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| Type | Absinthe |
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| Manufacturer | Hill's Liquere |
| Country of origin | Czech Republic |
| Introduced | in 1990 |
| Alcohol by volume | 70% |
| Website | absinth |
Hill's is a brand of Bohemian-style absinth owned and produced by the Czech company Hill's Liquere. Hill's Absinth was the first Czech absinth after the Velvet Revolution.
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