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Old Edouard Pernod Advertising Card

absinthejack — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:44:33 +0000

Plastic Absinthe Spoon

absinthejack — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:04:34 +0000

When Viridian lauched Lucid absinthe in the US in 2007 they wanted an absinthe spoon to go with it. They came up with a plastic one, but luckily came to their senses and it was evetually made from metal. This is the very rare, never released, plastic Lucid absinthe spoon.

Original Absinthe Card from the 1893 Worlds Fair

absinthejack — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:49:54 +0000

This cool little card was an advertising hand out at the 1893 Worlds Fair

Happy Absinthe Day!

absinthejack — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:46:00 +0000

Today is National Absinthe Day here in the US. It’s the 5th anniversary of absinthe being legalized here. I hope everyone dances with the Green Fairy today. I sure will as soon as I get off work . Cheers to all!

Happy Holidays!

absinthejack — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:21:06 +0000

All of us here at Absinthe.FM would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate) and a Happy New Year. We hope your holidays are very green, if you know what I mean .

Antique Hour Glass Shaped Absinthe Decanter

absinthejack — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:50:08 +0000

This really cool antique absinthe decanter has a unique hour glass design. It’s been filled with green water so you can see the details better. The design is deceptive – the clear spaces between the outer tubes and the inner tube are solid glass, so it’s not as delicate as it appears. This heavy piece is a big 14 1/2 inches tall and holds an impressive liter and a half of absinthe.

La Feeline Verte

absinthejack — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:09:28 +0000

Scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN. are doing genetic engineering expiraments in an effort to develope an HIV vaccine. They combined some genes from a jellyfish with those of a cat (it’s true). The result is this glow in the dark kitty. The picture has not been re-touched, this is not a hoax, and there is no black light on the cat. It just glows. I guess you could call it La Feeline Verte. I WANT ONE! While this really has nothing to do with absinthe (except the color) I just thought it was so trippy I had to write about it. Oh, and by the way, they also come in neon-red (it’s true, I swear to God)

Vintage Pre-Ban Pernod Fils Absinthe

absinthejack — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:49:49 +0000

Here’s a neat little collectable. This is a half liter size Pernod Fils absinthe bottle from the good old days It’s in pretty good condition being that it’s 100+ years old. The way you can tell a pre-ban bottle from the later Taragonna bottles is in the label. Over the name there is an oval with a white cross in it, whereas the later bottles replaced the cross with the name Pernod. The only thing I don’t like about this bottle……it’s empty

Antique Lighter Advertising Premier Fils Absinthe

absinthejack — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:33:51 +0000

I’ve been collecting antique absinthe memorabilia for a while now and have some glasses, spoons and other stuff, but have never seen one of these before. It’s an antique lighter that has an engraved advertisement for Premier Fils absinthe on one side. When I got it, it needed a thorough cleaning and was missing a few items. It lacked a flint, flint spring and wick. I canabalized and old Zippo lighter for the spring, which had to be cut down in size, and good friend Jeannie Van Buren was kind enough to supply a new Zippo wick and flint. In the second picture you can see that it is now in functional condition. If anyone out there has another absinthe advertising lighter please let me know.

Absinthe Zippo Lighters

absinthejack — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:10:36 +0000

In 2001 Playboy magazine sold an exclusive set of limited edition Zippo absinthe lighters. I managed to aquire a set a few years back and here they are. The picture is somewhat blurry, but you can still see how cool they are. A Czech absinthe company is now selling copies of the one on the right, but these are originals.