OldKnow Bev Co.’s Verte Absinthe Spirited Seltzer is said to be the first Absinthe-based seltzer in the U.S.
Absinthe is an herbaceous elixir with a long tradition of lore, intertwining the romance of the spirit and its use by artists, writers and bohemians throughout the centuries. Absinthe was created in the 1790s by Pierre Ordinaire, a French doctor living in Switzerland. Ordinaire created absinthe with the intent for it to be used as an alcohol-based elixir distilled from the bitter-tasting herb Artemisia absinthium, or wormwood. OldKnow is based in Rabun Gap, Ga.