The Washington Post today had an article about absinthe. It was nothing ground-breaking but covered a lot of what Marshall and Joe talked about Saturday at Ace Beverage.
The story mentions Kubler absinthe, a bottle of which
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picked up while we were out Saturday. Another friend of ours, Roy, had heard of absinthe but never tried it and so that night we did an absinthe tasting.
One thing I have to say is Marshall did it much better than when I’d tried a tasting of Lucid. He and Roy did Lucid versus Kubler, and after they were done I tried both as well.
The Lucid had a stronger taste. Of the two, I think I preferred the Kubler, but I actually found that, surprisingly enough for me, I liked both of them!
(Yet I still cannot stand straight Pernod. I’m guessing many people can’t.)
When I finish off my bottle of Lucid I will probably replace it with the Kubler. Until then, I guess I have more Sazeracs and Cocktail de la Louisianes to make…
OMG THE HORROR!!! You are being forced to make Sazeracs and cocktail de la Louisanes . . . boo hoo hoo . . .
HA!
One thing about the Pernod – I think that Pernod’s top note of anise/licorice is so strong that that is what turns most people off. After having both the Lucid and Kubler, the Pernod seems very one dimensional. This isn’t to say it doesn’t deserve a place in one’s bar, but I think the utilizations have been limited with the onset of Absinthes (Absinthii?) on the market.
Oh, BTW, saw something Joe earlier today . . . St. George Distillery’s Absinthe should be in DC soon! Thank Jeebus I get my bonus on Friday . . .