Is Absinthe Even Legal?

[@darkkestrel1]

"La Fine Clandestine" is the best I've ever had, absinthe from the Val-de-Travers, Switzerland (where absinthe as we know it comes from). It tries to imitate to the taste of absinthe from when it was illegal, as the Val-de-Travers still produced a lot of absinthe in the almost 100 years of it being illegal. The taste has apparently changed due to all the new regulations since 2005, but it's excellent now and must have been before as well

[@Flaviar]

Thank you for sharing your top picks and some background info! We'll definitely have to try it if given the opportunity. Do you prefer to drink it neat or in a cocktail?

[@MT-mk8cd]

According to a recent documentary featuring historians that researched & wrote books on Absinthe, Absinthe was created by a female herbalist - some say it was 2 sisters in Switzerland.

[@rocknepoovey4381]

Which documentary featuring which historians?

[@alexiskatsogiannos7468]

Hi! Ive been drinking absinthe on and off since 2005. I tend to like them a bit dry, like the Un Emiles and La Fee! Blanche De Feugerolles is also amazing! Cheers!

[@BadThingsInHistory]

I love the video. Especially the critters in suits at the end! Thanks for teaching me something new.

[@claudiafotiou7546]

Love these little, informational stories!

[@Flaviar]

Glad you liked it! Let us know if there's anything spirits related you're curious about and would like to see a video on. Cheers 🥃

[@ercipan]

Last time I tried it, I was a bit absent :D

[@Flaviar]

Bu - dum - dum - tsh! 😂

[@butterfly810012]

😆😇🖖

[@adh1219]

My favorite is straight out of the bottle after two traditional glasses.

[@DeeMolition]

You mean smothering the parrot?

[@KillCoMentalMusings]

I can't say it's my "favorite" Absinthe since I have only had this one bottle at my bar fro awhile, but I do enjoy it once in awhile. Lucid Absinthe is the bottle I currently have as it had all the earmarks that I enjoy about marketing, from France so "true" absinthe, green bottle to hearken back to the green fairy and an interesting front label on the bottle. At 62% it very much needs to be watered down and sipped slowly to be fully appreciated.

[@Flaviar]

What's the flavor profile like? How often do you enjoy it? Absinthe seems one of those special spirits that you want to have for special occasions. :)

[@KillCoMentalMusings]

@@Flaviar I actually did a review video of it on my channel, not sure if I can post that here however. :P

[@mypal1990]

That's tough having a favorite absinthe. The French and German absinthe varieties are good. I like mine that's a balance of sweet and dry.

[@Flaviar]

Any particular brands that you would recommend?

[@mypal1990]

When you mentioned Le fee in the video that's the only brand I've recognized from all of them. It's good though.

[@CHNLNK]

I may be a bit bias, but my favorite is Holystone Distilling's Apparition Absinthe Verte. So much delicious absinthe out there these days!

[@stevenbrady1624]

Jade Terminus Absinthe Oxygénée and Jade Esprit Edouard are my favourites from T. A. Breaux’s Jade brand. A few of my other favourites from other distilleries are Heritage Absinthe, which is a collaboration brand between the Paul Devoille Distillerie in Fougerolles France and the German online absinthe shop called Alandia (an amazing shop that I highly recommend), Absinthe Blanche de Fougerolles from the same distillery as Heritage and Vieux Pontarlier from the Emile Pernot Distillerie.

[@Flaviar]

Thanks for letting us know which Absinthes you like, we'll make sure to try them if given the opportunity! Would you mind letting us know how your interest in Absinthe started?

[@germx1488]

How to drink brought me here

[@Flaviar]

Welcome! We're big fans of Greg's at How To Drink!

[@JimLynchWonderfunders]

I really Like Kubler and Pernod

[@yasssgawwwd5643]

I had to break the like number of 420:)🥳👍🏽 I’m ordering a bottle and I’m seeking the best quality that would’ve been drunk in the early days.

[@fatpowerful]

My little brother is the only college kid I know that not only drinks, but loves black absinthe. I bought some absinthe to make a sazerac. Which got him hooked. Now he has me spent $100 on a bottle for a Christmas present each year.

[@andthatsthewayitis4173]

I've never tried it but I'm anxious to make it. I just got my glasses,spoons and a two spout fountain today. Still waiting for my sugar cubes and the herbs to infuse to make my Absinthe. I'm going to be patient and do the month long infusion. I just couldn't find it any where and I've made homemade wine before. The traditional Absinthe is made with Brandy so I'm kicking around the idea to infuse the herbs with the grain alcohol but I want to add Brandy to finish it off and infuse with everything. Any thoughts or experiences from anybody on this? Sure would like some input on it. Thank you.

[@pwatson79]

Pernod is my favorite. Distilled in France and original recipe. Check it out!

[@Coasterdude02149]

Any of the Jades are my favourites

[@michaelcunningham3708]

"Columbia", Astoria 1811, Absinthe Verte. And it rates high on The Wormwood Society rating score card. I can't get it here in Iowa. Its only in Oregon State.

[@brigittebengtson8514]

My favorite is Lucid.

[@janebeckman3431]

Emperor Norton Absinthe (like the lemon balm undertone) and St. George.

[@michaelaselmani3310]

I wsih i had one at home now. Cheers!

[@ahmadmansour7030]

Absent with soda

[@Flaviar]

Is that your go-to way of drinking Absinthe?

[@garywallenphd885]

Fleur du Mal 🙏🏻

[@haideeengbagatsolon9105]

In my experieced this absinthe drink..undescrible...still so good..

[@vincentcarrot]

HG

[@vieuxacadian9455]

Alas , la fee d vert . Donne moi absinthe ordinaire. Bonjour amis de Nouvelle Orleans .

[@aajadwave942]

I am poor waiter never blessed to savour it

[@hewhoknowspations]

Libertine aux palntes d absinthe

[@MrSMITCHERS]

Hang on! Van Gaugh drank absinthe? Wasn't he like idk crazy?

[@mmm4638]

I think it does fuck w schizophrenics and hallucinations just natural lol

[@rexmccomb7589]

My ex-wives were all absent

[@alexiskatsogiannos7468]

Ive changed my mind about La Fee, Its too spirity. They need to bring more flavour out of the herbs!

[@alexiskatsogiannos7468]

But again the herbal composition is great!

[@zara215]

'erb

[@boris1387]

Wtf is erb??