tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70688852266276206492024-03-13T20:29:21.008-05:00New Orleans Absinthe HistoryThe History of Legendre Herbsaint, and Absinthe, in New OrleansNew Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-10810036693476494452020-01-25T11:23:00.004-06:002020-02-16T13:59:01.427-06:00Legendre Absinthe and Legendre New Orleans Bitters<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-91601956039480784612019-02-09T10:05:00.002-06:002020-01-25T11:27:16.158-06:00Legendre Absinthe Booklet<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">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 <i>Absinthe</i> from their product.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">J. Marion Legendre would quickly adopt the name Legendre Herbsaint, <i>The New Name for Legendre Absinthe. </i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">#herbsaint #absinthe #legendreabsinthe #neworleansabsinthe #absinthehistory</span></span>New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-40453029117719083872018-08-19T15:35:00.002-05:002020-01-25T11:27:31.609-06:00Drinking Absinthe at The Old Absinthe House 1909<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A recent addition to our collection is this vintage postcard of the <b>The Old Absinthe House</b>, sent May 1st, 1909.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The front of the postcard is a fairly common image, but what was written on the back, was quite interesting as the text reads: <i>"Absinthe is a great French drink, this is the only place in this country where they <u>drip</u> it, Holes are worn in the marble, an inch deep." </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>#absinthe #oldabsinthehouse #neworleansabsinthe </i></span></span></span></span>New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-42458486850270521202017-11-18T12:59:00.000-06:002020-01-25T11:27:51.324-06:00Returning With New Herbsaint Finds<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We will be posting again regularly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Quite a bit of historical information, and several new finds took place while we were busy with real life.</span><br />
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New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-76481555954684771862016-08-07T16:14:00.005-05:002020-01-25T11:29:52.994-06:00Legendre's Drugstore<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Legendre Building at 122-126 Barrone, in New Orleans, <b style="font-style: italic;">which still stands today </b>was the location of </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Legendre's Drug Store, as well as the headquarters of Legendre & Co. during the early years of <b><i>Legendre Herbsaint</i></b> production.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A few Legendre's Drugstore Items, which include an interior shot of Legendre's Drugstore, from an early 1900s advertisement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Legendre & Co. pharmaceutical label for medicinal Wormwood.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The French term for Wormwood would later become a famous Trade Name for <b><i>Legendre Herbsaint. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">During Prohibition, Legendre's Drugstore would have one of the largest federal permits to dispense </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">prescription alcohol. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Below, an example of some surviving prescription documents from Prohibition Era Legendre's Drugstore that reside in our collection.</span><br />
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New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-24819896480252098102014-07-06T20:17:00.001-05:002020-01-25T11:30:22.887-06:00The New Orleans Absinthe Manufacturers Association<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Following the repeal of prohibition, three New Orleans distillers, L.E Jung & Wulff, Yochim Brothers, and the newest addition Legendre & Company, would each release their own absinthe type spirits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Stay tuned, in the near future we will discuss some interesting findings on this part of New Orleans Absinthe History...</span>New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-71927238940004738532014-02-08T04:24:00.000-06:002020-01-25T11:31:59.939-06:0080 Years of Legendre Herbsaint<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">March 1st 1934, Legendre Absinthe is renamed Legendre Herbsaint.</span><br />
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<br />New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-20458681385952109642013-10-05T14:12:00.002-05:002020-01-25T11:32:18.097-06:00Early 1934 Herbsaint Items<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A little grouping of 1934 <b>Legendre Herbsaint</b> items, including the earliest known '34 Herbsaint pint bottle, a '34 Herbsaint Mini, a 1934 <b>Legendre Herbsaint</b> Booklet,<b><i>25 Ways of Enjoying Herbsaint</i></b> and an unused 1934 Herbsaint label date stamped June '34, by the Indiana Liquor Control Board.</span><br />
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New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-88226918351166046112013-04-27T14:11:00.004-05:002022-06-18T23:38:35.270-05:00A Rare Gem found: 1915 L. E. Jung Greenopal<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">One of the many chapters in the shared history of New Orleans, and Absinthe was an old New Orleans distiller<b> L. E. Jung</b>. (<i>Later to be known as</i> <b>L. E. Jung & Wulff</b>)</span><br />
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New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-8210236443025939172013-01-05T18:15:00.001-06:002020-01-25T11:35:44.020-06:00The New Orleans Absinthe Manufacturers Association<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A quick iPhone photo to preview a coming attraction.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The New Orleans Absinthe Manufacturers Association.</span><br />
