Swiss celebrate National Absinthe Day

An absinthe spoon with a sugar cube lies on top of a glass in the absinthe distillery Artemisia in Couvet, Val-de-Travers Keystone

Sunday was National Absinthe Day, and Swiss fans of the “Green Fairy”, which originated in the Val-de-Travers near Neuchâtel in the 18th century, no doubt raised a few glasses to the legendary alcoholic spirit.

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Absinthe was banned in Switzerland in 1910, ostensibly over fears it was damaging public health, and wasn’t legalised until 2005. But bootleggers in Val-de-Travers continued to distil the drink in secret.

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