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I've had "real" absinthe and US versions. Honestly, they both taste pretty much the same to me. That is, there is as much difference between "real" versions as
by Aloisius 12y ago
I've had "real" absinthe and US versions. Honestly, they both taste pretty much the same to me. That is, there is as much difference between "real" versions as there is between real and import versions.
Clear absinthes lack the herbal flavor of naturally herb colored absinthes and I find to be generally inferior. You might as well be drinking ouzo.
- jghn 12y agoAt one point in the not too distant past the "absinthe" in the US was basically grain alcohol with food coloring. This coincided w/ the surge of absinthe popularity and led to people pointing fingers as to what was different, often the thujone level. This is no longer the case, nor did it have anything to do with thujone. As you note, spirits which are extremely herbal in nature are going to have natural variance between recipes as each vendor finds their own unique flavor (e.g. fernets)