| Author |
Message |
Zouave (Giovannigray)
le Duc
Username: Giovannigray
Post Number: 195
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 2, 2003 - 11:29 am: |   |
Thanks, Spoon.. It sounds like I might enjoy a taste of it for curiosity's sake, but I think I'll pass on buying a bottle. (I have too many sitting "dormant" already.) |
Spoon Boy (Absinthespoon)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Absinthespoon
Post Number: 340
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, August 2, 2003 - 7:42 am: | |
I think the Montania is drinkable, for something different. It really does taste just like Ricard with something extra. I think Head gave it 3 out of 5 on the Serp-o-meter. I don't think I would buy it again, but I'm not sorry I tried it. |
Zouave (Giovannigray)
le Duc
Username: Giovannigray
Post Number: 194
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Friday, August 1, 2003 - 11:42 pm: | |
What's your opinion of the Montan-ya, Spoon? Worth a try? Or does it taste like -uh - anus? |
Spoon Boy (Absinthespoon)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Absinthespoon
Post Number: 339
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 1, 2003 - 10:19 pm: | |
The "des Alpes" stuff does contain sugar, at least it is listed in the ingredients. As noted before, it tastes a lot like Ricard + wormwood.
When I first saw the name "Montania" I thought it was just an alternate spelling of Montaņa (note the accent) because that's how that is pronounced.
A Mexican-American friend of mine always laughs when he sees the sign at Aņo Nuevo that says "Ano Nuevo" (new anus instead of new year). |
Georgie Boy (Mighty Fine Young Man) (Lediablevert)
le Duc
Username: Lediablevert
Post Number: 199
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 7:38 pm: | |
I was thinking that maybe
it was this, which is made by Havel's (gag).
But maybe it is,
maybe Montania is just
a Havel's sister company?
>-I AM TROLLING FOR WALLEYE*> >--walleye-/*>
>----walleye--/*> |
pierre verte (Petermarc)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Petermarc
Post Number: 472
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 5:23 pm: | |
>The mystery is solved. Although the distillery's name is "Montania", the absinthe itself (judging by its label) is named ABSINTHE DES ALPES. I've seen that name crop up before. Have you, Peter?
yes, but not in this case...can't find anything about the distillery,nor have i ever seen a bottle on a shelf, yet the belgian site says it's one of the biggest in france...
FYI to be labeled 'liqueur'(as opposed to spiritueux, amer, etc.) in france the product must contain sugar... |
Marc Chevalier (Chevalier)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Chevalier
Post Number: 1394
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 2:13 pm: | |
You mean "La Blecch"? |
Georgie Boy (Mighty Fine Young Man) (Lediablevert)
le Duc
Username: Lediablevert
Post Number: 193
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 1:32 pm: | |
Marc,
I think they make that really
bad "La Bleue" that comes in the flask
shaped bottle.
>-I AM TROLLING FOR WALLEYE*> >--walleye-/*>
>----walleye--/*> |
Marc Chevalier (Chevalier)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Chevalier
Post Number: 1392
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 8:21 am: | |
The mystery is solved. Although the distillery's name is "Montania", the absinthe itself (judging by its label) is named ABSINTHE DES ALPES. I've seen that name crop up before. Have you, Peter? |
The Levitating Grin Salesman (Rimbaud)
le Duc
Username: Rimbaud
Post Number: 222
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 8:17 am: | |
Petermarc,
Here is the link to the page where I read about Montania: http://www.absinthe.lu/FR/montania.htm
"Please pardon our appearance while we are levitating..." |
The Levitating Grin Salesman (Rimbaud)
le Duc
Username: Rimbaud
Post Number: 220
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 6:48 am: | |
>"...that it really didn't taste anything like the modern variety of the brand, and that the recipe had obviously changed a bit, most like other reproductions of vintage absinthes."
The only difference being that Montana, as far as I am aware, never stopped producing absinthe. Therefore, it is not a reproduction. Then again, who has actually commercially "reproduced" a vintage, pre-ban absinthe? No one. This will certainly change when (or, dare I say, if) Jade hits the market.
"Please pardon our appearance while we are levitating..." |
Bob (I_b_puffin)
le Duc
Username: I_b_puffin
Post Number: 179
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 6:24 pm: | |
quote:...in the earlier days and the doses of Thujon (up to 15 times stronger than today)...
...the Spaniards posess nowadays the tradition and the know-how. For this reason most of the Absinthe now comes from Spain. It is produced according to old recipes...
