Absinthe - The Green Fairy

Oooooh goodie, the next absinthe from Aymonier! All their absinthes have been great so far, so of course I´m looking forward to testing this one! The name translates to "The Owl", and I don´t even need to use Googla Translate for that since I´ve made my own absinthe called "La Chouette Blanche" meaning "The Withe Owl". Also, there is an owl on the label >.< I would like to know why they chose an owl as the theme, but I can´t find any reference as to why anywhere.

 

 

 

By now you know that I´m not a big fan of their choise of bottle, it looks like a bearbottle with a twist-off cap. Not the sexiest packageing there ever was, but it´s really the content that counts. Aymonier never disapoints, their absinthes are made by hand, from their own grown ingredients (except for the anise), made in small batches and everything is organic. 

 

Aged: No
Distillery: Aymonier
ABV: 55%
Category: Blanche
Real/Fake: Real
Origin: France

Color and Louche: Every website I visit says that this is a verte, but I really can´t see any collor. Aymoniers absinthes really isn´t famous for their vibrant collors (they are famous for their taste), but to see the collor I had to add water to some of it and then compare it to undiluted absinthe with a white background. Point being, there is not much collor, and not much louch either, as you can see on the picture above.

Aroma: From the bottle it´s very sweet, mostly anise and wormwood, but also cold mint. This follows the absinthe into the glass (doesn´t really change) and the water motsly takes from the mint and highlights the wormwood. Not incredible, but it´s alright.

Taste: Yeah, there is a lot of wormwood, tastes quite soapy. Five parts water was a bit much, the taste gets thin and since it is just 55% ABV it really doesn´t need this much water. It feels... small. I tasted it again with 4 parts water and it was much better. I can feel a bitterness that I usually don´t find in Aymoniers absinthes, it´s not a lot, but it´s there. It´s suposed to be a bit spicy, maybe this is what I feel? The taste lingers on the tounge. The mouthfeel is very smooth, almost oily.



Final thoughts: I would describe this as a verte discuised as a blanche. The very thin collor foold me, the low alcohol content is typical of blanches/blues and I cant find the green herbs anywhere. It´s almost minty frech sometimes, and I half expect to se my breath as I expirate (like in the winter). It should definatly be had with a littel less (and really cold) water. The bitterness is slight, but it bothers me a bit, and that factors into the final score. La Chouette is not the finest of Aymoniers absinthes in my opinion, and it´s certainly not the most intence, but it´s still a good absinthe and nothing to be ashamed about. The score ends up at 2,5 green fairys.