Bohemian Absinthe has been produced since the 1920s, shortly after the ban on absinthe was imposed in France and throughout much of the the world. There are references to Bohemian absinthe in Czech literature of the period, and the spirit still exists in the memories of the old locals.

In fact, the drink was extremely popular, thriving in the 1940s. Rationing during the Second World War was based on the volume of liquid, rather than the strength of alcohol and it wasn’t long before people realized that to multiply the effect of rationing, they could buy absinth and simply water it down. But the green fairy’s success in Bohemia was short-lived. After the war the new communist regime commandeered all businesses and by the 1950s official production had ceased.

During this time, Bohemian absinthe producers ran a covert operation so as to remain undetected by the Communist Government, with absinthe being produced illegally to meet demand. However in 1989 the ‘Velvet Revolution’  led to the freeing up of private enterprise, and these days Bohemian Absinth is available worldwide.