Kuebler, Blanche Absinthe  Switzerland

 The aroma is herbal, light and refreshing. Flavor starts out well, with a nice anise sweetness which finishes with an alpine wormwood bitterness. Simple, yet extremely enjoyable. Finish is light and creamy. $9 

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Vieux Carre, Verte  Philadelphia 

Lots of very nice anise and fennel with some minty wormwood in the background. Well balanced and refreshing. The fennel doux adds a nice light sweetness that plays well with the light anise and floral wormwood. The genepi adds a nice ‘roundness’ to the overall flavor and texture. The flavors linger on the tongue for quite a while. $9 

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Grande Absente, Verte  France 

 138 proof ... Wow! Not much of an aroma. Very subtle anise. A bit of herbal sweetness followed by a shot of rapidly fading wormwood. Lingering mint. $10 

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 Pernod, Verte  France 

Brilliant yellow green tourmaline color. Rich dimensional aromas of anise, five spice, sweet herbs, and spicy meringue and follow through on a broad, vibrant entry to a lightly sweet and bitter full body with a superb balance of anise, herbs and an underlying creaminess. Finishes with a long lemongrass, aniseed, and bitter wormwood fade. $10 

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 Lucid, Verte  France 

 The aroma is spicy and herbal with nice amounts of anise and fennel. Quite powerful. The use of beet spirit instead of grape spirit is noticable, but not off-putting. Nice balance of anise and fennel and wormwood. It also leaves nice legs on the glass when drinking or swirling. Almost peppery. $11