Reviews
UPDATE 5-24-10 I got a new bottle from Mike at Alandia, so I decided to update my review. Color: A bit lighter than the previous version,...
This is about as close as I've come to the worst tasting 'absinth' I've ever tried. Compared to this, most anything would be appetizing.
Everything about this liquor screams thujone marketing. The smell is very antiseptic. In fact, I'd probably use this more for cleaning wounds than to drink. All of the talk about...
It took me a long time to review this product, mainly due to the bad experience I remember from the first time I tried it. ...
It's hard to think of anything that makes this resemble real absinthe. The color is more akin to scope than a drinkable substance. Watering brings no louche. Very thin and...
The color is not too bad, at least it looks natural. Water brings about a slow-developing louche that's not great, but it's also not too bad. It still retains a...
Upon opening the bottle and decanting into smaller sampler bottles for more secure storage, it's amazing how well the color held up in this vintage batch. The fuille morte was...
Color: A wonderfully deep, pinkish amber. Louche: Using ice cold water from a fountain and my Simon Pierce bubble glass, the louche began building almost...
The first run of Montmartre is much spicier on the palate, with the cinnamon much more pronounced than the later version. Speaking from personal taste, I like this run much...
December 2009 update: The vinegary note I originally found in my bottle is no longer there. Aging must have helped it. Scores changed to reflect that. Original aroma:...
This absinthe would be a good place to start for a newcomer, especially included in a flight of several of the basic-style absinthes. The color...
Color was a wonderful straw color with still a few hints of green. A great example of typical Feuille Morte. I had to take off...
Overall, a decent absinthe. One that can be used to introduce people to absinthe as a basic brand. The color is clear and natural, but...
I bought Deva back in 1997, when I was living in Madrid. Many of my Spanish friends drank it, so I picked up a bottle for nostalgic purposes. Most people...
Color is a very light green. Natural. Louche produces great oil trails with a gradual louche, ending with a brilliant light green opalescence. Aroma begins with...
Color is a deeper green than the Eddy. Very inviting, but after water, looks a bit murky. Louche slowly builds with great oils trails and...
Color is a wonderful emerald/peridot green. Clear and natural. Louche builds up slowly in layers with the characteristic great Jade oil trails until it turns into a fully...
This is a very unique offering from the Jade line. It's almost a love it or hate it kind of thing, like Montmartre. The color...
It's color is most definitely green, but to me it seems unnaturally so. Very bright. Ice cold water creates amazing oil trails from the beginning....
ORIGINAL REVIEW FROM 7/27/07: Tagged even by Ted Breaux as a 'Jade light', this is the first authentic absinthe to be released for purchase within the U.S. since the early...
Updated Review 5-24-10 Got a new bottle a couple of weeks ago, so I decided to update the review. Color: A light green with hints of...
This is probably one of my favorite commercially made absinthes. It's evident from the moment the bottle is opened, all the way to the last drop that this product was...
The color of this absinthe is one of my favorites, a deep peridot green. Very inviting and intriguing. The louche was nice, but it seemed...
The color is a deep natural almost forest green color. Quite apropos with the Deep Forest name attached to it. The louche is wonderful. Nice...
Kubler's original (i.e. European) offering, at 53%, is a bit lighter in alcohol content than many other absinthes, but nonetheless shows itself as a very nice, refreshing blanche. ...
ORIGINAL REVIEW FROM 10/8/07: Color is very bright and clear, as would be expected from a blanche. Louche begins quickly and builds well, with nice oil trails,...
Although this absinthe only comes in extremely small apothecary bottles, and is rather pricey, it's still something that should be experienced. The color is a...