How informative. |
Georgie Boy (Mighty Fine Young Man) (Lediablevert)
le Duc
Username: Lediablevert
Post Number: 183
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 12:58 pm: | |
I remember reading something somewhere on year a few months back that included some vintage Montana taste notes, or at least eluded to the idea that the poster had tasted it. I can't remember who it was, but he was saying that it really didn't taste anything like the modern variety of the brand, and that the recipe had obviously changed a bit, most like other reproductions of vintage absinthes.
>-I AM TROLLING FOR WALLEYE*> >--walleye-/*>
>----walleye--/*> |
The Levitating Grin Salesman (Rimbaud)
le Duc
Username: Rimbaud
Post Number: 219
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 8:06 am: | |
Have you had any vintage Montana? Has anyone here?
"Please pardon our appearance while we are levitating..." |
Georgie Boy (Mighty Fine Young Man) (Lediablevert)
le Duc
Username: Lediablevert
Post Number: 178
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 1:18 pm: | |
Rimbaud, vintage Montana was pretty good, though.
>-I AM TROLLING FOR WALLEYE*> >--walleye-/*>
>----walleye--/*> |
pierre verte (Petermarc)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Petermarc
Post Number: 471
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 8:38 am: | |
>Le 1924 & Les Fleurs du Mal
these are the same product, by the same maker, both 55°, but 1924 (the date the girard distillery was founded) was created for supermarkets and is cheaper...they are not very interesting
i have never seen or heard of 'montania' in france |
The Levitating Grin Salesman (Rimbaud)
le Duc
Username: Rimbaud
Post Number: 218
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 6:23 am: | |
But Montania is a current brand. Why would anyone want to rip off Montana? It's not regarded as a very good absinthe these days.
"Please pardon our appearance while we are levitating..." |
Georgie Boy (Mighty Fine Young Man) (Lediablevert)
le Duc
Username: Lediablevert
Post Number: 173
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 5:14 pm: | |
quote:The substance Thujon affects each body in a different way. It is also so with tea or cofee, there are those who drink them in large amounts and others who need just a glass. In general like with alcohol it is a matter of getting used to Thujon. Some can handle quite a lot and others not so much. Enjoy Absinthe in different quantities and find out which is best for you. The amount that others can handle should be irrelevant to you.
Do not drink Absinthe and drive regardless of how small the amount you have consumed. In a similar way to alcohol, Thujon also reduces your ability to drive.
Do not heat or burn Absinthe. By doing this the effect of the Thujon is intensified
Oooops!
Some dangerous misinformation there!
>-I AM TROLLING FOR WALLEYE*> >--walleye-/*>
>----walleye--/*> |
Georgie Boy (Mighty Fine Young Man) (Lediablevert)
le Duc
Username: Lediablevert
Post Number: 171
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 2:50 pm: | |
Montania, like Pernottt and such instead of Pernod, sounds like a Montana absinthe ripoff. Vintage Montana was a really awesome spanish absinthe, and I could see why a ripoff wouldn't be all too uncommon.
>-I AM TROLLING FOR WALLEYE*> >--walleye-/*>
>----walleye--/*> |
The Levitating Grin Salesman (Rimbaud)
le Duc
Username: Rimbaud
Post Number: 217
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 2:46 pm: | |
They also mention some contemporary French absinthes I've never heard of: Montania (NOT Montana from Spain), Le 1924 & Les Fleurs du Mal (see under Producteurs on French page). Anyone heard of these brands?
"Please pardon our appearance while we are levitating..." |
The Levitating Grin Salesman (Rimbaud)
le Duc
Username: Rimbaud
Post Number: 216
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 2:27 pm: | |
http://www.absinthe.lu/
"Please pardon our appearance while we are levitating..." |
Bob (I_b_puffin)
le Duc
Username: I_b_puffin
Post Number: 178
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 2:19 pm: | |
Could you post the URL? |
The Levitating Grin Salesman (Rimbaud)
le Duc
Username: Rimbaud
Post Number: 215
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 1:37 pm: | |
I don't know if anyone is interested, but I recently found some information regarding the famous (beacuse of it's beautiful Art Nouveau advertising poster) Absinthe Robette. I found a Belgian absinthe website which claims that Robette was indeed a Belgian label of absinthe, but was actually manufactured in France and shipped to Belgium to be bottled. Apparently the same goes for Absinthe Berhelot (another famous advertising poster). I wonder if these absinthes were just another French brand marketed in Belgium under a different name, or if they were their own entity and just made in France for some reason. Any ideas?
"Please pardon our appearance while we are levitating..." |
