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Absinthe has a different kind of drunk in the way wine, beer or tequila all feel slightly different for the first few drinks, but if once you're drunk you're just drunk, no green fairies. I for one like the way it tastes & so I enjoy it, but it's a love or hate kind of thing and many of the people I'd shared it with think its disgusting, but please, don't fall for the "we have the most thujone around" marketing hype of many of the over priced czech-sinthes. |
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I have a partial bottle of Lucid, I like it, but don't love it. Tastes like Nyquil to me. LOL
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Absinthe is a wormwood drink and should primarily taste like wormwood, which being an odd flavor that most people aren't familiar with, goes unnoticed to the untrained palate (it's the tongue-numbing bitter-spicy part). It's the fennel and green anise that give the absinthe the "licorice" flavor that most people notice, although they should be in balance with the wormwood and not cloying or distracting in a properly balanced absinthe. Lucid is alright, but I wouldn't write off absinthe until you've tried something like Ridge Verte, Pacifique or Walton Waters. They are an expensive experiment at ~$75 a bottle, so it's best to make friends with somebody that's into the hobby or find a local bar that has a decent absinthe menu. It's a whole other slope like cigars; you'd go broke pretty quick if you had to experiment with what kind of cigar you liked by randomly buying boxes, but once you find a brand that suits your palate a bottle actually lasts quite a while and price per drink, is hardly more expensive than wine.
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I picked up a preference for the Sazerac cocktail on several visits to New Orleans. I'm looking for a less expensive brand of Absinthe that I would use only for making a Sazerac. I didn't want to spend $50 on a bottle that I only use a splash of and in only one particular drink. I tried using an inexpensive Italian anise liqueur but it wasn't a good substitute. Anyone have any suggestions ?
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Yeah, what the hell. You're right. 4 Sazeracs at the Roosevelt in New Orleans costs $50on their own. It seemed like several of the nicer bars in New Orleans were using a brand called "Herbsaint Liquer" in their Sazeracs (Antoine's Hermes bar, for example). It's made in the USA and probably not real absinthe. It shows up online for under $20 a bottle but I can't find it anywhere, including Total Wines in Atlanta and Jacksonville.
I did just spend $45 at Joe Cigar yesterday though for 10 La Aurora Preferido Ecuador #2s...might have to wait a week or so before I treat myself again. |
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Herbsaint is an acceptable Absinthe substitute, but it is made without the primary ingredient: wormwood. If it's half the price, you might want to try the Herbsaint first, as it is often used in Sazeracs and may actually have been what you were served in NO, since authentic Absinthe has not been widely available in the U.S. until just the last few years, and even now it's hard to call its current status "widely available." Being a fan of Absinthe, I'd say just go with a bottle of Lucid or Kubler and try it out. :D |
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As for myself, I like Lucid. It's the commercial label of Ted Breault, an analytical chemist from New Orleans who, having analyzed several vintage bottles from the Belle Epoch and comparing them to published recipes, developed a line of boutique absinthes under the name "Jade". I've been buying absinthe since long before the ban was lifted; And I think that Lucid is probably the best of the commercial labels. Like cigars, they all have different flavor profiles and taste is always subjective. The best of the boutique labels aren't blended, they're macerated and distilled together. Here is a link to a great absinthe information site:
http://www.absinthemuseum.com/ |
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What brands are available in the US ? I had Jade shipped in year ago and really enjoyed it.
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As for the Jade line, it absolutely is a fine line of products, however, Lucid is their bottom tier entry for the US market. It is good, but not great. Jade Nouvelle Orleans is the only one of their higher line (that actually carries the "Jade" name) that is commercially available in the US, and it retails for almost twice the price of a bottle of Lucid. I would love it if the Jade Eduaord or Jade 1901 were available to purchase in US stores, but until they are, I will continue to recommend many other fine domestic absinthes over Lucid. Drink what you like and like what you drink. :) |
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Pacifique - Pacific Distillery Walton Waters - Delaware Phoenix Distillery Meadow of Love - Delaware Phoenix Distillery Ridge Verte - Ridge Distillery Jade Nouvelle Orleans is the only Jade that is currently imported to the US, although you can still sneak the over french stuff in like the old days. |
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