Appearance: A deep, funky green, not unlike extra virgin olive oil. It's not very attractive.

Louche: Lots of oily movement while the water combines with the "absinthe"...and absolutely no louche.

Aroma: Smells like extra strong iced tea and the odor that dried flowers get at the craft store, some mint, and an awful lot of camphor.

Flavor/Mouthfeel: There's the tiniest whisper of wormwood and bitter that yields to a cheap, dried tea bag of mint tea flavor. It tastes like these herbs have been long since dead.

Finish: This is all of the things I hate about cheap tea...bitter, too dry, no flavor nuance. There's also a very slight vinegary pickle flavor.

Overall: Yuck.

Appearance: Very dark but natural brownish green color, akin to rotting olives. Clear and sediment free.

Louche: Lots of oil trail but no clouds. Just ends up a watered down version of the original appearance.

Aroma: Strong smelling almost rotten basil and mint combo. Menthol heavy and not what you expect from an absinthe.

Flavor: Not as bad as the smell but it tastes like an oily mint tea. There is a sticky texture to Knarr as well. No tastes of absinthe or the usual trinity or anything like that. This is not absinthe.

Finish: Heated and lingering from the flavor. Doesn't last too long though.

Overall: This is pretty much a fauxsinthe.