At the dawn of its first commercial exploitation in the early 1800’s, Absinthe traditionally had a natural green color representing the prevailing type of uncolored Absinthe that was found in the 19th century. In historical literature often referred to "la fée verte" so-called "Green Fairy", Absinthe gained unparalleled popularity – and has weathered the century old ban (1910 – 2005).
Val-de-Travers Couvet Commune in the late 18th century, excerpts from Abram-Louis Perrenod commonplace book include a recipe for making Absinthe green. To naturally color 18 pots of eau de vie, Perrenod, a watchmaker and herbalist, added to the distillate equally a handful of Petite Absinthe and a handful of Hyssop….(..d’ajouter une poignée de petite absinthe et autant d’hysope…)
1875, it was Jacob Frédéric Kübler to concoct a new recipe of his naturally colored d’extrait d’absinthe verte to remain stable over time:Kübler Verte Suisse 72% was born. An Absinthe that won Gold medal award at Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich 1883 like the uncolored version (la bleu or Swiss blanche) from the Kübler brand that scored another coveted Gold Medal in the competition.
