During the heady days of late 19th century Paris, Absinthe was the trademark drink of artists like Picasso, Van Gogh, Toulouse Lautrec and Oscar Wilde. To recall this glorious time, Absente is hand crafted in the south of France using only the highest quality spirits and botanicals from the region. Absente is now made with the legendary botanical wormwood, also known as Artemisia Absinthium.