Pernod - Absinthe
The Original
Producer Information
In 1805, Henri-Louis Pernod founded the first absinthe distillery.
Pernod absinthe, made from a great variety of plants, including the famous wormwood (artemesia absinthium) became the source of inspiration to many painters and poets and enjoyed immense popularity both in France and throughout 19th century Europe.
Inspired by the original recipe, Pernod with absinthe plant extacts is produced in compliance with current legislation. You can enjoy it in the traditional way, by adding water poured onto a sugar lump, or simply diluted with iced water.
3 cocktails with Pernod - Absinthe
I felt I had to say this with regard to the previous reviews- you are NOT supposed to set absinthe on fire. This bears repeating: You are NOT supposed to set absinthe on fire. Absinthe is traditionally mixed with sugar (to taste) and water, which produces the louche, or ouzo effect (where the absinthe goes cloudy as water is added, as happens in other anise drinks like ouzo). Setting it on fire is a nonsense, invented tradition from the 1990s to emulate the sexy fire ritual that goes with Sambuca and other shots. Igniting absinthe will only give you a burnt alcohol taste. If you think your absinthe is bitter, that's because you set it on fire and you're tasting burnt alcohol. Monsieur Pernod would turn in his grave if he read that "the flammability is what melts the sugar cube in to the absinthe and as I was reviewing an absinthe other fans will be interested in the flammability." Please people, don't fall for this fire nonsense. If you're going to spend £30 on a bottle of absinthe, at least learn how to drink it properly. Google "how to drink absinthe". Look at Wikipedia or something.
Well the flammability is what melts the sugar cube in to the absinthe and as I was reviewing an absinthe other fans will be interested in the flammability. Also, I have had other absinthes with a higher alcohol content that are barely flammable if at all, so there is more to flammability than just the alcohol.
i disagree. this is not bitter at all, it's lovely. and alcohol content is the ONLY factor that makes liquors burn more or less, who gives a flying flip how flammable it is anyway? this drink made me feel as if i could see about half a second into the future. not useful for stock trading or horse race predicting, but fun nonetheless.
Not particularly fond of Pernod as an absinthe. It is very bitter and it's commercialism have taken away from it as an absinthe. Very bitter without LOTS of sugar and much more flammable than other absinthes regardless of their alcohol content.
It was an Awesome feeling!!!
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