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...André Hémard produced a something that could scarcely be distinguished from Pernod Anise and called it L'Amourette. Frenchmen took to it delightedly. By 1928 the original firm of Pernod Fils was back in the business, and all three makers of wormwoodless absinthe were united in the Société des Etablissements Pernod. Their product was known in bars from Marseille to Singapore simply as Pernod. In 1938 Société des Etablissements Pernod paid its sixth consecutive 100% dividend, sold an estimated 15,000,000 bottles. Despite the absence of wormwood the French...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: End of a Dynasty | 9/2/1940 | See Source »

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