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#1
Posted 09 July 2011 - 04:47 PM
#2
Posted 09 July 2011 - 04:50 PM
Wormwood tends to add an alpine, slightly bitter, slightly 'minty' flavor with a nice dryness.
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#3
Posted 09 July 2011 - 04:55 PM
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Posted 10 July 2011 - 03:12 AM

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 03:47 AM
#6
Posted 10 July 2011 - 09:03 AM
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#7
Posted 10 July 2011 - 09:30 AM
Wormwood tends to add an alpine, slightly bitter, slightly 'minty' flavor with a nice dryness.
I find sometimes it has an almost soapy or tart quality too.
It also may help if you read others' reviews of the absinthe you are drinking as you drink then, as their descriptions may trigger a deeper understanding of what you are tasting/smelling.
I find that very helpful. When I first had Obsello there was something I was familiar with but couldn't place not matter how hard I tried. Turns out it was vanilla, once I had glanced at a few other reviews.
#8
Posted 10 July 2011 - 09:35 AM
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#9
Posted 10 July 2011 - 09:38 AM
Ambear, do you sometimes find cilantro to taste soapy? If so, it might be coriander that's giving you that taste.
No, definitely not. I tend to get a very citrus-y flavor from both, and I'm familiar with a good deal of coriander in my food/drinks.
#11
Posted 10 July 2011 - 01:40 PM
Ambear, do you sometimes find cilantro to taste soapy? If so, it might be coriander that's giving you that taste.
Ambear, do you sometimes find cilantro to taste soapy? If so, it might be coriander that's giving you that taste.
No, definitely not. I tend to get a very citrus-y flavor from both, and I'm familiar with a good deal of coriander in my food/drinks.
Soapy flavors in liqour tend to come from orris, angelica, or lavender. I've never encountered coriander as lending any soap-type flavors.
If you don't like anise at all, you're not likely to care for any decent absinthe, as absinthe is an anise flavored drink. It's kind of like asking if there are any good beers that don't taste like hops or malt.----Hiram
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#12
Posted 10 July 2011 - 02:14 PM
I asked Ambear about cilantro because there is a small group of people who have a certain enzyme in their saliva that causes cilantro and coriander to taste very soapy. If you've never experienced that, then you obviously don't fall into that group.I've never encountered coriander as lending any soap-type flavors.
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#13
Posted 10 July 2011 - 02:49 PM
#14
Posted 10 July 2011 - 04:23 PM
I asked Ambear about cilantro because there is a small group of people who have a certain enzyme in their saliva that causes cilantro and coriander to taste very soapy.
Oddly, although I used to interpret that flavor of cilantro as soapy, but I no longer do.
Obviously, body chemistry (including taste buds) can change with age.
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#15
Posted 10 July 2011 - 05:11 PM
I asked Ambear about cilantro because there is a small group of people who have a certain enzyme in their saliva that causes cilantro and coriander to taste very soapy.
Oddly, although I used to interpret that flavor of cilantro as soapy, but I no longer do.
Obviously, body chemistry (including taste buds) can change with age.
So is that what happens when you get old then?(giggle)
#16
Posted 10 July 2011 - 05:23 PM

Yes, I'm Krinkles the Clown on an absinthe a beer bender.
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#17
Posted 10 July 2011 - 08:45 PM
I really love tarragon so if there is an absinthe that showcases that flavor I'd be interested in trying it.
St. George has tarragon in it, among other things. Many, many other things.
I suppose to clarify on the "soapiness", it's definitely not a soapy taste meaning the actual taste of soap (trust me, it's happened before), but more that it tastes the way some soaps smell, which I don't find at all unpleasant. It's a fresh and clean taste, without being minty.
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