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St. George Absinthe Verte
by admin on May.20, 2008, under absinthe, spirit
Background: The first domestically produced absinthe available in the US since Prohibition. Produced at St. George Spirits in Alameda, California from a brandy base, its slightly nontraditional recipe includes meadowsweet, mint, lemon balm, basil, tarragon, and stinging nettles in addition to the more traditional wormwood, star anise, fennel, and hyssop.
Appearance: Beautiful olive drab colour, louches to a pale green.
Nose: Complex herbal presence dominated by flowery fennel and anise.
Taste: Sweet, oily fennel hits first, followed by mint and anise. The complex herbal character comes through in the middle accompanied by a light wormwood bitterness that sticks around into the finish.
Overall: This is really, really good. The unique herbal bill creates wonderful complexity and depth of flavour, while remaining balanced and tasty.
