January 26th, 2010
… is tonight’s beverage of choice.
It’s a bold absinthe, demands your attention with its spiciness and unapologetic wormwood which wraps around your tongue like a slip. There’s almost a mintiness zing and fennel and anise don’t sneak around either. It’s also an absinthe that tastes great after months of being open (and re-corked).
This [...]
October 19th, 2009
I had all but forgotten this little box of dark chocolate absinthe truffles and decided to open them up tonight.
They’re about a year (or more!) old, so I’m guessing that they would’ve been better fresh, but the dark chocolate was appropriately sharp in flavour and the insides were a little sugar-gritty. That’s probably due to [...]
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 [...]
September 8th, 2009
More about this absinthe soon. I took plenty of ‘proper’ photos of this sample, but I really liked the effect on this simple iPhone shot, so I thought I’d go ahead and post it. I used Camerabag and Photogene applications to post-process the original shot.
July 29th, 2009
Derrick Schommer of Everyday Drinkers has created an absinthe review tasting and
HOWTO video.
July 22nd, 2009
You’ve heard me gush about Meadow of Love and not-so-gush about Lucid. Well, the United States is in for another Absinthe Superieure on the shelves and I’m crossing my fingers it’s a good one for my former homeland.
Germain-Robin is California brandy distiller and has yet to update their somewhat clunky website to trumpet the new [...]
July 15th, 2009
It’s been awhile since I talked about the LeNell’s event, but a few deadlines and life itself slowed my posting here for a bit. Back on track and ready to tell you about Delaware Phoenix: Meadow of Love.
I know the title of this post gives it away, but I gotta gush– Meadow of Love is [...]
June 13th, 2009
A casual review from the tasting event at Montgomery Place last month.
This post looks at Lucid, imported by Viridian Spirits LLC, Manhasset NY.
Lucid is one of the new breed absinthes being imported into the United States and is a beet root neutral spirit distilled with herbs. It is 62% Alcohol/Vol (puts it at 124 Proof) [...]
