Bidspirit auction | Michel Roux Absolut Statehood Buffalo

Michel Roux Absolut Statehood Buffalo NY Engraved Art Glass Goblet - Large clear art glass/crystal presentation goblet engraved “Michel Roux – ABSOLUT Statehood – Buffalo, New York – April 15, 1993.” Sculptural applied glass decoration with circular foot. An interesting piece of Absolut Vodka advertising and memorabilia. Pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear, scratches noticed,   and surface markings. Please reference all photos for full condition details. Measurements: 8 3/4” tall x 5”. Weight: 2.3 lbs From the collection of Michel Roux, the liquor icon. One of Mr. Roux’s signature spirits at Crillon was absinthe, the anise-flavored spirit known for its popularity among 19th-century artists like van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec. It was banned by the United States in 1912 amid concerns that wormwood, one if its ingredients, which contained thujone, caused hallucinations. In 2000 Mr. Roux introduced a legal absinthe, Absente, which used a sister botanical, Southern wormwood, with only trace amounts of thujone.