned in other countries including Switzerland and the USA. In the year 2000 in Paris, Rowley and Delahaye distilled the first traditional absinthe in France since the bans of 1915, and now for the first time since the American ban of 1912 La Fée Absinthe Parisenne is available again – The Green Fairy returns.
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