| The Aftermath of Prohibition |
The period immediately after the ban were characterised by the beginnings of clandestine distillation
(and increasing nostalgia for the Green Fairy), while the authorities sought to strengthen the ban by
prohibiting not just absinthe, but all similar and related alcoholic products as well.
Our English translation of Tisserand's haunting "Éloge" is now available in a hand-printed limited
edition from the Nepenthes Press.
(and increasing nostalgia for the Green Fairy), while the authorities sought to strengthen the ban by
prohibiting not just absinthe, but all similar and related alcoholic products as well.
Our English translation of Tisserand's haunting "Éloge" is now available in a hand-printed limited
edition from the Nepenthes Press.
Ernest Tisserand's 1922 "Éloge de la très
précieuse liqueur d’Absinthe", an elegiac
memoir of the absinthe era that contains
one of the very few contemporary references
to the use of an absinthe fountain, and the
first reference to home-distilled absinthe in
the post-ban period.
précieuse liqueur d’Absinthe", an elegiac
memoir of the absinthe era that contains
one of the very few contemporary references
to the use of an absinthe fountain, and the
first reference to home-distilled absinthe in
the post-ban period.
A post-ban broadsheet by the Ligue National Contre
l'Alcoholisme attacking the absinthe substitutes or
"Camouflages" introduced in the 1920's and 30's,
including Boulanger's Cressonnee and Hemard's
Amourette.
Click on the image to see an enlarged version.
l'Alcoholisme attacking the absinthe substitutes or
"Camouflages" introduced in the 1920's and 30's,
including Boulanger's Cressonnee and Hemard's
Amourette.
Click on the image to see an enlarged version.
Click on the Adobe PDF icon for the
French text of Tisserand's "Éloge".
French text of Tisserand's "Éloge".
Another 1922 edition of Tisserand's absinthe
memoir, inscribed by the author on the half-title.
Click to enlarge.
memoir, inscribed by the author on the half-title.
Click to enlarge.
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Our English translation of Tisserand's
"Éloge" is available in a hand-printed
limited edition from the Nepenthes Press.
"Éloge" is available in a hand-printed
limited edition from the Nepenthes Press.