Reviews written by absomphe

20 results - showing 1 - 20
Ordering
May 29, 2012 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.5
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
4.5
Overall
 
4.5
This Cat Shouldn't Have Anyone Singing The Blues

Appearance Very nice light peridot green. A bit paler than I'd like, but absolutely clear and natural looking. The clarity is particularly impressive for an unfiltered absinthe. I've worked...

A
absomphe
October 17, 2011 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.8
Appearance
 
5.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
5.0
Overall
 
5.0
Archival Amazement

I was expecting Sauvage to be very similar to Roquette, but (although similarities exist) this wonderfully bucolic absinthe stands head and shoulders above its archival predecessor in every respect. ...

A
absomphe
July 20, 2011 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.3
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
5.0
Overall
 
4.0
Top Banana from Montana

At last, I got the chance to uncork this very intriguing and flavorful absinthe. What's particularly fascinating to me is that its flavor is very much as I had imagined...

A
absomphe
May 02, 2011 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.7
Appearance
 
5.0
Louche
 
5.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
5.0
Belle Epoque Reprise

I would absolutely swear that I was drinking a top echelon pre-ban (particularly Pernod Fils 1914 "very green" to be precise) if I were blindfolded. Gorgeous coppery/peachy...

A
absomphe
March 04, 2011 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.8
Appearance
 
5.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
5.0
Overall
 
5.0
Liquid Poetry

First impressions: It's very much like the prototype, except with a creamier louche, which is very welcome. It has that L'Italienne type of perfume, but with a...

A
absomphe
November 10, 2010 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.0
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
4.0
Pass the Pisco, Please!

This absinthe has come a long way since batch #4, particularly regarding the color, which is now a nice shade of peridot, although it could be a bit more vibrant....

A
absomphe
September 07, 2010 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.8
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
5.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
5.0
Overall
 
5.0
Rhapsody in Green

Color: A really vibrant lime-green shade of peridot neat. Louched, much of the green is retained, but there are also hints of copper and blue, giving this...

A
absomphe
June 11, 2009 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.3
Appearance
 
5.0
Louche
 
5.0
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
4.0
Another Walton Winner!

This is a very nice, well crafted absinthe more than vaguely in the style of a Pontarlier. The color neat is a medium forest green, and...

A
absomphe
June 11, 2009 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
1.2
Appearance
 
2.0
Louche
 
1.0
Aroma
 
1.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
1.0
Finish
 
1.0
Overall
 
1.0
At Least They Didn't Name it Spirit of Kings...

COLOR BEFORE WATER Extremely pale peridot green, with particulate matter in solution, but certainly natural looking enough. LOUCHE ACTION From the addition of the...

A
absomphe
June 10, 2009 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.8
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
5.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
5.0
Overall
 
5.0
Just When I thought They Couldn't Get Any Better..

This is my new favorite commercial absinthe. Everything about it is incredibly appealing to me, from the medium peridot color, to its hyssop-y, violet-y aroma, and its creamy body, and...

A
absomphe
December 04, 2008 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.0
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
4.0
Batch 15...They're getting better and better!

This absinthe has come a long way since batch #4, particularly regarding the color, which is now a nice shade of peridot, although it could be a bit more vibrant....

A
absomphe
December 03, 2008 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.5
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
5.0
Overall
 
5.0
Pure Floral Perfume!

Here is a case where I feel that the whole adds up to more than the sum of the parts. Yes, the color is yellowish, but only...

A
absomphe
November 22, 2007 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.8
Appearance
 
5.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
5.0
Overall
 
5.0
Nirvana

This was the most incredibly complex, aromatic (a real cigar absinthe, similar to Berger), and savory absinthe I have ever had the privilege to sample. That being said, there was...

A
absomphe
November 22, 2007 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.4
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
5.0
Second Time a Charm!

This absinthe has undergone a remarkable transformation from the original version. The remarkably complex spicy flavor is still there, but it's much more balanced, and smooth than its predecessor. There...

A
absomphe
November 16, 2007 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.1
Appearance
 
5.0
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
3.0
Overall
 
4.0
A Medicine I Would Have Loved to Take in My Youth.

A very quirky "pre-commercialization" interpretatiion that both hits, and misses the mark...I love the aroma, which reminds me of an alpine meadow in springtime, and the color, which is a...

A
absomphe
November 16, 2007 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
3.7
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
3.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
3.0
Overall
 
4.0
Crawfish, anyone?

This is a really quirky absinthe, from the color, which is a very appealing deep green (neat), but tinged with blue, to the flavor, which reminds me of a spiced...

A
absomphe
November 16, 2007 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.7
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
5.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
5.0
All Commercial Absinthes Should Be This Good!

Wow...lovely color, somewhere between peridot, and emerald, but it could be more vivid. The louche was the creamiest I've ever experienced with ANY absinthe, and was...

A
absomphe
November 16, 2007 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.5
Appearance
 
5.0
Louche
 
5.0
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
4.0
Best yet,, Ted.

There is no question, to me at least, that this is Ted's best effort, to date. Although the marc base that he uses is still a tad more evident than...

A
absomphe
November 16, 2007 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.8
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
5.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
5.0
Overall
 
5.0
Penod Fils 1914 Cache

To me, this absinthe is as perfect as it gets. The only reason that I deducted a point for color was that it wasn't particularly attractive in the louched state,...

A
absomphe
November 11, 2007 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.3
Appearance
 
5.0
Louche
 
5.0
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
4.0
Marteau Verte Classique Absinthe Suisse

I was very impressed with this absinthe. I had expected it to be on the lighter side, so I dosed it at 3:1...wow, what a beautifully balanced melange of herbs...

A
absomphe
20 results - showing 1 - 20