Reviews written by speedle
Color: Very nice clear mid-green tint, neither olive nor atomic. Stays light peridot tinted even after water. Essentially perfect, the precise color a verte should...
Neat, I was surprised to see essentially no color at all. From the bottle, I smelled mostly star anise, a faint hint of what seemed to be cardamom, and...
I haven't had a bottle of Lucid in the house for some time, so I took the occasion of its new local availability to buy some and hence, to review...
Color - Deep olive. Maybe a tad too dark, but rich. Louche - Some swirling action, but generally faster than I'd like. Very...
Color - Atomic candy-apple green, like Pernod Anis, brighter than the original. Vivid yet spooky. Louche - Not alot of action here, just seemed to...
Looks almost like the real thing, pre and post louche. If you've had real absinthe before, then right before you take the first sip of Absente will be the last...
I had fairly high expectations for this bottle when it arrived, and while at first glance (or glass) I was disappointed, I'm more appreciative of the nuances this absinthe offers...
Thanks to the generosity of a fellow WS member, I eagerly awaited this absinthe, but was ultimately disappointed. The aroma, while room-filling, was decidedly off-putting, reminding me of dandelions. ...
I have to say that this is what I reach for when I want a truly satisfying glass of absinthe. The rich, yet still peridot color, swirling louche that...