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On 02.10.2005 the fifth Absinthiades took place in Pontarlier. Of course we put some extra fuel in our German Sportscar and headed south to the lovely city Pontarlier. After a huge storm on the Autobahn and numerous traffic jams we were welcomed by the famous Pontarlier town gate by sunset. After checking in into the local "Hotel de la Poste" and grabbing a snack in the hotel restaurant (they serve a dish called "Jesus" there, it is a sausage with melted cheese on it, gotta try it when you are there) we checked out what´s going on in Pontarlier by night. Actually we got aware of a live concert in a small bar. But what they presented there wasn´t music, it was "Hardcore Noise". Imagine your scream when you would have to bath in boiling water multiply it with 10 and you can imagine how "Hardcore Noise" sounds like. But at least the beers were good... On the next day the degustation started at 11am and 20 Absinthes were rated. Like the last years the Absinthes were evaluated by their smell (max. 4 points), color (max. 6 points) and taste (max. 10 points). This year there were two juries, each one sampled 10 Absinthes and rewarded them with the golden, silver and bronze Absinthe spoon. Therefore there were two gold medal winners. The Absinthes were also served at the bar, so if you didn´t participate in the jury you could also make your private degustation for a reasonable price. And of course, some Absinthiana dealers exposed their collections. Here are the pics and results from this years Absinthiades 2005. Jury 1 : 1st Kübler 45%, 2nd Partisane 65%, 3rd Versinthe La Blanche and Un Emile 45% Jury 2 : 1st Clandestine FrancoSuisse 55%, 2nd Blanche de l´Heure Verte 60%, 3rd Libertine Amer 68%
The Trip to the Absinthiades 2005 in Pontarlier!
The rainy weather and the traffic jams made it hard to speed...
...so that some dudes decided to make a turn on the Autobahn..?
After an eight hour drive we finally arrived at Pontarlier
and were welcomed by the famous town gate.
After checking in to our hotel and having a "Jesus" in the restaurant...
...we headed to the "Hard Noise" concert!
On the next day the Absinthiades took place.
Absinthiana dealers offered their Antiques.
The Absinthes were prepared for the degustation.
And when you didn´t participate in the jury you could degustate all Absinthes at the bar.
The medals
On the next day we decided to relax in the beautiful countryside of the Swiss Jura.
Made some Jack Ass cliff jumping...
and tried the local Clandestines.
And after two days of fun and nature we finally hit the road back to Germany.
The Silver Spoon Winner 2005
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