Research scientist and world-renowned absinthe expert, Ted Breaux carefully reverse engineered vintage absinthes. He worked diligently with the TTB to get a 95-year ban lifted, and in 2007, Lucid became the first genuine absinthe to be available in the United States. Distilled in strict accordance with traditional French methods in the historic Combier Distillery in the Loire Valley of France, his award-winning absinthes are made with whole European herbs free of artificial flavors or colors. Ted is also the founder and creator of Jade Absinthes, an award-winning portfolio of authentic absinthes produced in France.
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Ted Breaux didn't set out to become the master distiller of Lucid absinthe -- the first genuine absinthe to be sold stateside in close to 100 years.The New Orleans native had pursued a career as a research scientist after studying microbiology and chemistry, graduating from Harvard, Louisiana University and Louisiana...