Reviews written by Brian Robinson
Appearance: Radioactive green. Definitely artificially colored. Authentic absinthe is naturally colored with herbs. Aroma: Unlouched, it smells mainly of strong alcohol. Slight aromas of anise....
This sucker advertised itself as having upwards of 250 mg/l of thujone when I got it. Surprisingly, now it's advertising itself as 20mg/l. I highly doubt that their...
I was gifted a bottle of this for review from the owner of Alandia. He knew the review wouldn't be pretty, but wanted an opinion nonetheless. I appreciate...
If you're buying this, you don't care about appearance, you aren't planning on louching it, you don't care about the flavor, and you certainly could care less about finish. ...
This 'make your own absinthe' kit arrives in a box packed with hemp straw, containing an empty bottle with a generic absinthe label attached, a funnel, and two vials filled...
Appearance: this looks more like a whiskey than an absinthe. Deep caramel colors with no visible sediment. Louche: Louches up very nicely with a very thick...
Appearance: Clear, bright and natural with no visible sediment. Louche: This thing gets active VERY quickly. Louche starts building from the very first drops. Fully...
Appearance: An attractive light peridot. No sediment. Louche: Some people have complained about a lack of louche. I did not have any problems...
Appearance: Inviting pale peridot; clear with no visible sediment. I'd like to see it a tad bit darker. The color seems more pale when it's in the glass....
Appearance: A beautiful citrine. No sediment. Louche: Fully louched by about 1.5:1! It ends up a great amber/peach/pink rose color. Wonderfully opalescent. ...
Appearance: Neon green. There are also other color options available: none of them any better. Louche: Crazy thick, but the neon is toned down. ...
Appearance: totally fake. Not your run of the mill neon green, but still not appealing in any sense of the word. Louche: Surprisingly thin and flat....
Appearance, a nice deep green, but a bit hazy from the particulate. Louche: What's a louche? Barely even gets hazy. Aroma: Heavy...
If you see this on the shelves or online, avoid it at all costs. As the other reviewer below noted, this has absolutely no association with absinthe...
Color: Barrel aging has taken the vibrant peridot green of the original and toned it down a bit, without creating a full fuille morte effect. Inviting. Louche:...
I was finally able to try the updated version of VdF, which is now called Enigma Verte. For comparison's sake, I have copied my original review below. ...
Appearance: A wonderful fuille morte. If you didn't know, you would think it was cognac from across the room. No sediment. Jewel-like. Louche: Quick...
Appearance: very bright and inviting. An attractive peridot green. No visible sediment. Louche: Attractive and bright. A bit on the thinner side at 3:1,...
Appearance: Clear, but more on the olive oil green side, compared to the typical fresh, peridot color. Still attractive, and indicative of a naturally colored absinthe on its way...
Appearance: Crystal clear and inviting. Louche: From the very beginning, it looks as if it's trying very hard to louche. You see plenty of trails,...