Green Fairy absinthe: a guide to alcohol
About the drink
Original Czech absinthe Green Fairy is made from natural ingredients of the highest quality. The main herb is wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), as well as other herbs from the distillery's secret recipe vaults. Zbovtay did not find any official information about the amount of thujone in the drink, so this absinthe should not be considered canonical.
Types of Green Fairy absinthe
Absinthe Green Fairy
Extremely strong 70% Czech absinthe made with natural local herbs and spices. The main ingredient is, of course, bitter wormwood, which gave the drink its name (wormwood in Latin is Artemisia absinthium).
Green Fairy absinthe is produced at one of the oldest distilleries in Europe, which was founded in 1518. It is located in the town of Prostějov in the eastern Czech Republic. The plant once produced beer and cider, but, after more than 200 years, it has been re-profiled to produce strong alcohol, such as Green Fairy absinthe.
All herbs for the production are collected directly in the forest (i.e. the plants are not grown by farmers). This gives the drink an even richer flavor.
Absinth Red Devil
Interesting red absinthe with a high alcohol content (70%), which, in addition to excellent taste, attracts the eye with a magnificent ruby red color, due to the use of strawberry and pomegranate extract.
The flavor and aroma are dominated by notes of bitter wormwood, which, however, do not make the drink particularly bitter, but contribute to its pleasant, albeit powerful character. Despite the high percentage of alcohol, Dabel absinthe is a fabulous drink, but only in small doses and mostly in the cocktails.
The name of the drink "Dabel" is translated as "Devil".
History of the Green Fairy brand
July 4, 1518: Palírna U Zeleného stromu (Green Tree Distillery) is founded by Vil from Pernstein. Initially, the company was engaged in the production of beer.
1591: Businessman and baker Pavel Zoubek joins the Green Tree Distillery, under whose leadership the best spirits in the entire region were produced.
1610: Karel from Liechtenstein expanded the rights of the beer production plant, giving it a monopoly on distillation and brewing. Thanks to these privileges, the quality of the products improved, and Prostějov soon became known as the town where the best spirits in the Czech Republic are produced.
1618: Hard times came. During the Thirty Years' War, the distillery was practically closed, as it suffered greatly from a lack of raw materials and looting by soldiers.
1697: Another gloomy year not only for the distillery, but also for the town of Prostějev, which suffered from the most destructive fire in its history. Half of the city burned down after it caught fire. However, the Green Tree building miraculously survived. It was also the year when the recession began.
1735: The distillery began to flourish again under the ownership of Storch of Markvartice. Initially, the pharmacist began experimenting with herbs and spices such as fennel, anise, mint and others, adding them to yeast, producing completely new liqueurs.
1810: The heyday of the company. The total production of alcoholic beverages exceeded 11,000 hectoliters, and Prostějov became the number one distillery town in Moravia.
1843: The factory is bought by a new owner, Jakub Wojáček, and then managed by his son Oskar. Under their leadership, production reached its peak. However, the period of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy was unpleasant for the distillery. Prostějov was considered politically unreliable, and the descendants of the Vojáček patriots were persecuted.
1920: The municipality of Prostějov agrees to incorporate the former Wojáček distillery into the much larger "Cooperative Company of Innkeepers". This allows for rapid modernization of production and further development.
1939: The World War II period was critical again. The company tried to cover the shortage of alcoholic beverages by increasing the production of soda and soft drinks. However, the Gestapo accused the distillery of illegally hiding alcohol stocks. The Zelenoe Drevo distillery was seized and searched. Thanks to the courage of all employees, no evidence of wrongdoing was found during the search, and the distillery survived.
1940: This year the distillery was nationalized, and in September it started operating as a national enterprise.
1959: The company takes over the production of the branded export liqueur L.V. Griotte and Nuncius liqueur, which were exported to Western Europe at the time.
1991: After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the name and structure of the company changed again. First, it was separated from the then national enterprise Canned and Yeast Plants and then renamed KB Liquor Usti nad Labem.
1992: Post-revolutionary period, the distillery is now privatized and produces 60 different types of spirits with a total production volume of 13 million liters.
1998: KB Liquor becomes a production enterprise under the management of the Drinks Union joint-stock company.s. and successfully continues to produce quality spirits.
2008: The company is separated from the Drinks Union a.s. and the new legal entity GRANETTE a.s." is founded.
2011: Starorezhna Prosteev joins the GRANETTE distillery a.s. in Usti nad Labem and the newly established company GRANETTE & STAROREŽNÁ Distilleries a.s. becomes the largest domestic producer of alcoholic beverages with purely Czech capital. It is one of the most significant and successful companies in the Czech Republic.
2017: The company returned to its original name from 1518, "The Green Tree Distillery, a.s.".
today: The company successfully runs its business. With an annual production volume of 120 thousand hectoliters of spirits. Green Tree Distillery is the second largest producer of spirits on the Czech market, but the largest. The distillery's products are available in twenty countries on five continents.
Update: 03.01.2022
Category: Absinthe