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.

A Glass of Herbsaint: The Herbsaint Frappé

 This is a very small excerpt from an extensive future article on the Herbsaint Frappé.
Just a small preview...Stay Tuned...

The Herbsaint Frappé is the signature Herbsaint cocktail appearing in all Herbsaint advertisements from the very beginning as the Legendre Absinthe Frappé, to the modern era of Herbsaint Original.

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 Sunday Morning After eye opener from the week end revelry.

Once again, with the return of Herbsaint Original, one can recall the old New Orleans tradition of: At The Close Of The Day, Drink An Herbsaint Frappé, Legendre Herbsaint, Always Served When Absinthe Is Called For.