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Garineau distillery in Bordeaux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate 19th century (circa 1890-1900), Belle Époque \/ fin de siècle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRhum du Marin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brand was registered on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary 20, 1891\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Jean-Sylvain (or Sylvain-Jean) Garineau, a merchant in Bordeaux. 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The frame is made of nickel-plated or silver-plated metal; the decorative faces are made of printed celluloid (or similar glassoid-type material) embedded in the metal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFront side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe iconic illustration by Firmin Bouisset depicting a little girl (often called \"Yvonne\" or \"the little Menier girl\") seen from behind. She is wearing a brown bodice over a white blouse, a blue polka-dot skirt, and dark boots. With her arms raised, she is writing \"CHOCOLAT MENIER\" on a wall. To her left on the ground: a red umbrella and a basket containing chocolate bars wrapped in blue. A dark blue banner at the top reads \"CHOCOLAT-MENIER,\" with the brand name repeated on the sign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark blue background with \"CHOCOLAT\" at the top and \"MENIER\" at the bottom. In the center, a white cartouche bears the text in handwriting: \"Avec les Compliments de Messieurs Menier \/ 56, Rue de Châteaudun, Paris.\" This was the Parisian business address of the Menier firm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFounded in 1816, the Menier firm was one of the largest French chocolate producers and a pioneer of modern advertising. Firmin Bouisset's poster (1892-1893) showing the little girl writing the brand name on the wall became one of the most famous advertising images in France. It was widely used on packaging, enamel signs, tins, and promotional items like this match case. 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It lost its prominence after the war. Jean Dutruc took over the reins around 1935; after his death in 1952, his wife continued for a few years. The distillery closed permanently around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1960\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLegacy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eThe former Dutruc house (a large bourgeois property with a distillery, offices, and park) has become the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etown hall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of Le Grand-Lemps.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdvertising objects for the brand (ceramic match strikers, carafes) are today sought after by collectors of Belle Époque items related to absinthe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike the large houses of Pontarlier (Pernod, Guy, etc.), Dutruc was a regional distillery from the Isère that achieved notable success in its day thanks to its absinthe and its range of liqueurs, before disappearing with prohibition and market changes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L'échoppe de Thibaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58607107965276,"sku":null,"price":199.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/9170\/1340\/files\/4C19446D-3E81-461B-B583-342CC80047FC.jpg?v=1786364678"},{"product_id":"pyrogene-absinthe-girond","title":"Girond Absinthe Pyrogene","description":"\u003cp\u003eCeramic match holder advertising for the Girond distillery and its L’Aiglon absinthe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbsinthe Girond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was an absinthe brand produced in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaint-Étienne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Loire) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, during the golden age of the “Green Fairy.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Girond company\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe company was run by the liquorist-distiller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJ. Girond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was first located at 23 Rue de Roanne (now Rue Bergson) in Saint-Étienne, before moving in 1900 to 50 Rue de la Préfecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSurprisingly, the company advertised itself as a “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat Parisian distillery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,” a claim that even appeared on the factory building according to some period invoices. It remained in operation until \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1913\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, shortly before the ban on absinthe in France (1915).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe products\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGirond notably offered:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbsinthe Girond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “oxygenated green and white”\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eA “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003every old rectified\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” version\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eAlcohol content ranging from around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e65% to 68%\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eAnother absinthe named \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJygée\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (created from the initials J.G. of J. 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Saint-Étienne was not a major production hub (which was primarily located in Pontarlier), but the city had several liquorists who marketed their own absinthe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe brand disappeared with the prohibition of absinthe and was not revived thereafter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L'échoppe de Thibaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58607216755036,"sku":null,"price":349.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/9170\/1340\/files\/IMG-3336.heic?v=1786365138"},{"product_id":"pyrogene-absinthe-junod","title":"Junod Absinthe Pyrogene","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdvertising ceramic match striker for Junod absinthe in Pontarlier. \u003cbr\u003ePyramidal shape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca 1910 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJunod Absinthe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a historic absinthe brand born in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePontarlier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Doubs), one of the cradles of the French production of the Green Fairy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Junod distillery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1838\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the distiller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenri-Auguste Junod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1802-1870) founded an artisanal absinthe distillery at 24 Rue de Besançon in Pontarlier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is one of the oldest distilleries in the city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis son \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArthur Junod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e succeeded him in 1870 and industrialized the business.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1907\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his grandson \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuguste Junod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1877-1927) took over management. Auguste Junod is also known as a pioneer of aviation in Pontarlier: on October 29, 1910, he performed the first motorized flight in the region aboard a Farman III biplane.