{"product_id":"pyrogene-absinthe-dutruc","title":"Dutruc Absinthe Pyrogene","description":"\u003cp\u003eCeramic match striker advertising Dutruc absinthe.\u003cbr\u003ecirca 1910\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbsinthe Dutruc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a historic absinthe brand produced in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLe Grand-Lemps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Isère, France), in the Bièvre plain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory of the distillery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eFounded in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1828\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePierre Auguste Dutruc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a local confectioner and liquorist, son of a regional grocer.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eHis son \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuguste Romain Dutruc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e continued the business and created the company \"Auguste Dutruc Fils et Cie\".\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eAfter the death of Auguste Romain in 1871 (at only 32 years old), his widow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarie Eugénie Tivollier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e successfully took over the management.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe distillery experienced a period of prosperity at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th: significant production of absinthe (the flagship product), liqueurs, syrups, brandies, quinquina, etc. It won awards in several competitions (London, Paris, Nice...) and exported internationally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eAnother local distillery, that of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBroquis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was founded around 1854 in Le Grand-Lemps.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnd of operations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe First World War, followed by the ban on absinthe in France in 1915, severely weakened the company. 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","url":"https:\/\/lechoppedethibaud.com\/en\/products\/pyrogene-absinthe-dutruc","provider":"L'échoppe de Thibaud","version":"1.0","type":"link"}