Lemercier Absinthe - France

Abisinthe Lemercier 45%

According to legend, it was in the year 1792 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland that Dr. Pierre Ordinaire worked out a wormwood liqueur made with anise, melissa, and chamomile. Dr. Ordinaire’s creation became a popular cure-all, as his patients swore the green elixir cured whatever had previously ailed them. The drink was dubbed “la Fee Verte,” or the “Green Fairy,” and the secret recipe was passed on to a Swiss woman named Mademoiselle Grand-Pierre after the death of Dr. Pierre Ordinaire. Mademoiselle Grand-Pierre was then rumored to sell the elixir’s recipe to two Swiss sisters living in Couvet.