• Not poisonous, and never was?
Properly preparing a glass of absinthe isn't as complicated as you may think.
Do you know how to tell a great absinthe from a so-so absinthe? What does one look for, or demand, in a glass of absinthe? Just as with fine wine, fine absinthe has a whole language and system for evaluation and tasting.
- Traditional Absinthe
- Coeur d'Absinthe Premium - double distillation
Coeur d'Absinthe Premium - double distillation
Editor reviews
1 reviews
Enjoyable
Overall rating
3.7
Appearance
4.0
Louche
4.0
Aroma
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
4.0
Finish
3.0
Overall
3.0
I obtained a sample of this absinthe from the Rue Verte AbsinthExplore set.
Color: Clear with no visible flaws
Louche: VERY quick to form. Deep and thick, with a white film left on the glass after drinking.
Aroma: Intriguing with hints of peppermint and wormwood.
Flavor: Light but crisp and clean and enjoyable. The mintiness doesn't come over into the flavor, which is made up mainly of anise and wormwood. Fairly well balanced.
Finish: Clean and lingering but a bit hot. Quite a bit of numbing.
Overall: Not bad. Nothing outstanding, but definitely one of the better offerings from the Lemercier distillery.
Color: Clear with no visible flaws
Louche: VERY quick to form. Deep and thick, with a white film left on the glass after drinking.
Aroma: Intriguing with hints of peppermint and wormwood.
Flavor: Light but crisp and clean and enjoyable. The mintiness doesn't come over into the flavor, which is made up mainly of anise and wormwood. Fairly well balanced.
Finish: Clean and lingering but a bit hot. Quite a bit of numbing.
Overall: Not bad. Nothing outstanding, but definitely one of the better offerings from the Lemercier distillery.
BR
User reviews
Lemercier goes blanche'y
Overall rating
4.5
Appearance
5.0
Louche
5.0
Aroma
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
4.0
Finish
4.0
Overall
4.0
Here we have a very decent blanche in the typical French, not Swiss tradition.
The product is clean, robust and herbaceous. The louche is slow-forming but getting the nice opacity. Aroma is very herbal, slightly medicinal. The taste is very complex, layering with noticeable wormwood, pontica, some hyssop. At 68% it is a pleasant addition to a few remaining French blanches and in case of Lemercier, it is a step further than Abisinthes.
Worth trying and worth drinking, not to be confused with Triple or Republique
The product is clean, robust and herbaceous. The louche is slow-forming but getting the nice opacity. Aroma is very herbal, slightly medicinal. The taste is very complex, layering with noticeable wormwood, pontica, some hyssop. At 68% it is a pleasant addition to a few remaining French blanches and in case of Lemercier, it is a step further than Abisinthes.
Worth trying and worth drinking, not to be confused with Triple or Republique
A
Absinthe Cocktails
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Obituary Cocktail
2 oz gin
1/4 oz dry vermouth
1/4 oz absintheStir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.
