Written in French. Translation: Absinthe: a fairy Franco-Swiss Beneficial plant, and then refreshing drink sour elixir, absinthe captivates. Sagebrush deemed soft touch and bitter in the mouth, absinthe is a symbol of lost illusions. Born in 1897 in the French-Swiss Jura, the liquor Absinthe Henriod mother seduced the world before being banned in 1915. Today, the most contradictory rumors still circulating about him. The Green Fairy made it crazy or genius? This book finally slice the debate and a timely reminder that the Great Areuse Val-de-Travers was nicknamed Madame expectancy as well as Our Lady of Oblivion. Find here the history of distilleries, the great Parisian cafes to "time of parsley," the saga of the "holy herb" from Madagascar to New Orleans and the heated debates that led to its prohibition in full butcher the Great War. Nevertheless, White Laverte is forever a myth.
