on 03/17/10
According to a DrinkUp NY tweet, there is going to be a free tasting of La Clandestine Absinthe tonight (March 17) from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at their world headquarters in Brooklyn, NY. Looks like La Clandestine's marketing manager and absinthe blogger Alan Moss is going to be there, to lead you in the tasting. We have interviewed Alan before and religiously read his absinthe blog, so we are sure the absinthe will be great, the conversation stimulating and the information clear. Now, if we could only make it to Brooklyn...
on 03/17/10
One of Pablo Picasso's most famous paintings, "Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto (The Absinthe Drinker)," will be offered up for auction by Christie's in June, with a starting bid of US$40-$60 million. It features de Soto sitting before his absinthe glass, and was painted by Picasso in 1903 during his "blue period". The painting is owned by Andrew Lloyd Weber and the proceeds will go to his charitable organization. The early guessing is that it will approach or even exceed the previous art auction top bid of $104.3 million for a Giacometti sculpture. Sure would look good hanging up in Chez InAbsinthia's massive art gallery. Maybe we should add a Donate button?
on 03/16/10
An interesting sounding cocktail we have come across from the Cocktation blog, this variation on the classic absinthe frappe sounds very interesting. And we haven't yet gotten our hands on a bottle of the newly resurrected Crème Yvette, although it was featured in the Sept/Oct 2009 issue of the indespensible Imbibe magazine (article here). But we will keep this in mind when we do get a bottle here at In Absinthia manor!
Creme Yvette Absinthe Frappe
- 2 oz. blanche absinthe
- 1 oz. Crème Yvette
- 4 oz. ice cold water
- ice
Shake and strain into 2 ice filled absinthe glasses.
on 03/15/10
Great Lakes Distillery in Milwaukee, makers of the highly regarded Rehorst Gin, also make 2 absinthes, one green and one red. The Amerique 1912 (verte et rouge, naturellement) sound like they are an interesting first effort. Coming in small (375ml) bottles, carefully packaged in cardboard tubes, they also sound like a very nice absinthe for a newcomer to the hobby. Here's what the distillery has to say about their absinthes:
Amerique 1912 Absinthe Verte and Amerique 1912 Absinthe Rouge are authentic absinthes hand crafted in small batches in our copper potstill. Based on a pre-ban recipe they are made with anise, grande wormwood (Artemesia absinthium) and fennel as well as a proprietary blend of specially selected botanicals. After distillation more botanicals are infused in the absinthe giving it additional flavor and in the case of our Verte it's rich green color.
on 03/14/10
Really nice video showing the correct way to serve absinthe. Watch and learn!
on 03/13/10
Nice photo of a Leopold Absinthe cask from @MIKEHENDERSON.
on 03/13/10
