Drink Some More

My roommate took a trip to Germany this past week, and wasn’t I happy when he brought back some absinthe for the apartment. I have to first say that I have been drinking Absente for a couple of months now and love it! To me, it tastes just like green Ouzo or Sambuca, of which I love! I have never had real absinthe before, so I was quite ready for Angelique 72 Verte.

With the first pour of this absinthe, I knew I was getting myself into something much different than what I was accustom to. Angelique 72 Verte is a much, much darker green than Absente is, and there is a much more pungent aroma of alcohol; Angelique 72 Verte is 72% alcohol, compared to the 52% that Absente is.

Since this was real absinthe, we though it only proper to drinking it in the traditional way. We were long away from making our friends take this as a shot just to see their faces; we wanted to savor it. We busted out the absinthe spoon, the sugar cubes, and a squirt bottle I had in the kitchen to replace the absinthe fountain. We dunked the sugar cube in the absinthe, we placed it gently on the spoon, we lit the cube on fire and slowly doused it with drips of water until the sugar has dissolved into the absinthe.

My roommate and I looked at each other and slowly took a sip not knowing what to expect. All we knew was from the smell being emitted from the glass. After taking a sip, we both sat back and shook our heads; it was delicious! I have to say, however, that it is totally different from Absente! So different that I am thinking Absente is just green flavored Ouzo, not that being green flavored Ouzo is a bad thing. It is just not absinthe.

I highly recommend anyone who has the chance of trying Angelique 72 Verte Absinthe to do so! When my roommate picked it up, it was revered as one of the best this absinthe store carried. I have to say now, though, I am going to have to spend the money for an absinthe fountain!