On August 11, 1901, lightning fell on the Pernod plant in Pontarlier. To avoid the explosion of the tanks, the firefighters poured a million liters of absinthe into a lost well. Two days later, the source of the Loue dyed in golden yellow and smelled anise, thus revealing the underground link between the Doubs and the Loue. More
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.
On August 11, 1901, lightning fell on the Pernod plant in Pontarlier. To avoid the explosion of the tanks, the firefighters poured a million liters of absinthe into a lost well. Two days later, the source of the Loue dyed in golden yellow and smelled anise, thus revealing the underground link between the Doubs and the Loue. More