The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World's Most Dangerous Spirit by Rail, Evan
The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World's Most Dangerous Spirit by Rail, Evan

The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World's Most Dangerous Spirit

An astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for...
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Author: Evan Rail
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The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World's Most Dangerous Spirit by Rail, Evan

The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World's Most Dangerous Spirit

$49.28
The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World's Most Dangerous Spirit by Rail, Evan

The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World's Most Dangerous Spirit

$49.28
Author: Evan Rail
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
An astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for vintage bottles of the legendary drink of artistic renegades, absinthe . . .

Thought to be hallucinogenic and banned globally for a century, absinthe is once again legal and popular. Yet it is still associated with bohemian lifestyles, just as when it was the favorite drink of avant-gardists like Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh and Baudelaire. And today, when vintage, pre-ban bottles are discovered, they can sell for exorbitant prices to private collectors. But such discoveries are increasingly rare.

Which is why the absinthe demimonde of rich collectors was electrified when a mysterious bon vivant claimed to be in possession of a collection of precious, pre-ban bottles.

Is his secret tranche of 100-year-old bottles real? And just who is the shadowy person selling them? And what about rumors of another secret cache, hidden away in an Italian palazzo?

Journalist Evan Rail sets out to discover the truth about the enigmatic dealer and the secret stashes. Along the way, he drinks with absintheurs frantically chasing down the pre-bans, visits modern distillers who have seen their status rise from criminal bootleggers to sought-after celebrities, and relates the legendary history of absinthe, from its birth in Switzerland through its coming of age in France, and on to its modern revival.

Author: Evan Rail
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Published: 10/15/2024
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781685891541


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/01/2024 pg. 11
Foreword 08/14/2024
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2024
Shelf Awareness 11/08/2024

About the Author
Evan Rail writes about food, drink, and travel for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Condé Nast Traveler, Saveur, and others. His monthly "Free Pour" column at the popular site VinePair has been nominated for the International Association of Culinary Professionals Awards. Rail has appeared on numerous television programs, most notably showing Anthony Bourdain around the world of Czech food and drink on the television show "No Reservations."
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