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<br />New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-49498397136010988732012-12-31T14:35:00.004-06:002020-01-25T11:32:44.251-06:00Happy New Year! from the Legendre Absinthe twins<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To celebrate the coming New Year, we present for your viewing pleasure.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Two <b>Legendre Absinthe</b> bottles!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Legendre Absinthe</b> was the original name for <b>Legendre Herbsaint</b>, appearing after prohibition was repealed during December 1933.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Below is a billboard on Canal St. in New Orleans, Dec. 1933 announcing <b>Legendre Absinthe.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A very early poster for Legendre Absinthe, from the Sazerac Co. archives</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">With <b>Legendre Absinthe</b>, <b>J. Marion Legendre</b> had an advantage over his other competitors in the spirits industry,<b> Legendre Absinthe</b> did not need years of barrel aging like other spirits, so <b>J.M. Legendre</b> was able to have <b>Legendre Absinthe</b> bottled and ready for sale during the first month of repeal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Below is a Newspaper ad for <b>Legendre & Co.</b>, Dec. 31, 1933. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A very Rare <b>Legendre Absinthe</b> drink recipe booklet from the Sazerac Co. archives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Unfortunately for <b>Legendre & Co.</b>, the Federal Alcohol Control Administration would be unprepared to regulate the spirits industry, and properly deal with the rush of business during the early days of repeal, and by the first few months of 1934, the Federal Alcohol Control Administration, would require that <b>Legendre & Co.</b> remove the word absinthe from the label.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Legendre & Co.</b> was not the only New Orleans distiller caught up in the post prohibition legal confusion, regarding absinthe, two other old time New Orleans distillers would also find that they too, would have to remove the word absinthe from their labeling of their products</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Stay Tuned & Happy New Year!</span>New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-42027962953361829572012-12-23T22:27:00.003-06:002020-01-25T11:33:43.595-06:00Repeal at The Old Absinthe House Dec. 5, 1933<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">December 5, 1933 Repeal of Prohibition is celebrated at The Old Absinthe House, as documented by a recent postal card find.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It is quite interesting to see the writer celebrating repeal at The Old Absinthe House, and mentioning <i>"You Have No Idea What Absinthe Does To The Soft Southern Drawl".</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One might wonder whether it was left over pre-ban absinthe, or perhaps some of Mr. Legendre's early product to toast the end of prohibition.</span><br />
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<br />New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-791909915233999482012-12-22T15:29:00.004-06:002020-01-25T11:38:13.437-06:00Mid 1950s Herbsaint fullsize and pint bottles<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Pictured are two mid 1950s Legendre Herbsaint bottles, the standard full size bottle, and the less common pint bottle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We will have an extraordinary new addition to showcase very soon, stay tuned to see a very rare Legendre & Co. find profiled that one won't see everyday.</span><br />
<br />New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-80098953330921232362012-10-28T14:42:00.001-05:002020-01-25T11:40:32.228-06:00Early 1934 Legendre Herbsaint Bottle<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This early 1934 Legendre Herbsaint</span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">pint bottle, dates from the the period of time when Legendre & Co. changed the name of Legendre Absinthe, to Legendre Herbsaint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This unique early Herbsaint bottle used a different bottle for a short period until 1935, when Legendre & Co. would adopt a pint bottle that matched the full sized Herbsaint bottles, with a raised circular area to hold the Legendre & Co. seal of quality. </span><br />
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New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-40467496673197534802012-10-20T13:28:00.003-05:002020-01-25T11:40:46.461-06:00A few new finds to be posted soon...<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We have been rather busy lately, and have acquired some new additions which we will post shortly, ranging from two recently found <b><i>Legendre's Drugstore</i></b> bottles. and a couple of major <b>Legendre Herbsaint</b> finds, that are quite stunning.</span><br />
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Come enjoy the Spirit of New Orleans® at the Herbsaint
Tasting Room. One of America’s oldest Spirit brands and with deep roots
in the Big Easy, Herbsaint was created by New Orleans pharmacist Marion
Legendre and launched just after Prohibition. Herbsaint has become
famous over the years as an integral ingredient in the Official Cocktail
of New Orleans – The Sazerac – but it is also a favorite of bartenders
and cocktail lovers who enjoy its unique flavor and interesting
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Guests will enjoy a variety of Herbsaint cocktails, to
include the winning cocktail of the recent Melodic Mixology Competition,
sponsored by Herbsaint and Offbeat Magazine. Guests can also make their
way through the historic artifact and photography gallery as they
sample delectable New Orleans-Herbsaint inspired creations during live
cooking demonstrations. Live musician, Mark Weliky will entertain guests
as they partake in The Spirit of New Orleans®. A photo booth will also
be available for guests to bring home a souvenir from their visit to New
Orleans.</div>New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-39300724734585515792012-04-10T20:43:00.002-05:002012-04-10T21:06:02.192-05:00HERBSAINT BRAND TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF FAMOUS NEW ORLEANS CREATOR<div _yuid="yui_3_1_1_3_133410837314661" align="center" class="yiv1982936185MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;"><br />
