• 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.
Coeur d'Absinthe Premium - double distillation
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Editor reviews
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.
| Overall rating | 3.7 | |
| Appearance | 4.0 | |
| Louche | 4.0 | |
| Aroma | 4.0 | |
| Flavor / Mouthfeel | 4.0 | |
| Finish | 3.0 | |
| Overall | 3.0 |
Enjoyable
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.
User reviews
Average user rating from: 1 user(s)
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
| Overall rating | 4.5 | |
| Appearance | 5.0 | |
| Louche | 5.0 | |
| Aroma | 5.0 | |
| Flavor / Mouthfeel | 4.0 | |
| Finish | 4.0 | |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Lemercier goes blanche'y
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
