Dear Absintheurs and Absintheuses, Exigez un Peureux! That was the claim the Peureux Absinthe Distillery used to promote its Absinthe back in the 19th century. Now, almost 100 years later this French Distillery, decided to reproduce its former Absinthe, to celebrate its 150 anniversary.
Continue reading “Absinthe Un Peureux is back!”Category: Absinthe Reviews
Below you can check all of our blog posts related to Absinthe Reviews. It includes info about modern and vintage Absinthe brands, new market releases and much more. Enjoy reading!
Your ALANDIA Team
Vintage Absinthe Absenta Argenti from Spain
We offer this vintage Absinthe from Spain for sale: Absenta Argenti was made for several decades in Spain, Barcelona. In the early 1970s, production ended. This bottle is approx. from this time. Absinthe professional Markus Hartsmar has reviewed this Absinthe and gave it a decent rating. You can read his review here:
Tasting Review of the vintage Absinthe Absenta Argenti
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History of the bestselling Absinthe Strong68
Strong68 is our bestselling Absinthe, therefore we thought you might be interested in some background information about this brand. You will learn, why Strong68 is now a distilled Absinthe instead of being a macerated Absinthe at its early beginnings.
Continue reading “History of the bestselling Absinthe Strong68”For sale: Vintage Absinthe Pernod Fils
Do you want to own a bottle of vintage Absinthe…? This bottle of vintage Absinthe Pernod Fils can be yours, because we are selling some bottles. This bottle of Pernod Fils Absinthe can be dated to the 1960s and is from the Pernod Fils Tarragona distillery in Spain. Pernod moved its production to Spain after Absinthe got prohibited in France. The bottle still has its original wrapping, which is rarely the case. We took it off for some pictures, so that you have a better view on the bottle itself.
Continue reading “For sale: Vintage Absinthe Pernod Fils”Absinthe République Vintage Review
This month, we proudly present a new Absinthe as our Absinthe of the Month: Absinthe ALANDIA République Vintage. It is an Absinthe that we developed in cooperation with the French Devoille Distillery. Enclosed you find a brief review of République Vintage’s recipe and taste. As a special introduction offer, you will receive this month one Absinthe glass or one Absinthe spoon for free.
Continue reading “Absinthe République Vintage Review”Absinthe l’Entêté: New Absinthe from Combier
Dear Absintheur! Probably you know and like the Jade Absinthes. They are distilled in France at the Combier distillery by Mr. Ted Breaux. Now Combier has launched a New Absinthe: l’Entêté. It is a classic naturally green Absinthe (with a nice packaging that reminds us of the Hendricks Gin bottle). The taste of l’Entêté is straight forward, wormwood is in the foreground with some spicy, slightly fresh citric notes.
We offer Absinthe L’Enteté this month at a reduced introduction price. Be one of the first to try it…
Continue reading “Absinthe l’Entêté: New Absinthe from Combier”French Vintage Absinthe: Rivoire Frères
Today we want to present you a vintage Absinthe brand: Absinthe Rivoire Frères (Rivoire and brothers). This Absinthe was distilled in Marseille, France. Recently, we found and bought two small bottles of this vintage Absinthe. One of the bottles is now for sale. Unfortunately, the bottle is empty, but it still has its original label and cork.
Continue reading “French Vintage Absinthe: Rivoire Frères”OId Absinthe Pernod Fils Tarragona
Absinthe was banned in France in 1915. Nevertheless, there was still a big demand for Absinthe throughout the world. Pernod Fils, the most popular Absinthe brand during that time, resettled its Absinthe distillery to Spain, and original Pernod Fils Absinthe continued to be distilled over the border in Tarragona until the late 1960s. Pernod followed the tradition and used with some slight modifications the old French Pernod Fils Absinthe recipe from the 1900s. A pause was made during the second world war, though..
Continue reading “OId Absinthe Pernod Fils Tarragona”Green Absinthe and its natural coloration
Today we want to talk a bit about Absinthes natural green color. What are the differences in Absinthe coloration? And what are the coloring herbs of authentic Absinthe?
Continue reading “Green Absinthe and its natural coloration”Mead base Absinthe? Is it good?
We recently got aware of something new in the world of Absinthe: A mead based Absinthe made by Martin Zufanek, the creator of the only “good” Czech Absinthes: Absinthe St. Antoine and Absinthe La Grenouille. It is a limited edition based on distilled mead with quality Absinthe herbs. The distiller says this combination gives a very creamy mouthfeel and sweetness to the final spirit. We are curious, some sample bottles of Mead Base Absinthe are on its way…