La Clandestine Absinthe

La Clandestine Absinthe
Type Absinthe
Manufacturer Artemisia-Bugnon
Country of origin Switzerland
Introduced 2008 in USA
Alcohol by volume 53.0%
Proof (US) 106

La Clandestine Absinthe is a Swiss La Bleue, or clear, absinthe brand produced by Artemisia-Bugnon distilleries. It is an anise-flavored, distilled liquor containing the herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), and when prepared with cold water will louche. La Clandestine Absinthe comes in four main styles, as detailed below.

La Clandestine Absinthe

According to the manufacturer, La Clandestine is based on a 1935 recipe by Swiss distiller Charlotte Vaucher [1] which Bugnon had been circulating unofficially for several years prior to the Swiss lifting a near one-hundred-year ban on absinthe March 1, 2005.[2] Following the lift, Bugnon applied for an official license and became one of the first distillers in the Val-de-Travers region to be granted one. It is now commercially produced and sold by Artemisia-Bugnon. In June 2008, the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved a version of La Clandestine for sale in the United States,[3] and USA launch followed in October 2008.

La Clandestine, which is produced at 53% abv (alcohol by volume) is served in a manner similar to the traditional 19th-century French method, differing only in the use of sugar. The manufacturer recommends that La Clandestine be served without sugar.[4]

La Capricieuse

La Capricieuse, at 72% abv, was added in summer 2005.

La Recette Marianne

La Recette Marianne, at 55% abv, was launched in autumn 2005, in response to fenchone regulations in France.[5]

Angélique

Angélique, at 72% abv, is the first Verte (or green) Suisse absinthe from the La Clandestine distillery, and was launched at the 10th Annual Absinthe Festival at Boveresse, Switzerland, in June 2007.

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