Jade Absinthe with Ted Breaux
An evening of Absinthe with historian and liqueur creator Ted Breaux at The Whisky Exchange Vinopolis
Looking forward to our final @SipOrMix #Absinthe Masterclass later @WhiskyExchange with @tabreaux tasting @JadeLiqueurs and @frenchabsinthe!- Getting ready to start our @JadeLiqueurs #twetasting with @tabreaux and @SipOrMix twitpic.com/91p7m1
- The lineup for the evening:Jade Nouvelle Orleans AbsintheJade PF1901 AbsintheJade VS1898 AbsintheJade L'Esprit Edouard AbsintheLa Maison Fontaine AbsintheJade Perique Tobacco LiqueurDale DeGroff's Pimento Bitters
- First drink of the night - Nouvelle Orleans. Ably louched in this picture by Hector. Sweet w/ pungent anis #twetasting twitpic.com/91ph1a
- Generally considered to be the most accessible absinthe of the night and a great starter. Designed by Ted as a 'what would I have made if I were producing absinthe at the beginning of the 20th century' spirit.
- Along with the Nouvelles Orleans @tabreaux is telling us about absinthe's history in New Orleans #twetasting twitpic.com/91pl5n
- Behind Ted is The Absinthe House on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, open since 1807. Although as absinthe wasn't produced until later in the century we think it changed its name at some point.
The Old Absinthe House ~ Rue BourbonThe Old Absinthe House has a legacy following its every heartbeat", this historic building was built in 1807. Originally the building was...- Next absinthe - PF 1901. Dry and herbal on the nose, floral with a bitter background on the palate #twetasting twitpic.com/91po7x
- Next up - VS1898. Lots of bitter wormwood on the nose, creamy palate with a green burst at the end #twetasting twitpic.com/91prnr
- Final @JadeLiqueurs absinthe of the night - L'Esprit Edouard. Fresh and leafy with minty undertones #twetasting twitpic.com/91py09
- PF1901, VS1898 and L'Esprit Edouard all are recreations of turn-of-the-century absinthes made with recipes reversed engineered from vintage bottles.
- And a last absinthe - @frenchabsinthe's La Maison Fontaine. A blanche - clear, spicy and very creamy #twetasting twitpic.com/91q2y5
- Our one blanche absinthe of the night - made without the final infusion of plants that gives traditional absinthe its green colour and quite a different style to the vertes.
- Now some of @tabreaux's Perique tobacco liqueur - a safe tobacco based beverage. Like smoky sweet lemon tea #twetasting twitpic.com/91q7jj
- The brown leafy lump beside the glass is some of the very rare Perique tobacco used to make the liqueur. It's wonderfully pungent and aromatic stuff.I describe the liqueur as 'safe' as many homemade tobacco infusions are full of rather dangerous stuff extracted out of the tobacco leaves - alcohol is a very efficient solvent and will pull everything it can out of the leaves. Ted has worked out a process that makes sure that doesn't happen. He's quite secretive about it.
- ...and a final treat - the soon to be released Dale DeGroff's Pimento bitters. bitter with lingering heat #twetasting twitpic.com/91qaki
- Made to the specifications of King Cocktail himself:
- Dale DeGroff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaDale DeGroff, aka King Cocktail is a master mixologist who developed his techniques tending bar at many establishments, most notably, New...
- We're done for the night, but if anyone wants a bottle of @JadeLiqueurs absinthe signed by @tabreaux... #twetasting twitpic.com/91qs1z
- Ted signed every bottle he could find down in the shop - if you get down there soon there should be some left.There are some more pictures over on flickr:
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