Grande Absente (Absinthe) 69% With case and spoon (70cl)

Grande Absente is a very aromatic, intense and complex absinthe, with a dominant herbal, spicy and bitter finish. Its difference with Absente: very low in sugar, more concentrated in absinthe, it is intended for connoisseurs original absinthe. Grande Absente is composed of alcohol, sugar, infusion and essence of absinthe, artemisia and star anise, alcoholates of green anise, lemon balm and mint. Grande Absente reveals the inimitable taste of Grande Absinthe: powerful and rich! Grande Absente that we manufacture for Europe contains thujone up to 35 mg/kg. Absinthe, nicknamed “green fairy” and banned in 1915, was authorized again in 1988. It was only in 2011 that its level of thyuone (molecule present in the plant which, in high doses, was supposed to drive you crazy) is set at a maximum of 35 mg/kg. Much appreciated for its absinthe taste and its green reflections, this alcohol has seduced many artists including Van Gogh, Baudelaire, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Oscar Wilde... The famous tasting ritual is still practiced according to tradition, in pouring water on the absinthe, through a perforated spoon supporting a sugar. Absinthe is made by macerating plants (grande wormwood, petite wormwood, green anise, fennel, hyssop) in a mixture of alcohol and water, followed by distillation. It contains between 55% and 75% alcohol. Tasting advice: As an aperitif, as a digestive, or according to the legendary ritual: gently pour ice cold water over sugar placed on the absinthe spoon above the glass.