This book celebrates Pernod Ricard´s faithful restoration of Gustav Eiffel´s iconic distillery built in Thuir in 1873, the origin of many of France´s most distinguished aperitifs, including Pernod Absinthe, Byrrh, Lillet, Ricard and Suze.The first part of this book provides a photographic tour of the distillery, revealing rarely seen images of the antique oak casks, copper pots and bubbling laboratory equipment, against the backdrop of Eiffel´s 19th-century stained glass windows and intricate ironwork. The Thuir distillery also boasts a recently refurbished bar, styled in the manner of the quintessential English club. Part two links the past with the present through a series of portraits and interviews with 25 of the world´s most accomplished and renowned bartenders and mixologists, who reveal the secrets (together with a few shared recipes) behind some of the most delicious drinks invented since the creation of absinthe.