Reviews written by michael-meyers

45 results - showing 1 - 20
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Ordering
October 19, 2012 (Updated: October 20, 2012)
Overall rating
 
2.2
Appearance
 
2.0
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
2.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
2.0
Finish
 
2.0
Overall
 
2.0
Simple And Synthetic... Just Barely Absinthe

Appearance Well, no confusing this with anything natural. A clear, bright, lighter medium green with a good deal of blue influence. Very artificial, “candy like”, and cartoonish in overall...

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michael-meyers
September 28, 2012 (Updated: September 29, 2012)
Overall rating
 
4.2
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
4.0
Spare You The Details?... Me?

Appearance Unlouched, a nice medium peridot with just the slightest bluish undertone, perfectly clear and bright. The weight and tonal range is just right, however it is lacking in...

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michael-meyers
September 12, 2012 (Updated: September 13, 2012)
Overall rating
 
2.5
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
2.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
2.0
Finish
 
2.0
Overall
 
2.0
Double Agent... Double Doomed

Appearance Unlouched, a nice medium green, just a smidge on the forest green side with the slightest bluish underpinning. A little dull (this is a four year old bottle),...

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michael-meyers
August 12, 2012 (Updated: August 13, 2012)
Overall rating
 
3.2
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
3.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
3.0
Finish
 
3.0
Overall
 
3.0
Live To Fight Another Day

Appearance Unlouched, a nice light-medium peridot with no discernible haze or sediment. Very natural looking. Louched, good green retention with little nuance or gradient in color. ...

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michael-meyers
June 23, 2012 (Updated: August 07, 2012)
Overall rating
 
1.3
Appearance
 
3.0
Louche
 
1.0
Aroma
 
1.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
1.0
Finish
 
1.0
Overall
 
1.0
Knarr Knarr Hey Hey Kiss This Goodbye

I hate to be the spoiler on my own review, but I'm telling you all in advance how shockingly bad this product is because I am going to explain my...

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michael-meyers
May 29, 2012
Overall rating
 
4.4
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
4.0
Just Wait Till This Cat Lands On Its Feet

Appearance Unlouched, a light-light-medium peridot with an overall slight yellow wash. Just a little pallid. Perfectly clear, bright, and contaminant free. Louched, significant retention of what is a somewhat...

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michael-meyers
May 29, 2012
Overall rating
 
4.1
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
5.0
Overall
 
4.0
About As Blanche As Blanche Can Be

Appearance Unlouched, crystal clear and contaminant free and just a little silvery. Louched, Nice milky white with just the barest platinum tinge. Louche A...

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michael-meyers
April 01, 2012
Overall rating
 
4.5
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
5.0
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
5.0
Overall
 
4.0
Suitte!

Appearance Unlouched, a light yellow-washed green, not quite peridot. Actually a little closer to celadon, with just a hint of bluish influence. Crystal clear, clean, and bright. Louched, ...

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michael-meyers
February 12, 2012 (Updated: June 18, 2012)
Overall rating
 
3.5
Appearance
 
3.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
3.0
Overall
 
3.0
Hitting On All Two Cylinders

Appearance Unlouched, medium forest green with glints of olive drab. More natural looking than most Matter offerings. A quite heavy level of color, however perfectly clear and bright for...

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michael-meyers
February 05, 2012 (Updated: June 24, 2012)
Overall rating
 
4.5
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
5.0
Overall
 
4.0
L'ate To The Party

Appearance Unlouched, a light medium peridot with just the slightest, slightest hint of olive. Crystal clear and clean. Louched, very good green retention with amber, golden, and bluish accents....

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michael-meyers
February 05, 2012 (Updated: February 06, 2012)
Overall rating
 
3.5
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
3.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
3.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
4.0
When Life Is Like A Box Of Absinthes

Appearance Unlouched, crystal clear and haze free. The ever so slightest golden tint, however nearly colorless. Louched, grey/blue tinted white with a golden undertone. Some glints of violet, gold,...

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michael-meyers
February 05, 2012 (Updated: June 18, 2012)
Overall rating
 
2.3
Appearance
 
3.0
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
2.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
2.0
Finish
 
2.0
Overall
 
2.0
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep

Appearance Unlouched, crystal clear and natural looking, however a very dark and heavy feuille morte coloration (amber, caramel, bordering on brown). Quite inappropriate considering it's age. Louched, orange, butterscotch,...

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michael-meyers
November 20, 2011 (Updated: June 18, 2012)
Overall rating
 
1.5
Appearance
 
3.0
Louche
 
2.0
Aroma
 
1.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
1.0
Finish
 
1.0
Overall
 
1.0
Well, Shut My Mouth!

Appearance Neat, the telltale dark brownish yellow of macerated grand wormwood with slight glints of green. Clear and free of haze or sediment. Louched, that oddball "Dijon" yellow "Gatorade"...

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michael-meyers
October 09, 2011 (Updated: June 18, 2012)
Overall rating
 
4.5
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
5.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
5.0
Overall
 
4.0
Take A Walk On The Wild Side

Color Neat, medium forest green with glints of peridot. A strong level of color but not overdone. Perfectly crystal clear and bright. Louched, lemony-yellow light green with beautiful soft...

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michael-meyers
October 08, 2011 (Updated: June 18, 2012)
Overall rating
 
3.5
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
3.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
3.0
Hurts So Good

Color Unlouched, mossy green to olive drab with just some glints of peridot. Clear, bright, and natural looking. A heavy level of color. Any darker, and I would give...

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michael-meyers
June 12, 2011 (Updated: June 18, 2012)
Overall rating
 
3.5
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
3.0
Finish
 
3.0
Overall
 
3.0
A No Nonsense Reaction To Utter Nonsense

Color A nice light medium green with a bluish undertone. A little monochromatic looking, it's typical Matter coloration, most of which don't quite look all natural to me. Pretty...

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michael-meyers
May 28, 2011 (Updated: July 04, 2012)
Overall rating
 
3.3
Appearance
 
3.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
3.0
Finish
 
3.0
Overall
 
3.0
Redefining Limits... Has Its Limits

Color Unlouched, a significant gold tint, about 1 shade lighter than my early bottle of Blanchette, but somehow not quite as interesting. Louched, chalky greyish white with a gold...

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michael-meyers
May 22, 2011 (Updated: June 18, 2012)
Overall rating
 
1.8
Appearance
 
2.0
Louche
 
2.0
Aroma
 
2.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
2.0
Finish
 
2.0
Overall
 
1.0
It Ain't Easy Tasting Green

Color FD&C Blue #1 and FD&C Yellow #5. What's more to say? Artificial looking light bluish green. Louche At 1:1, the recommended dilution on the...

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michael-meyers
April 30, 2011 (Updated: June 18, 2012)
Overall rating
 
1.9
Appearance
 
2.0
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
2.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
2.0
Finish
 
1.0
Overall
 
1.0
Thou Shall Not Covet This Absinthe

Color Unlouched, light medium yellow-green. Lighter than La Fee Pariesienne, and more yellowish. Very artificial looking (it is colored with FD&C Yellow #6, FD&C Blue #1, and FD&C Yellow...

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michael-meyers
April 23, 2011 (Updated: April 28, 2023)
Overall rating
 
4.2
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
4.0
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
5.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
4.0
The Horse He Rode In On

Color Unlouched, a light green with an overtone which is more yellow than gold. Like peas and corn (with Gump accent). Crystal clear and clean, pleasing and very...

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michael-meyers
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