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Absinthe Explore

Submitted by brian on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 12:54.

RueVerte.com offers a cool way to sample a number of different absinthe brands in one affordable package.

Talk about a groundbreaking idea! I've been buying absinthe from overseas sources for years now. The only issue I've ever had is trying to decide which bottles to buy. The selection is so wide and varied that you could go broke if you bought everything that looked appealing. A store has come along to help you with this dilemma.

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Summer Sale 15% Off Everything!

Submitted by brian on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 13:46.

AbsintheDevil.com Summer Sale

AbsintheDevil.com is having a store-wide summer sale. We're offering a 15% off discount coupon for our entire inventory to our past customers and friends. This offer expires on September 21st, 2010 at midnight EST. Plus, if your order is over $99.00, ground shipping within the lower 48 US states is FREE.

To use the discount coupon, enter summer15 as a coupon code during the checkout process. 

Three Pre-ban Swiss Absinthe Brands

Submitted by brian on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 02:01.

I found a reference to three Swiss absinthe brands from the 1850-60s.

These brands and descriptions can be found in British & foreign spirits: their history, manufacture, properties, etc. By Charles Tovey
Published in 1864.

Gillard, Elise, and Co.— Absinthe, green. Extremely delicate.; character good.
August Lueba.— Absinthe and Gentian Water. Excellence of character.
Bosselet-Dubied.— Kirschwasser and Absinthe. General excellence.

2010 Absinthe Survey Results

Submitted by brian on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 20:31.

Absinthe Devil Survey: 2010

Absinthe was re-legalised in the USA just over 3 years ago. Since then, about 70 absinthes have been approved for US launch, of which about 45 have now been launched in the USA (May 2010).

With so much choice, Absinthe Devil is often asked for our views on what are the best absinthes, and recommendations are published on our main site. We wanted, however, to get feedback from American consumers buying absinthe, and have conducted a survey of over 170 consumers. The results are now in, and the findings are very interesting:

First Absinthe in the USA? 1805 Ad For Absinthe.

Submitted by brian on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 01:55.

This could be one of the earliest advertisements for absinthe in the USA (transcribed below). It was taken from the New York Mercantile Advertiser dated March 6, 1805. It is as follows:

Pre-Ban Absinthe in San Francisco 1905

Submitted by brian on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 01:40.

Seems that the fine people of San Francisco enjoyed their pre-ban absinthe.

Drinking In Big Cities
Varies In Method

Washington Post: Sunday, August 6, 1905

AbsintheDevil.com Spring Sale

Submitted by brian on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 13:25.

AbsintheDevil.com Spring Sale

AbsintheDevil.com is having a store-wide spring sale. We're offering a 10% off discount coupon for our entire inventory to our past customers and friends. This offer expires on June 21st, 2010 at midnight EST. Plus, if your order is over $99.00, ground shipping within the lower 48 US states is FREE.

To use the discount coupon, enter spring10 as a coupon code during the checkout process. 

Pre-Ban Absinthe Imported Into the USA

Submitted by brian on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 00:34.

I've been doing some research into absinthe imported to the USA prior to the ban. I found a few I never heard of. Please find the running list below. If you have any info on Richard and Muller or Yersin & LeCoultre, please let me know.

I started a discussion here if you have any comments:

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Pre-Ban Absinthe Imported Into the USA (running list)

Richard and Muller (Swiss)
Source: The Daily True Delta 1859 NOLA

Check us out on FaceBook!

Submitted by brian on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 00:13.

We dipping our toe into social networking. To this end, we have started a FaceBook page!

Swing on by can give us a shout!

AbsintheDevil's FaceBook Page

It's a still light on the content so if you dig us, please click on the Like button.

We'll being posting coupons and special offers exclusive to all our FaceBook fans.

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