by mark | Sep 14, 2012 | News
Recent data released from Switzerland confirms the volume of Swiss absinthe (predominantly Blanche) is again in the minority compared to French absinthe (predominantly Verte) as was the case before the absinthe bans of the early 20th Century. Last month’s...
by mark | Sep 7, 2012 | News
This weekend my wife Jane and I will be heading to Paris for Whisky Live 2012, located between Notre Dame and the Pantheon at the Maison de la Mutualité. This year’s event is themed on cocktails from the Roaring Twenties. La Fée will be found at stand number...
by mark | May 18, 2012 | News
Today is the 1st anniversary of the lifting of the 1915 French Absinthe ban. As one of the oldest absinthe-drinking guinea pigs alive today (having regularly drunk La Fée since returning distilling to France in May 2000) I am happy to report being in better shape than...
by mark | Dec 16, 2011 | News
“Be not inhospitable to strangers – Lest they be angels in disguise” George Whitman, 12.12.1913 – 14.12.2011 The death of the owner of the Shakespeare & Co bookstore in Paris, has brought back memories of my time in...
by mark | May 20, 2011 | News
Rowley re-labels the first “Absinthe” for France after 85 years, fittingly with Marie-Claude and presents as such for her museum. This symbolic act paves the way for France to legally embrace Absinthe’s return; favour following the French...
