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Moonman's friend (Wolfgang)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Wolfgang
Post Number: 1005
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 10:12 pm: |   |
"they say their process is to assemble distillates of individual ingredients. Not sure how this is that different from mixing oils together with alcohol."
Here's the difference :
If you mix oils in alcohol, you are mixing oil extracted by god knows how method in ethanol.
If your mixing distillates of individual ingredients, it means you'r putting only one herb at a time in the still with alcohol and you distill it. Later, you mix all those distillates made from alcohol and a single herbs to produce an absinthe made from "distillates of individual ingredients". This is not the traditional "Swiss style" absinthe but it is a legitimate distilled absinthe (as opposed to oil mixes). There is some advantages and some inconvenients to this method but I won't enter in any details here.
PS.: Moonman don't like this method.
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Mssr. Arsénique Kallisti (Head_prosthesis)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Head_prosthesis
Post Number: 3785
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 9:43 pm: | |
Fuck off. He's busy Si?
GO LIVE !!! |
ENORMUS DICK (Louched_liver)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Louched_liver
Post Number: 2122
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 7:41 pm: | |
Yoo, hoo! Ted. Louche Fest. Soon.
Never heard a Si senor or a fuck off.
Hi, what're ya havin'? |
Bob (I_b_puffin)
le Duc
Username: I_b_puffin
Post Number: 191
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 12:41 pm: | |
"oftentimes resellers and such know little or nothing of what they sell where absinthe (or pseudo-absinthe) is concerned."
Or they are just lying, trying to sell it as authentic absinthe, and claiming that it has artemisia absinthium as a selling point. |
Donnie Darko (Besançon)
Mousquetaire
Username: Besançon
Post Number: 33
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 10:16 am: | |
www.lecomte-blaise.com/visite.htm
Not very well informed. As has been said before, they say their process is to assemble distillates of individual ingredients. Not sure how this is that different from mixing oils together with alcohol. Funny how they say they use other herbs to give it a nice green colour. Green? Are they blind? Libertine is yellow brown...
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Gretchen--"Donnie Darko, sounds like some kind of superhero or something"
Donnie--"What makes you think I'm not?" |
T. A. Breaux (Tabreaux)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Tabreaux
Post Number: 115
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 7:56 am: | |
I have no idea who these 'Lecomte-Blaise' people are, but it is irrelevant because they do not know what they are talking about. Libertine *does not* contain A.a. The reason why is due to its particular manufacturing process, and its maker does not appeared to be in any way bothered by this.
Our information comes first-hand from the source (we were there only recently), and the erroneous information spewed by 'Lecomte-Blaise' (whomever they are) only demonstrates that oftentimes resellers and such know little or nothing of what they sell where absinthe (or pseudo-absinthe) is concerned. |
Tuivel (Tuivel23)
Mousquetaire
Username: Tuivel23
Post Number: 6
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 1:15 am: | |
Here's what they (Lecomte-Blaise) told me yesterday after asking them to shed some light on this.
"At the beginning, when Hugues de Miscault did the first testings, there was no artemisia absinthium. It was just artemisia pontica and other plants. But the result was not good. So he decided to add artemisia absinthium.
Libertine is made in Fougerolles, in the distillery Paul Devoille. But the distillerie Paul Devoille doesn't have a web site. That is why you doesn't find anything about the Libertine from Devoille.
The Distillery Lecomte-Blaise is an other society from Paul Devoille and it has a web site on which you can have information about Libertine. But the distillery Lecomte-Blaise doesn't produce anything. Everything is made in Fougerolles.
Best regards
Distillerie Lecomte-Blaise"
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Donnie Darko (Besançon)
Mousquetaire
Username: Besançon
Post Number: 32
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 8:11 pm: | |
Perhaps larger powers that be decided it would be bad PR to let on it doesn't contain A. Absinthium? Who knows, maybe they just changed the recipe? Very curious...
To be honest, I thought Libertine wasn't a bad drink for the money, though it's hardly comparable to any real distilled absinthe. It's drinkable, which is better than most oil mixes, but it's honestly more like an anise liqueur with some extra herbs thrown in.
