GREEN ANGEL

Green Angel is produced "exclusively" for the Heidelberg distillery in Germany.

This Absinth is delicious when shot, very bitter when louched with sugar and water ... with sugar. I prefer to shoot this and it may taste really good in a sipping pipe. However, when it's mixed with water, it dilutes slightly. The sweetness thins out and the bitter is allowed to shine.

This absinth doesn't contain a lot of alcohol. I think it's only 50 proof, which also strenghtens it's shot-ablilty. I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's not the amount of alcohol that makes a good absinth. Too much alcohol simply drowns out the flavors leaving you with a burned throat, coughing and needing to breath. Then, you get those shot shivers.

In the end, I highly recommend this absinth. If I were to give it stars or something, it'd be 4 out of 5 stars.

ABSINTHE ANGÉLIQUE 72 VERTE / ELIXER DES ANGES - 72°

Produced in the Val-de-Travers, for the Galerie Grüner Engel located in Heidelberg, Germany, Absinthe Angélique 72 Verte was really tough to handle. With a 72 proof alcohol content, most of the taste is lost in the alcohol burn as you swallow. This absinth is very bitter and would definately need to be louched.

Absinth24.net sells this absinthe for a whopping $74.00. I feel this is far too much for this absinthe. Unless you like the harsh alcohol burn that gives you a shiver after a shot, you're better off with the Phillipe LaSala.

This absinth louches quite well when combined with sugar and water. It turns cloudy, which I like and louching really enhances the sweetness inside. It's delicious.