Manufacturer · Switzerland
Artemisia Absinthe: La Clandestine and other fine Absinthes
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About
La Clandestine, Swiss distillery, creates award-winning absinthes including Absinthe Supérieure and other fine varieties; it is headquartered in Couvet, Switzerland.
Here are key aspects of the company:
- Products & Services: The brand offers a family of popular absinthes sold worldwide, with La Clandestine being their most famous variety that arrived first in the USA.
- Industries: They operate within the spirits industry, specifically focusing on the production of hand-crafted absinthe using famed wormwood grown in Val-de-Travers.
- Innovation: In 2001, founder Claude-Alain Bugnon began making moonshine initially known as Clandestine La Bleue for limited distribution before evolving into La Clandestine Blanche.
La Clandestine stands as a Swiss masterpiece born in the small village of Couvet during the first half of the 20th century, leveraging regional plant quality to produce aromas with a slight bitter touch.