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This year we were invitied to the Absinthe Fair "Absinthiades" which takes place every year in the home of Absinthe, Pontarlier. Home of the former Pernod Fils distillery (check out our Road Trip #1 for details). On this event the best French Absinthes are awarded. A Jury of 24 Absintheurs make a blind degustation of different Absinthes. This year it was differentiated between Macerated and Distilled Absinthes. Glass by glass the different Absinthes are served and are evaluated by their color, smell and bouquet. Every table is equiped with a Fontaine, Glasses, Spoons, Water and Baguette for the neutralisation. Next to the table every Absintheur has its own bucket to spit out the Absinthe after degustation. 16 Absinthes are served, so you can imagine how important the bucket is for a smooth passing of the event...Afterwards the points are added together and the winner is awarded with the Golden, Silver and Bronze Absinthe Spoon. Besides the Degustation Antiques dealers present their Absinthiana Collections and you can make some reasonable smart buys... Well, the Absinthiades was our main event, but as we headed from our home base Cologne to the South, we had to stop by at the Oktoberfest in Munich! It was the last weekend of the "Wiesn", the nickname for the worlds largest folk fest. As the Golden Elixier, called Bier/Beer, is part of Germanies culture, we couldn´t let this event pass by without taking some Maß, the German serving size of Beer (1 liter), served in big glass mugs. Therefore our Road Trip got expanded to 4 days. And it was worth it, check out our little photo story, Prost!
1st day Oktoberfest
3rd day Absinthiades
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