Legendre Absinthe Trio

 

 

 

 

Recently we were fortunate to add a third Legendre Absinthe bottle to our collection.
This new acquisition has the round Legendre shoulder seal intact, which was a nice surprise.
These early Legendre Absinthe bottles were all hand bottled by J. Marion Legendre, in the finished attic of his home during the immediate post prohibition era, during the first three months of repeal.

Legendre Absinthe and Legendre New Orleans Bitters

A pair of rarities from the the early days of Legendre & Co., a unused invoice form for Legendre Absinthe, which was only used for a very short time from Dec. 1933, to the first two months of 1934.

The other striking find is a handwritten note by J.Marion Legendre, on how to make Legendre New Orleans Bitters, which were Legendre & Co. version of Peychaud's Bitters.

Legendre Absinthe Booklet

With the Dec 1933 post prohibition launch of Legendre Absinthe, J. Marion Legendre would issue his first promotional booklet 25 Ways to Enjoy Legendre Absinthe.

Collection of Legendre Absinthe bottles and booklet.

The Legendre Absinthe booklet contained a historical background on absinthe and cocktail recipes to introduce and reassure the public, that Legendre Absinthe was a delicious and safe beverage to consume during the immediate post prohibition days.

 

 

The Legendre Absinthe Labeling, and promotional booklet would only last a few short months in early 1934, before the Federal Alcohol Control Administration would require Legendre & Co. to remove the word Absinthe from their product.
J. Marion Legendre would quickly adopt the name Legendre Herbsaint, The New Name for Legendre Absinthe. 

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Drinking Absinthe at The Old Absinthe House 1909

A recent addition to our collection is this vintage postcard of the The Old Absinthe House, sent May 1st, 1909.

The front of the postcard is a fairly common image, but what was written on the back, was quite interesting as the text reads: "Absinthe is a great French drink, this is the only place in this country where they drip it, Holes are worn in the marble, an inch deep." 








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Returning With New Herbsaint Finds

We will be posting again regularly.
Quite a bit of historical information, and several new finds took place while we were busy with real life.

Stay Tuned...

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