Absinthe from pre-1915 bottles coveted by of the controversial French spirit.
 
Robinson, 32, a financial planner in Middleburg, Va. learned that the drink was banned in France in 1915 (and in the U.S. in 1912) after being widely pilloried as an addictive drug. Long interested in antiques and rare books, Robinson took to collecting scarce examples of the legendary drink. Ten years and $100,000 later, he's amassed 12 pre-ban bottles of absinthe and twice as many small vials of the liquid tapped from other bottles.
Robinson also serves as a review editor for the Wormwood Society and claims the network of absinthe enthusiasts has 2,000 members on its online forum.
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