Reviews written by scott-m
*Edited Color: A lovely crystal clear light peridot. Very attractive. Louched, it was a lovely shade of light green, with white and hints...
A very interesting absinthe. I sampled this at 3:1 and 4:1. Color: What can you say, it's bright red! How can you grade this?...
This infuriates me. The word absinthe has no place on this attractive bottle full of bad mouthwash. The color may as well come out of a...
A very nice refreshing blanche. 4:1 prepared with a brouilleur. The color was perfectly clear with no sediment. Its aroma is the highlight for...
Sampled at 3:1 and 4:1 with and without sugar, over a month of drinking this. I enjoyed it every way I tried it. Color: is a...
Sampled at 3:1, 2.75:1 and 2.5:1 one sugar This pre-ban was even better than the Pernod-Fils 1914 I had. Simply a wonderful experience! The color was...
Enjoyed at 3:1 and 3.5:1 with 1 sugar, and I do mean enjoyed. Color: is crystal clear with no trace of sediment. Louche: Wonderful...
Edit: Color: A lovely crystal-clear peridot, Natural and gem-like. When louched, an attractive faint green with yellow and copper highlights. ...
*Edited after drinking off and on over 8 months, and 2 bottles. Sampled at 3:1 and 4:1, with 1 sugar, then with no sugar. I finally...
My initial review was written after 2 months of enjoying 6 or so glasses of Essai #5. This edit is two years later, with my third bottle....
This edit reflects the latest batch I purchased in 2012, which was aged in oak. It is simply amazing. What a wonderful, delicious absinthe! The...
Edited after 2 bottles with over a year of sampling. 4:1 is where I like it best. I don't sugar blanches, and this certainly would be too sweet with...
Color: a lovely natural medium emerald green. Louche: Thick trails and jellies with a slow, steady build of smokey wisps from the bottom up. Clear thick...
I revisiting this bottle a few times after a six month break, and like it quite a bit more than I first did. It improved in the bottle with a...
Color: Nice natural emerald green. Louche: Slow steady build with nice clouds and layering, nicely opalescent. Great color. Aroma: Wormwood...
*Edited: I now, a year later, feel sugar is simply not needed with this. Also, the louche in the last couple bottles seems to form more easily than...
Color: Perfectly clear with no sediment. It looked like nothing was in the glass. Louche: A superior louche. This builds at a pace that...
Edited after over a year of sampling, from 3 bottles. 4:1 and 3:1 no sugar. Good both at dilutions Color: A medium...
Color was a faint light emerald green, with the slightest suggestion of a blue in the mix. Gem-like sparkles in the facets of my pontarlier glass. After adding the...
After almost 2 years of aging, I'm enjoying this absinthe quite a bit more. It may be because I've come to love the brandy base styles more over time,...