Verte de Fougerolles

By distiller Paul Devoille in Fougerolles, France  72%  70 CL Bottle.

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Louched glass of Vert de Fougerolles.

The biggest shock from buying booze online was this mighty beast at 72% made it to my front door, after the disaster in 2016 trying to get a bottle of Mari Mayans at 70% from Spain and having it seized by customs, Alandia’s system seems to work no problem here.

Uncorking the Verte releases an abundance of aromas, the grape base, citrus like with lemon balm, cardamon, with a lovely wormwood aroma and fennel, anise and hyssop in the mix.   Putting it to the louche test was magnificent turning to a green opaque and milky white shade of slight amber, one of the most amazing louche’s I have ever seen.

After been diluted with spring water (1/3) the aroma takes over the room in a perfumed atmosphere. Mouthfeel is incredibly creamy and rich with wormwood, cardamon and citrus herbs coating the tongue and the really nice warming subtle heat of the alcohol power.  Finish is a long lasting contentment.  General recommendation though is if you are going to have a few glasses of this, just make it two of them as this is very potent stuff.

You can buy Verte de Fougerolles at:

Alandia.de

Both the blanch and verte are also sold at Liqueurs de France under the name Enigma Absinthe at Absinthe Online.

The Whisky Exchange.

Absinthes.com.

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Nose  – Gorgeous anise and fruity herbs aroma with a subtle alcohol wine base punch.  5/5

Colour – Darkish green – amber colour – natural.    5/5

Louche with water added.   5/5

Mouthfeel.     5/5

Finish.     5/5

 

 

Murmichan Scottish Absinthe

Murmichan Scottish Vert Absinthe distilled by Lost Loch Spirits,

the Cairngorms, Scotland. 64% 50 CL Bottle.

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This being my first foray into absinthe reviewing and being brought up in Scotland I’m proud to be reviewing Scotland’s first green absinthe (Launched in 2017) which is distilled by Peter Dignan and Richard Pierce of the Lost Loch Distillery near the Cairngorms mountain range, Deeside in Scotland.  It was hard to buy online as Amazon.co.uk and a lot of UK sites do not ship to Ireland unless you live in Northern Ireland.  But Whisky Exchange in London does and the 50 CL bottle retails at £39.25 GBP pounds by the time shipping and VAT was added it came to £59.00 pounds but then again you would pay that for fairly mediocre Spanish, French or Hapsburg absinthe in Galway and Dublin anyway.  Well on with the review.

Uncorking the bottle and pouring a few drops into the glass to taste neat, I found it immediately delicious, it had a nice smoked taste reminding me slightly of Laphroaig single malt, the absinthe has a grain base and some of the herbs used probably goes into whisky too, other taste sensations were of wormwood, fennel, hyssop, bramble leaves, heather flowers, mint and honey.  Very pleasant neat and the alcohol very subtle.

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A louched glass of Murmichan Absinthe.

Adding iced spring water through a brouiller sitting on top of the glass packed with ice, the louche has a lovely effect, turning opaque green with slight orange overtones.  The smell is now more enhanced, a floral banquet, honey, brambles, heather flower, mint, lemon thyme or citrus balm and at the core of the absinthe,  herbs anise, wormwood, fennel and hyssop blending into a lovely mix with water from spring wells in the Cairngorms.  Mouthfeel is creamy and fruity with the smoked taste, honey and fruity and minty herbs coating the tongue.  Finish is a knowing happy grin fifteen minutes after draining the glass so that is a yes from me.

Lost Loch Spirits also make two other products Haroosh bramble whisky and EeNoo gin which you can check all their products here.

Nose – smell and taste     5/5

Colour – yellowish green natural 5/5

Louche with water added   3.5/5

Mouthfeel     4.5/5

Finish      5/5