May 18th, 2010
The opening paragraph of “FRANCE: End of a Dynasty” Time Magazine, Monday September 2, 1940
War has not been kind to the descendants of Henri-Louis Pernod, that Frenchman who in 1797 gave to the world the aperitif known as absinthe. Henri-Louis used the formula of a Dr. Ordinaire, who was celebrated up & down the Alps [...]
January 15th, 2010
A Treatise on the Manufacture & Distillation of Alcoholic Liquors by P. Duplais, translated by M. McKennie. Facsimile of the 1871 Edition. Edited by David Nathan-Maister.
Perhaps when I’m living in a remote finca in Spain, I’ll try my hand at distillation… or probably not. Either way, I’m happy to have this amazing reference on my [...]
September 29th, 2009
Historically, the brouilleur is an alternative to the slotted spoon and the above Auto-Verseur is a replica of the famous Absinthe Oxygénée Cusenier Auto-Verseur mixer. Beneath the water cup at the top is a see-saw mechanism to deliver a controlled drip of water into the absinthe below.
One can put sugarcubes into the cup and then [...]
September 14th, 2009
Apologies for how grainy and low-light this photo is, but the sample was a surprise and a delight that I was not prepared for with my dSLR or notebook.
Smooth, wormwoody, and a beautiful louche. The thoughts around the table were that this vintage absinthe tastes similar in character to a bottle of 2002 Francois Guy [...]
