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Absinthia

Absinthia
Absinthe Supérieure Barrel-Aged Absinthe

Category: Absinthe

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 55%
USDA Organic
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$54

Absinthia
Absinthe Supérieure Barrel-Aged Absinthe

Category: Absinthe

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 55%
Brilliant neon light golden green color. Aromas and flavors of mint chocolate chip ice cream, York peppermint patty, creme de cacao, and vanilla mint marzipan with a round, lively, dryish medium-to-full body and an amusing, medium-length finish with notes of mint marzipan paste, cocoa and anise, orbitz sweet mint gum, and vanilla mint cream. An Absinthe with a fascinating vanilla mint and cocoa note to the anise and herbs.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: mint chocolate chip ice cream, York peppermint patty, creme de cacao, and vanilla mint marzipan
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of mint marzipan paste, cocoa and anise, orbitz sweet mint gum, and vanilla mint cream
Smoothness Smoothness: Normal
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails and neat
Cocktail Cocktails: Amaretto Sour, Pimm's Cup
Bottom Line Bottom Line: An Absinthe with a fascinating vanilla mint and cocoa note to the anise and herbs.

The Producer

Absinthia's Bottled Spirits

The Producer
2411 McKinley Ave
Berkeley, CA 94703
USA
1 510-4357051

Absinthe

Spirits Glass Copita Emerald Green.jpg
Serve in a Copita
Absinthe is a distilled beverage made from a number of seeds and herbs, especially that of the wormwood plant. It is high in alcohol (between 45%-74%) and has, in literature, been referred to as a hallucinatory beverage, known as "the green fairy."

In reality, absinthe is a anise-flavored spirit that can contain ingredients such as fennel or aniseed. While there are many different styles of anise-based spirits throughout the world, such as Ouzo from Greece or Sambuca from Italy, absinthe is generally higher in alcohol.

Absinthe is diluted with water to make it palatable, given is high alcohol and bitter qualities. For some time, it was banned in France, as a neurotoxin in wormwood caused drinkers to become ill. Today, however, improved distillation methods have created a more tame absinthe and the spirit has regained much of its popularity, as well as its mysterious legend.