The Green Devil: Origins & Rituals of Absinthe in London - LIVE

Doors open at 6:30pm. Talk starts at 7:00pm.

CELEBRATE LONDON COCKTAIL WEEK 2024 AT THE LAST TUESDAY SOCIETY

Join Allison Crawbuck, Director of The Last Tuesday Society & Founder of Devil's Botany, for a spirited lecture resurrecting the origins & rituals of absinthe in London.

Guests are invited to channel the notorious spirit as their muse and explore the mysteries that surround the origins and rituals of absinthe. Tales of this exquisite elixir will be brought to life with a Devil's Botany Absinthe tasting. Guests will be guided through their award-winning range of absinthes and absinthe liqueurs. After everyone’s senses are well lubricated, the duo will explore tales of the absinthe’s tantalising past, from its origins as a cure-all elixir to a delightful aperitif, its spirited connection to classic cocktail history in London, and the causes of its near century-long ban.

is the UK’s first absinthe distillery founded in East London. Distilled with a background in mixology, the Devil’s Botany range has been handcrafted to highlight absinthe’s versatility in cocktails.

Celebrated as a muse for creative minds of art and music, founders of Devil’s Botany distillery will delve into absinthe’s mysterious past while resurrecting London’s connection to the once illicit spirit.

General admission includes a ticket to the lecture and a tasting of Devil's Botany London Absinthe & Devil's Botany Absinthe Regalis.

Event is suitable for 18+ only.

THE SEASON OF THE WITCH

This event is part of The Last Tuesday Society's Season of the Witch series of lectures & workshops running in conjunction with our autumn/winter exhibition. For a full list of events in The Season of the Witch, please see https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-season-of-the-witch-3426299

About the Host

Allison Crawbuck and Rhys Everett have always shared a passion for unearthing curious tales and rendering them in liquid form. The duo are co-owners of The Last Tuesday Society’s cocktail bar in East London, transforming Hackney’s best-kept secret into the city’s favourite Absinthe Parlour. In 2019, it was voted the Best Bar in London at the 7th annual Design My Night Awards by a public vote of over 180,000 Londoners, and in 2020, their absinthe menu was shortlisted for Imbibe's Specialist List of the Year.

In January 2021, Allison Crawbuck and Rhys Everett launched London's first Absinthe distillery: Devil's Botany located in the city's east end. The Devil's Botany Absinthe range is copper-pot distilled with British wheat spirit and grand wormwood, green anise, fennel seed and botanicals that can be found growing wild across London. The Spirits Business listed Devil's Botany London Absinthe as #8 in the Top 50 innovative spirits launches of 2021.

Allison Crawbuck and Rhys Everett are also authors of Spirits of the Otherworld: A Grimoire of Occult Cocktails & Drinking Rituals, published by Prestel/RandomHouse (Sep 2021 | ISBN 9783791387147).

Refund Policy: Refunds for in-person events are only possible up to 7 days prior to the event date.

Host or Publisher The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities