One Last Bite of Life. On the last night before his death, Johann Friedrich Struensee, doomed doctor of the Danish court, had a picnic with his love and their friends on a grassy knoll near the edge of a forest. As always, champagne and figs, his favorite fruit, were on the menu, as dusk turned the sky purple.
Founder Jan Vilhelm Ahllgren’s inspiration: “The last day of a condemned Danish court doctor, for a man who influenced society to be more open”.
Why we’re addicted: Joy and tears, sorrow and laughter, a bitter-sweet essence that lives on in this Purple Fig.