All Things Absinthe

Yes! It is true all of you absinthe drinkers! There is now a way to purchase single sample vials of absinthe.

Rue Verte brings to you their line of absinthe vials called ABSINTHEXPLORE.


Long before I ever started blogging about absinthe, I was buying bottles of absinthe at $150 or more at a time. From England to France, Germany, Spain and even Russia. This was back in the early 1990s, right before the internet really took hold and before I knew the value of money :) I would have been much better off today if Rue Verte had been in my life.

Rue Verte is doing something no other absinthe retailer is doing. They are offering us a chance to make our own sample packages of absinthe. Check it out...

The absinthe tubes you select can be purchased individually HERE, or in sets right HERE. Prices are excellent and shipping is inexpensive to the USA. Not to mention you will have your absinthe in about 4 days.

This makes for a great opportunity for novices to taste high quality absinthes without spending a fortune and for amateurs a great way to savor new flavors. All without the upfront cost of a full size bottle. Each tube will give you 50ml of absinthe of your choosing... enough for two generous absinthe glasses.

Rue Verte is an excellent place to order high quality absinthe. I have personally dealt with many absinthe retailers in Europe since the mid 1990s and Rue Verte is clearly ahead of anyone else. They know what they are doing, secure and thoughtful packaging, they have a well detailed and organized website for easy ordering, excellent prices, cheap shipping, and fast shipping too. Whew! In one word... AWESOME.

Next week, I will go more in depth about Rue Verte and its founder Antoine. He is a class act, a real gentleman, and has become a leader in absinthe retail world on the internet. For now, check out some sample absinthes...


Individual Vials of Absinthe
http://www.rueverte.com/absinthexplore_unite.php


Vial Sets of Absinthe
http://www.rueverte.com/coffrets.php?coffret=2

You can learn more about the Rue Verte Absinthe vials at the ABSINTHEXPLORE landing page here:
http://www.rueverte.com/absinthexplore.php

This article made it into Ukiah's blog and the original article (same thing) came from the New York Times.

Take a break from your day and read the article link above. There is a nice back story on how Hanger One (St. George) in California came about via Germain-Robin. I might just have to take a drive up to Ukiah!

Logo Design Works awards Le Tourment Vert the #8 spot for the top 10 alcohol logos. I like the logo, but I think other absinthe logos could have won over LTV. So, what do you think?



http://www.logodesignworks.com/blog/top-10-alcohol-logos

A new absinthe book coming VERY soon (Feb 2, 2010 to be exact).



If you are interested in purchasing this book, mouse over the image or click the title here:

The Little Green Book of Absinthe

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Book Description:

A celebration of "the green goddess"-this is the first book to share absinthe recipes since it was recently legalized in the U.S.

This enticing little volume presents a collection of more than 100 absinthe cocktail recipes that draw upon the classic roots of the drink as well as its new iterations. Readers will be entertained with nuggets of absinthe history and trivia, including the tradition of the green fairy, famous devotees of the drink, and the myths (or facts) of its hallucinatory properties.

Readers will learn that:

• America's most famous early cocktail, the sazerac, was a New Orleans creation that called for a dash of absinthe

• When the absinthe backlash started in the 1890s, Edgar Degas' masterpiece L'Absinthe was booed off the auction block at Christie's in London

• An experienced absintheur can identify a brand from across the room just by watching how it louches-the way the herbs' oils cloud the drink as the bartender adds water

About the Authors:

Paul Owens owns the San Francisco restaurants Tortilla Heights and Fish Bowl Bar & Grill.

Paul Nathan is the founder and owner of absintheology.com and absintheparty.com. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dave Herlong is a bold premier mixologist who has been working at The Palms in Las Vegas.

Ted Breaux has been nicknamed The Godfather of Absinthe in this Las Vegas news video. Thats true in more ways than we might realize....

http://www.fox5vegas.com/video/22317899/index.html

I noticed during the audio slide show, the people of St Georges absinthe were creating a cocktail mixing absinthe and root beer together.

Attendees were treated to experimental cocktails that take advantage of the chemical and physical characteristics of their ingredients, demonstrations of the physics that make bar tricks work, the debunking of myths about absinthe, and scientific explanations for the dreaded hangover.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-10439352-246.html

This comes in from the lovely state of Washington:

June 29: A person contacted police for assistance. He had a faint memory of being arrested the previous day. But, he did not know where he was at when arrested, which agency arrested him, or what had happened to his rental car. Nor could he find any of the paperwork he had been given at the time. Officers reminded him that he had been arrested by Blaine police five days earlier for Driving while Impaired on SR 543, with open containers of Absinthe at his side. They helped him find the towing company so he could collect his personal effects from the rental car he would no longer be driving.

http://www.thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2009-12-30_best_of_2009_police_reports