1940s Legendre Herbsaint Intact Bottles

A pair of unopened 1940s full size Legendre Herbsaint bottles, double the fun to look at, and to taste very soon.

 Below: Two 120 proof Legendre Herbsaint Mini Bottles still holding their natural green color.

Legendre Rum from the 1930s

A nice example of Legendre & Co. Rum from the 1930s.

Legendre & Company offered some other interesting products after launching Legendre Herbsaint, including a New Orleans Rum made from sugar cane, coming out of the local  Louisiana Sugar Plantations.

We'll be posting more, once we get settled from moving......Stay tuned

A nice article on Legendre Herbsaint

Stop by Summer Fruit Cup and see a nice article on Legendre Herbsaint:http://summerfruitcup.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/2926/

A Glass of Herbsaint: The Herbsaint Bracer

Happy New Year!

For a little Morning After Relief....try an Herbsaint Bracer.

Appearing first in the inaugural Legendre Absinthe recipe booklet, as the Absinthe Bracer:

The 1944 Legendre Herbsaint recipe booklet:

The Herbsaint Bracer was made with equal parts of Legendre Herbsaint and Italian Vermouth, (At one time Legendre & Co. made their own Sweet Vermouth) with a twist of lemon peel, and a dash of bitters.

Herbsaint Bracer:

Fill half a glass with cracked ice.
Two ounces of Herbsaint     Use Herbsaint Original
Two ounces Italian Vermouth   Carpano Antica works very well in this cocktail

A dash of bitters   Hint: Try Peychauds as an alternative
Twist a piece of Lemon Peel on top.
Mix well and strain in a small glass.