La Clandestine Absinthe

Short description: Swiss brand of absinthe

La Clandestine AbsintheType| Absinthe

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Manufacturer| Artemisia-Bugnon
Country of origin| Switzerland
Introduced| 2008 in United States
Alcohol by volume| 53.0%
Proof (US)| 106

La Clandestine Absinthe is a Switzerland 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.

## Contents

* 1 La Clandestine Absinthe
* 2 La Capricieuse
* 3 La Recette Marianne
* 4 Angélique
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## 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] [3] 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,[4] 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.[5]

## 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.[6]

## 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.

## References

1. ↑ Brand history Retrieved 17 September 2009
2. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle article reproducing New York Times story of November 4, 2004 Retrieved 2 January 2008
3. ↑ First La Clandestine absinthe bottle of 2004, produced for export only. Retrieved 19 July 2018
4. ↑ US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (2008). "Certificate of Federal Label Approval, La Clandestine Absinthe Superieure". https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicFormDisplay&ttbid=08123001000076. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
5. ↑ Reference to drinking "au naturel," i.e. without sugar Retrieved 20 May 2007
6. ↑ Reference to fenchone regulations from brand website Retrieved 2 May 2009

## External links

* La Clandestine Absinthe \- Brand website
* Fée Verte Review \- Independent website confirming that La Clandestine had been sold for "years" prior to its official launch.

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* Absente
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Ingredients|

* Acorus calamus
* Angelica archangelica
* Artemisia absinthium (Thujone)
* Foeniculum vulgare (Fenchone)
* Hyssopus officinalis (Thujone, phenol)

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