In 1797,Henry-Louis Pernod , opened the first absinthe distillery , called `` Dubied PÃ re et Fils '' , in Couvet . In either case , a certain Major Dubied acquired the formula from the sisters and in 1797 , with his son Marcellin and son-in-law Henry-Louis Pernod , opened the first absinthe distillery , Dubied PÃ re et Fils , in Couvet . In 1805 they built a second distillery in Pontarlier , France , under the new company name Maison Pernod Fils .