Reviews written by belewfripp

6 results - showing 1 - 6
Ordering
May 16, 2016 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
3.0
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
2.5
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
3.0
Finish
 
2.5
Overall
 
3.0
New and Unimproved?

This is a review of the 3rd edition of Sauvage, one which has widely been agreed to be significantly less sound in comparison to its earlier iterations. I've never...

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belewfripp
April 09, 2016 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.0
Appearance
 
4.5
Louche
 
3.5
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
4.0
Regaining Its Balance

This is the second absinthe I ever tried, and with the bottle's contents now dwindling, it's time to do a review. Reviewing this absinthe's history, there was a lot...

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belewfripp
April 09, 2016 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.0
Appearance
 
4.5
Louche
 
3.5
Aroma
 
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
4.0
Overall
 
4.0
Regaining Its Balance

This is the second absinthe I ever tried, and with the bottle's contents now dwindling, it's time to do a review. Reviewing this absinthe's history, there was a lot...

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belewfripp
April 03, 2016 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
3.6
Appearance
 
4.5
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
3.5
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
3.5
Finish
 
3.5
Overall
 
3.5
Pretty Good

The absinthe used for this review was bottled on 3/2/2016, and is labeled as Batch #3 of this brand of absinthe overall. This is my first blanche, and tonight...

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belewfripp
March 27, 2016 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
4.0
Appearance
 
4.0
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
4.5
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.5
Finish
 
3.5
Overall
 
4.0
My First Absinthe

Vieux Carré is the first absinthe I ever bought, when I found that it was being carried in liquor stores very near my home. The bottle providing the glass...

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belewfripp
March 27, 2016 (Updated: October 29, 2024)
Overall rating
 
3.3
Appearance
 
3.0
Louche
 
3.0
Aroma
 
3.5
Flavor / Mouthfeel
 
4.0
Finish
 
2.5
Overall
 
3.5
Better Than You Might Think

This is my first review, though not my first absinthe. Lucid's general status seems to be in the "damned with faint praise" category, so I'm interested in seeing how...

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