GRANDE ABSENTE 69 - vol. 69% - 70cl

Like the artists and "cursed poets" of the 19th century, do you like strong emotions? Revisit the legend of the green fairy through Absente!

GRANDE ABSENTE 69° is a very aromatic, intense and complex absinthe, with dominant plants, spices and bitterness at the end.

The most authentic of absinthes, Grande Absente 69º is a bitter liqueur that contains more absinthe plants and less sugar.

ABSENT

In 1830, in Algeria, officers used to advise their soldiers who were not feeling well to add a few drops of wormwood liquor to the more or less pure water they were given to drink. But the soldiers and their officers preferred to increase the dose, and this beneficial liquor also cured homesickness.
And so absintheism was born on African soil, and the medicine became a source of drunkenness.

But anti-alcohol campaigns sprung up across most of Europe, and the main target was absinthe.
Belgium banned absinthe in 1906 and Switzerland followed suit in 1910. France simply levied a tax on it. But on January 7, 1915, Poincaré confirmed these various measures; On March 4, he extended the measures to several limitations that applied to bars, and eventually there was a total ban on absinthe.

Ingredients:

This liqueur is prepared from an infusion and herbal essence of wormwood (1.5%), lemon balm and mint spirit, cane sugar and alcohol.

. Absinthe
. Artemisia
. Anise
. Lemongrass

Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), with its fragrant gray leaves, was once used to flavor sauces and to make the famous liqueur known as “The Green Fairy.”

It was banned in 1915 because of the toxicity caused by absinthe. However, although only part of the herb was toxic, it was extremely bitter. At the time, the toxicity was attributed to a substance known as thujone. Today, Absente, a liqueur made from the herb wormwood, differs from its older sister in one important aspect: some active herbal ingredients (thujone, fenchone, and pinocamphone) are included today, but in tiny doses, in accordance with regulations.

Preparation:

This liqueur is composed of alcohol, sugar, artemisia essence and infusion, green anise spirit, star anise essence (anethole), lemon balm and mint spirit and absinthe essence.

The infusion of mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) gives Absente its structure.
The subtle flavors of anise, mint and spices of the spirits and essences give Absente its balance, finesse, freshness and its surprising ability to linger on the palate.

Service suggestions

When drinking Absente, anything goes (well, almost anything): Absente can be poured over shaved ice or ice cubes. Those who like strong sensations will drink it in shot.
Those who prefer a non-sugary, bitter taste can simply add cold water to Absente.
Fans of the tradition carefully perform the time-honored practice of placing a sugar cube on the slotted absinthe spoon and balancing it on top of the glass.
Then they slowly pour water. This dissolves the sugar and the Absente becomes opalescent green.

Absente - Absente can also be flambéed