And, to assist the digestion of this insult, Master Joseph here gulped down a glass of absinthe.
As he limped away with it, the governor poured me an inch of absinthe.
Then he saw, with something of a shock, that a glass of absinthe stood on the table.
They entered a small cafe and took an absinthe together, then resumed their walk along the pavement.
This was not simply a result of increased temperance campaigning and the prohibition of absinthe in 1915.
Such a lucrative, but competitive market meant that advertising assumed a vital importance for aperitif and absinthe producers, who could distinguish their merchandise and appeal to different consumer requirements.
No separate particulars are available with regard to vermouth or absinthe-containing cocktails, which are classified as "wine"or"liqueur" cordial mixtures and other preparations containing spirits respectively.