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the beginning of the 20th century, the distillery was well-equipped: in 1908, it had 16 stills and produced about 10,000 hectoliters of absinthe extract per year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the ban\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike most of the distilleries in Pontarlier, the Junod firm survived the 1915 absinthe ban by repurposing its operations. It launched an aniseed aperitif in 1922, but disappeared shortly thereafter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L'échoppe de Thibaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58607303688540,"sku":null,"price":449.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/9170\/1340\/files\/AD14A5BB-1B62-42F1-9E0C-55EEBA2D43CB.jpg?v=1786365516"},{"product_id":"pyrogene-absinthe-lescuras","title":"Lescuras Absinthe Pyrogene","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdvertising ceramic match striker for Lescuras absinthe distiller in Limoges \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecirca 1910 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003enote⚠️ 2 small chips on the base of the striker \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L'échoppe de Thibaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58607390654812,"sku":null,"price":129.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/9170\/1340\/files\/E717413F-0FDF-4A51-BD8D-FB8A69A86DC9.jpg?v=1786365810"},{"product_id":"pyrogene-absinthe-mugnier","title":"Mugnier Absinthe Pyrogène","description":"\u003cp\u003eCeramic match striker advertising Mugnier absinthe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecirca 1910\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbsinthe Mugnier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was an absinthe brand produced by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrédéric Mugnier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e firm, a distiller based in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDijon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHistory of the firm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the mid-19th century, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrédéric Mugnier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (sometimes called François Frédéric) founded a major liqueur and aperitif business in Dijon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe company prospered greatly thanks to the absinthe boom, marketing products such as:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbsinthe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrème de cassis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVarious liqueurs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAromatized wines and aperitifs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the profits from this business, Frédéric Mugnier gradually purchased vineyards in Burgundy during the phylloxera crisis (1880s), followed by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChâteau de Chambolle-Musigny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the monopoly of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClos de la Maréchale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1902). This is the origin of the current \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDomaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the most prestigious estates in Chambolle-Musigny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdvertising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe brand remained famous thanks to a beautiful advertising poster created around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1895\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLucien Lefèvre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (a student of Jules Chéret).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt depicts a smiling French legionnaire brandishing a bottle of Absinthe Mugnier. This poster was reproduced in the famous series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLes Maîtres de l’Affiche\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (plate 135, 1898).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnd of operations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe liqueur business was weakened by the war and economic difficulties. Around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1950\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Mugnier family sold the distillery business (acquired by l’Héritier-Guyot) to focus exclusively on the vineyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, the Mugnier name is primarily associated with fine Burgundy wines, but Absinthe Mugnier remains a testament to the golden age of Dijon distillers during the Belle Époque.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L'échoppe de Thibaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58607527952732,"sku":null,"price":329.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/9170\/1340\/files\/497AA7D3-CED6-4F72-BC60-1C838EFCA51E.jpg?v=1786366205"},{"product_id":"pyrogene-absinthe-royer-hutin-1","title":"Royer Hutin Absinthe Pyrogene #1","description":"\u003cp\u003eCeramic advertising match striker for the Royer-Hutin distillery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecirca 1900\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbsinthe Royer-Hutin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (or Royer-Hutin) was an absinthe brand produced by a distiller in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDijon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Côte-d’Or), active before the 1915 ban.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoyer-Hutin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e firm produced absinthe as well as other spirits and liqueurs. Like many provincial distillers during the Belle Époque, it widely distributed advertising items, notably \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ematch strikers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (earthenware match holders) that still bear its name today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of these match strikers is in fact illustrated on the French Wikipedia page dedicated to absinthe, with the caption “Advertising match striker for Absinthe Royer-Hutin, before 1915.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe rest of the story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the Second World War, the company was acquired (along with other Dijon distillers, including Frédéric Mugnier) by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean Laroche\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who consolidated the operations under the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL’Héritier-Guyot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e firm (notably a specialist in Dijon crème de cassis).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs with most absinthe brands of that era, production ceased with the 1915 ban and was not revived under this name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is therefore a regional Dijon brand typical of the golden age of absinthe, best known today thanks to the advertising objects that have survived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L'échoppe de Thibaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58607654469980,"sku":null,"price":249.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/9170\/1340\/files\/C32B2601-55C8-4161-AA9B-0CC7C11C81E5.jpg?v=1786366640"},{"product_id":"pyrogene-absinthe-royer-hutin-2","title":"Royer Hutin Absinthe Pyrogene #2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCeramic Royer-Hutin match striker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecirca 1910 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbsinthe Royer-Hutin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (or Royer-Hutin) was an absinthe brand produced by a liquorist from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDijon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Côte-d’Or), active before the 1915 ban.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat we know\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoyer-Hutin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e house produced absinthe as well as other spirits and liqueurs. 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