The well-known Absinthe, infamous beverage of the 19th century, was prohibited in 1910. It had been hold responsible for insanity and many social ills. As the cherished "Green Fairy" of the artists disappeared from the boulevard of Paris, in a forlorn Swiss valley, the Val de Travers, the distillation went underground. As a result, a colorful interaction between authorities and local distillers established itself, and became in the long run, sometimes even a playful tradition. After a century of ban, the absinthe, acclaimed as ever, is back to public life, being fully re-authorized since march 1st 2005.