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Gentiane Suze – Funel Pentimento – Le Muy, FR – Gaia Son

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What is Gentian?

Gentian is tall flowering plant whose root produces a bitter product that is frequently used as a tonic and a bittering agent for the near gamut of vermouths, amari and apéros (a French aperitif). Gentian-based apéro, as we’re discussing, uses the pulverized roots of Gentiana lutea (yellow Gentian) as a primary element in bittersweet liqueurs. Gentiana lutea is a wild native of the alpine region and is found en-masse in the mountainous terrains of the Tyrol, Burgogne and Auvergne regions of Central Europe. – The Liquid Culture Project

Suze Advertisement by Roger Mayer (1959) – The Liquid Culture Project

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Other Suze ads:

Forvil – Douville, Aquitaine FR – Gaia Son

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1926 Forvil No. 5 Perfume original vintage French advertisement by artist Paul Dusau. Adclassix

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Forvil 1957 Oil Hairstyle – HPrints

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Intersection of RN21-D42 – Screenshot from Google Maps – Douville, Aquitaine

Forvil in vintage Lalique bottle – archeologue.over-blog.com