Verte de Fougerolles - Reviewed by Experts and Consumers at The Wormwood Society
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Editor reviews
Almost a session absinthe.
Overall rating
3.2
Appearance
3.0
Louche
4.0
Aroma
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
3.0
Finish
2.0
Overall
3.0
This is from a recently-found sample that is at least three years old. Before louching the absinthe is olive-green and hazy. The aroma is watery, with a pineapple character. Anise is dominant.
It louches a fairly opaque, whitish green but not thick enough to leave a residue on the glass. The aroma is now less fruity, more anise-heavy, with a little bit of an ammonia smell that is a reall buzzkill.
The flavour is mostly wormwood, with a little anise beneath--not nearly as much as in the aroma. Due to this, it's more bitter than sweet. Wormwood is a little weird and contributes a dill flavour. To me a lot of wormwood does this to a small degree, but in this absinthe it's pronounced.
The finish is the weakest part; overly numbing, most of the flavour dies quickly. Some wormwood lingers, but it is marred by ammonia-like traces underneath.
It's an okay absinthe but it has some issues. I appreciate its wormwood-forward flavour but it sacrifices complexity to achieve it. This would be perfectly acceptable for a "session absinthe" (think IPA hoppiness and refreshment) but the weird off-flavours hurt it in that regard.
It louches a fairly opaque, whitish green but not thick enough to leave a residue on the glass. The aroma is now less fruity, more anise-heavy, with a little bit of an ammonia smell that is a reall buzzkill.
The flavour is mostly wormwood, with a little anise beneath--not nearly as much as in the aroma. Due to this, it's more bitter than sweet. Wormwood is a little weird and contributes a dill flavour. To me a lot of wormwood does this to a small degree, but in this absinthe it's pronounced.
The finish is the weakest part; overly numbing, most of the flavour dies quickly. Some wormwood lingers, but it is marred by ammonia-like traces underneath.
It's an okay absinthe but it has some issues. I appreciate its wormwood-forward flavour but it sacrifices complexity to achieve it. This would be perfectly acceptable for a "session absinthe" (think IPA hoppiness and refreshment) but the weird off-flavours hurt it in that regard.
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A decent mid-range offering
Overall rating
3.3
Appearance
4.0
Louche
4.0
Aroma
4.0
Flavor / Mouthfeel
3.0
Finish
1.0
Overall
3.0
Color: light green with hints of straw
Louche: using the lady fountain, I got some great layering. Louche was extremely thick: almost too thick.
Aroma: lots of anise with a touch of wormwood behind it. I can't make out much else due to the strength of the anise.
Flavor: First impression is nice, with a well rounded sweetness and bitterness playing out, but at the tail end, it does a 180 and has a bit of acridity.
Finish: There's something that I can't put my finger on, but I don't like it at all. Theres just a bit of lingering bitterness.
Overall: If the issue with the finish were to be corrected, this would be an enjoyable, mid-range absinthe that would probably work really well in an absinthe frappe.
Louche: using the lady fountain, I got some great layering. Louche was extremely thick: almost too thick.
Aroma: lots of anise with a touch of wormwood behind it. I can't make out much else due to the strength of the anise.
Flavor: First impression is nice, with a well rounded sweetness and bitterness playing out, but at the tail end, it does a 180 and has a bit of acridity.
Finish: There's something that I can't put my finger on, but I don't like it at all. Theres just a bit of lingering bitterness.
Overall: If the issue with the finish were to be corrected, this would be an enjoyable, mid-range absinthe that would probably work really well in an absinthe frappe.
User reviews
9 reviews
Overall rating
1.6
Appearance
1.6(9)
Louche
1.6(9)
Aroma
1.7(9)
Flavor / Mouthfeel
1.7(9)
Finish
1.6(9)
Overall
1.7(9)
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