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Marion Legendre, the creator of the anise-flavored liqueur brand which is now owned by the Sazerac Company of New Orleans.</div><div class="yiv1982936185MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 4.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 31.5pt;">The open-to-the-public event will be held at The Sazerac Bar, located inside The Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Guests can enjoy Herbsaint Frappes and a special birthday cake cutting, as well as a chance to view historical photographs and artifacts from Herbsaint’s storied past. </div><div class="yiv1982936185MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 4.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 31.5pt;">In addition to the celebration, Herbsaint and <i>Offbeat Magazine</i> will announce details of the first annual Herbsaint Melodic Mixology Competition, a cocktail competition for New Orleans area bartenders which requires them to create a unique Herbsaint cocktail inspired by their favorite New Orleans song.</div><div class="yiv1982936185MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">Guests in attendance will receive a reproduction of the first in a series of famous Herbsaint advertising posters, a mainstay in bars and restaurants in New Orleans in the 1930’s. For more information or questions, please contact Jana Ritter with Herbsaint at (504) 224-1411 or visit Herbsaint’s Facebook page.</div><div class="yiv1982936185MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">Preceding the event, the Sazerac Restaurant inside The Roosevelt Hotel will feature special Herbsaint-inspired lunch specials.</div><div class="yiv1982936185MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"></div><div class="yiv1982936185MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><u>About Herbsaint</u></b></div><div class="yiv1982936185MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #231f20;">Shortly after Prohibition ended in late 1933, a New Orleans apothecary-turned entrepreneur by the name of J. Marion Legendre introduced a product called Legendre Absinthe. Legendre learned about pastis and absinthe while stationed in France during WWI. Upon his return to New Orleans after the war, he secretly made absinthe in his Uptown home during prohibition. His launch of Legendre Absinthe was a dream come true. Sadly for Legendre, just months after launching his product, the U.S. Government forced him to remove the word absinthe from his brand name amid concerns that absinthe could have detrimental effects on people’s health. Legendre quickly re-named his product HERBSAINT and launched an aggressive marketing campaign that called on people to “Drink Herbsaint Wherever Absinthe Is Called For.”</span></div><div class="yiv1982936185MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #231f20;">Herbsaint is available in both 90pf (suggested retail $19.99) and 100pf (suggested retail $34.99) 750ml bottles. The Sazerac Company introduced the 100 proof product in 2009 to commemorate Herbsaint’s 75<sup>th</sup> Anniversary. The product is made according the very same recipe that Legendre first used in 1934. </span></div><div class="yiv1982936185MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin-right: 0.3in; text-align: justify;"><b><u>About The Sazerac Company</u></b></div><div _yuid="yui_3_1_1_3_133410837314664" class="yiv1982936185MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: 0.3in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sazerac is one of New Orleans’ oldest family owned, privately held companies and has operations in New Orleans, Louisiana; Frankfort, Bardstown, Louisville and Owensboro, Kentucky; Fredericksburg, Virginia; Carson, California; Baltimore, Maryland and Montreal, Canada. For more information, please visit</span> <a href="http://www.sazerac.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.sazerac.com/">www.sazerac.com</a>.</div>New Orleans Absinthe Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06378868300736527450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068885226627620649.post-36259642062425783112012-01-18T07:18:00.001-06:002017-07-23T10:21:20.766-05:00Getting Settled In Our New Home<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We haven't gone dark, we are getting settled in our new home, and swamped with work.</span><br />
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Appearing first in the inaugural <b>Legendre Absinthe</b> recipe booklet, as the <i><b>Absinthe Bracer</b></i>:<br />
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The 1944 <b>Legendre Herbsaint</b> recipe booklet:</div>
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The <b>Herbsaint Bracer </b>was made with equal parts of <b>Legendre Herbsaint</b> and Italian Vermouth, <i>(At one time <b>Legendre & Co.</b> made their own Sweet Vermouth)</i> with a twist of lemon peel, and a dash of bitters. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Fill </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">half a glass</span><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">with cracked ice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Two ounces Italian Vermouth <i>Carpano Antica works very well in this cocktail</i></span><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br />
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The <b> Herbsaint Frappé </b>is the signature Herbsaint cocktail appearing in all Herbsaint advertisements from the very beginning as the<b> Legendre Absinthe</b> Frappé, to the modern era of <b>Herbsaint Original</b>.<br />
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The Herbsaint Frappé has it's roots in the old New Orleans tradition of the Absinthe Frappé, as the perfect absinthe cocktail for the hot humid climate of New Orleans. A Frappé is an iced drink usually made with cracked, or crushed ice, that often has a thin icy coating on the outside of the glass. Absinthe Frappés were a tradition in New Orleans where people would enjoy a tall cold Absinthe Frappé as the evening met the day, and as a <i>Sunday Morning After</i> eye opener from the week end revelry.<br />
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Once again, with the return of <b>Herbsaint Original</b>, one can recall the old New Orleans tradition of:<i> At The Close Of The Day, Drink An Herbsaint Frappé, <b>Legendre Herbsaint</b>, <u>Always</u> Served When Absinthe Is Called For. </i><br />
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