Recently we received a sample bottle of the brand new Absinthe La Maison Fontaine.

Meanwhile it arrived in our stock. You can buy it here: Absinthe La Maison Fontaine 

It is an Absinthe La Bleue, distilled in the Pontarlier region, France. 15 herbs are used for distillation. We can say that it is a good French version of the normally in Switzerland originated La Bleue Absinthe. Besides the classic French Absinthe Ritual we tried as well the cucumber version, where you add some lime and cucumber to the fountain water. It gives the Absinthe a nice fresh touch. We tried it, as we also like PIMMS Original, where you mix Ginger Ale with PIMMS and add as well a slice of cucumber. It is a nice variation, try it out. Attached are some promo pics from La Maison Absinthe, which shows the cucumber ritual as well. Of course this premium Absinthe will be pretty soon available at Absinthe.FM !

Cheers!

Recently I was fortunate enough to aquire a 50 ml. sample bottle of  vintage Pernod Fils, circa 1910. It was extremely expensive, but I’ve always wanted to try a pre-ban absinthe so I decided to give it a go. The color is a beautiful dark golden amber and the aroma is very reminiscent of a fine cognac. As I added water the louche formed rather swiftly, at first turning a caramel color, and as the glass was filled it ended up a wondeful yellow pastel. Now as to the taste – I don’t have  the adequate vocabulary  neccesary to describe  how awesome this is, so I won’t even try. Let me just say that over the past 10 years I’ve tried well over 100 different brands and this glass of Pernod Fils was the best absinthe I have ever had. If you ever get the chance (and can afford it) don’t pass it up. This was an awesomely sublime experience.

This little beauty might more acurately be described as a cross between a spoon and a grille. Talented artist and good friend Chris Olson is responsible for the design and production. It’s made of 3 ounces of pure silver and features  a unique recessed sugar cube holder which allows the sugar to dissolve more thoroughly, resulting in less in the bottom of the glass. Chris, at one time, worked for special effects wizard Stan Winston. As Master Designer for the prestigious Molina Fine Jewelry, Chris also did restoration work on some of the artifacts retrieved from the Titanic. Currently only 3 of these exist. I own one, Chris has one, and one of  Molina’s very wealthy clients, who is also a big absinthe fan, has the 3rd one. They may be available to the public at a future date.

It’s the 3 year anniversary of the glorious return of the Green Fairy to the US. Can you believe it’s been that long? I urge all of you to write your Congressmen, write your Senators, hell, even write Obama and ask them to declare today,  March 5th, “Absinthe Day”,  a national holiday .  All of us here at Absinthe.FM wish everyone out there a great, green day and weekend, with many more to come. Cheers

It was exactly 5 years ago today that Switzerland re-legalized absinthe after , to the day, a 100 year ban. That’s great as it gave us the wonderful Suisse La Bleue Clandestine absinthe, one of the best on the market and available here at Absinthe.FM . Coming up Friday – the 3 year anniversary of the re-legalization of absinthe here in the US.