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Gretchen--"Donnie Darko, sounds like some kind of superhero or something"
Donnie--"What makes you think I'm not?" |
Tuivel (Tuivel23)
Paysan
Username: Tuivel23
Post Number: 5
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 4:10 pm: | |
Thank you Petermarc, that's quite interesting. By the way, the email i got came from the account of "Céline de Miscault". His wife i suppose? Looks like they don't talk much to each, other... at least not about what's truly in their Absinthe ;) |
pierre verte (Petermarc)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Petermarc
Post Number: 480
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 1:36 pm: | |
>I thought Lecomte-Blaise is a decent distillerie
maybe it is but it wasn't the distillery that ted , ian and i visited, nor is it the distillery that makes libertine; libertine is made by paul devoille distillerie in fougerolles and the maker hugues de miscault, told me himself that it does not contain artemisia absinthium.
i have no idea why this other distillery is saying it makes libertine or that it contains
artemisa absinthium, or why it is now on their web-site, and when i look at the site for paul devoille distillerie, it doesn't mention libertine...it is an absinthe twilight zone!
one must also look at the photo on the Lecomte-Blaise web-site and notice that there is a white-out on the label where it identifies paul devoille distillerie on the bottom of the front label, and now cannot be read...
curiouser and curiouser...  |
Roman Gundacker (Tuivel23)
Paysan
Username: Tuivel23
Post Number: 4
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:01 am: | |
"ted, ian and i were at the distillery that makes libertine two weeks ago. we saw and asked how it was made. it does not contain artemisia absinthium... "
"Dear Mr Gundacker,
Libertine is a totaly natural absinthe. It is done with artemisia absinthium AND artemisia pontica but also with other plants like anis, hysop, coriander, ... It is a very old receipt dating 1894.
Best regards.
Distillerie Lecomte-Blaise"
What's the matter with them? I guess to admit that their 'Absinthe' has no A. Absinthium in it is too embarassing in front of their customers?
I thought Lecomte-Blaise is a decent distillerie... |
Pataphysician (Pataphysician)
Elitist Bastard
Username: Pataphysician
Post Number: 607
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 1:15 pm: | |
http://www.japantoday.com/gidx/news185547.html |
Pastor of Muppets (Emmy)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Emmy
Post Number: 200
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 12:36 pm: | |
yeah, "laughing my ass away" has a more jubilant feel to it don't it? i'll have to remember to fit it in whenever possible :D |
Absinthe-Distribution.com (Markus) (Mclion)
le Duc
Username: Mclion
Post Number: 157
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 10:01 am: | |
Yipiiee I'm a trendsetter!
Markus
www.Absinthe-Distribution.com |
Spoon Boy (Absinthespoon)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Absinthespoon
Post Number: 318
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 9:39 am: | |
I liked it the other way "laughing my ass away". If we start saying it, maybe it will catch on! |
Absinthe-Distribution.com (Markus) (Mclion)
le Duc
Username: Mclion
Post Number: 156
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 7:50 am: | |
Quite a long time ago, since I visited the U.S. or England, so please excuse any mistakes and please - correct me! Thanks
Markus
www.Absinthe-Distribution.com |
ENORMUS DICK (Louched_liver)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Louched_liver
Post Number: 2064
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 6:34 am: | |
Just say-
I'm from Fargo.
And people will nod and chuckle.
Hi, what're ya havin'? |
ENORMUS DICK (Louched_liver)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Louched_liver
Post Number: 2063
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 6:33 am: | |
Markus,
It's "laughing my ass off", so when you visit America, people will think your accent is from Minnesota.
Hi, what're ya havin'? |
Absinthe-Distribution.com (Markus) (Mclion)
le Duc
Username: Mclion
Post Number: 154
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 12:15 am: | |
I'm laughing my ass away. I guess now he shot himsef. Maybe he should move to another forum....
Markus
www.Absinthe-Distribution.com |
Jack Collins (_blackjack_)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: _blackjack_
Post Number: 1065
Registered: 11-2000
| | Posted on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 6:36 pm: | |
quote:FUCK YOU
Phuchk psou? Shouldn't that be in the imperative mood? Which conjugation is phuchk anyhoo? |
Mr. Kallisti (Head_prosthesis)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Head_prosthesis
Post Number: 3575
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 5:16 pm: | |
Get the tongue depressor,
I can make a "quick" trach
with a fountain pen.
GO LIVE !!! |
Spoon Boy (Absinthespoon)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Absinthespoon
Post Number: 315
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 5:06 pm: | |
move along, people, nothing to see here.... |
dfasdfsdfsdff (Lediablevert)
Mousquetaire
Username: Lediablevert
Post Number: 32
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 5:01 pm: | |
OXYGENEE: FUCK YOU!}}}}}}}}}} have a nice day!}}}
FUCK |
pierre verte (Petermarc)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Petermarc
Post Number: 445
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 3:21 pm: | |
'sans sucre' was always on the front label...it seems that a printer's error left 'sucre' in the ingredients list on the back label(and if you've had several 10's of thousands of labels printed, you don't want to throw them away!)...same problem for the folks at versinthe with their versinthe la blanche, which is also supposed to be without sugar... |
Marc Chevalier (Chevalier)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Chevalier
Post Number: 1290
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 10:23 am: | |
Spunky: as in "semen-like"? |
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