History
Absinthe La Valote Martin, a taste of authenticity
It's secret: the love of a product, of a story and of a region. Distilled in Boveresse (Switzerland), this crystal clear absinthe has an exquisite bitterness. Its aroma is made up of ten different herbs (grand wormwood, petite wormwood, lemon balm, hyssop, peppermint), grown for the most part in the Valley of Val-de-Travers, the very location where the story of “The Green Fairy” began in the late 18th Century.
Daniel-Henri Dubied bought from the Henriod family the rights to produce its absinthe elixir. The production of absinthe (plant cultivation, drying and distillation) largely contributed to the region's economic growth. By 1910 absinthe was forced underground with the implementation of the 1908 Swiss Government Act that banned the production of absinthe; hereby creating the myth that still lives today. Tens of local clandestine distillers kept it alive throughout the 20th Century. Francis Martin was one of them.
When the ban was repealed in 2005, Francis Martin jumped at the chance to share his passion for “The Green Fairy” with a wider clientele. He teamed up in order to produce it legally and to maintain its distillation in its home region.
His recipe has not changed. Absintheurs appreciate it as ever before. The eldest among them can often be caught saying that it reminds them of the absinthe of their youth.
Francis Martin's Absinthes
are available in bottles of 1 L, 500 ml and 100 ml.
Gift Sets & Accessories
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N° 1
1 liter of
"Marylin"
2 glasses
2 spoons |
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N° 2
500 ml of
"L'Originale"
2 glasses |
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N° 3
3 bottles of 100 ml
"La Valote Martin" |
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