70cl 65% abv (130 proof) Gold Medal Winner - Best of Class at the 2007 London International Wine and Spirit Competition Verte Suisse has now been renamed VS 1898, to differentiate this French absinthe from a Swiss-made product. The original C. F. Berger absinthe was first created in Switzerland in 1830 and became so popular in France that another distillery was opened in Marseille by 1874. 'Swiss-style' absinthes (a term used to describe the manufacturing technique and not necessarily the origin) became the standard for quality, so much so that French distilleries often used the term 'Suisse' to designate their finest absinthes and virtually all French absinthes carried a Swiss cross on their labels. (In warm weather the pressure of alcohol vapour may cause the cork to rise in the bottle and crack the wax seal. This in no way harms the contents of the bottle).