{"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. Like many provincial liquorists during the Belle Époque, it widely distributed promotional 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 actually illustrated on the French Wikipedia page dedicated to absinthe, with the caption “Promotional match striker for Absinthe Royer-Hutin, before 1915.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLater history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the Second World War, the company was acquired (along with other Dijon liquorists, including Frédéric Mugnier) by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean Laroche\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who consolidated the activities within the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL’Héritier-Guyot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e house (a specialist, notably, in Dijon crème de cassis).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs with most absinthe brands of the time, production ceased with the 1915 ban and was not relaunched under this name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is therefore a typical regional Dijon brand from the golden age of absinthe, known today primarily through the surviving promotional items.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L'échoppe de Thibaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58607678849372,"sku":null,"price":249.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/9170\/1340\/files\/26288174-0237-4DC4-A363-7E0B6F7537A9.jpg?v=1786366915","url":"https:\/\/lechoppedethibaud.com\/en\/products\/pyrogene-absinthe-royer-hutin-2","provider":"L'échoppe de Thibaud","version":"1.0","type":"link"}