Just listed

 I have added some new items to our online boutique and have a few more to add today.

One of my favorites is this authentic vintage publicity for Absinthe dated 1926.

You can find these in French Bars and Bistros and it would perfect perfect for adding a touch of French bistro to your decor.

As many of you already know Absinthe is a French spirit often referred to as "the Green Fairy" which was banned in France for a very long time.

The principal ingredients in a bottle of absinthe are wormwood oil, fennel, hyssop, and anise. Absinthe has an alcohol content of 45–74 percent (90–148 proof), so it usually gets diluted before consumption, either with sweetened water or in a cocktail.

A Brief History of Absinthe

Though most associated with Europe’s Belle Époque period of the late nineteenth century, absinthe was first patented as a medicine in eighteenth-century Convet, Switzerland — either by Pierre Ordinaire, a French doctor, or two local sisters who sold the elixir to various Swiss pharmacies.

In 1797, Major Dubied acquired the recipe. Dubied, along with his son-in-law, Henri-Louis Pernod, would become the biggest name in absinthe production: Pernod et Fils. (After a ban on absinthe took effect, Pernod created a similar anise-flavored liquor to fill the cultural void: pastis.)

Absinthe and its excesses inspired bohemian artists like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Édouard Manet, Vincent van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso, as well as writers like Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde. In the early 1900s, France, Switzerland and the United States banned absinthe due to concerns over high levels of a chemical compound called thujone, widespread alcohol poisoning, and rumors of erratic and violent behavior brought on by drinking absinthe. (Many believed members of the temperance movement exaggerated those claims.) Absinthe is still banned in many countries today, though some distillers produce absinthe for export or sell it under different names.

I am off to photograph another couple of new arrivals, 

belle journee et a demain ♥

Leeann x