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Whatever happened to the "green fairy"? (Swiss Stories 2026, by Florian Bachmann) - Swiss Press Award

Klandestiner Absinth, anonym gekauft im Hinterhof. Foto: Florian Bachmann
Klandestiner Absinth, anonym gekauft im Hinterhof. Foto: Florian Bachmann
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2026

Whatever happened to the "green fairy"?

Florian Bachmann

For twenty years, the production and sale of absinthe have been legal again in Switzerland. What has this done to this drink, which achieved cult status underground? And what do people in Val de Travers, the birthplace of this aperitif, think about it? A journey through the valley and through time.

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Photo / Swiss Stories
2026

Florian Bachmann

For twenty years, the production and sale of absinthe have been legal again in Switzerland. What has this done to this drink, which achieved cult status underground? And what do people in Val de Travers, the birthplace of this aperitif, think about it? A journey through the valley and through time.

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