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La Valote - Martin La Valote - Martin

La Valote - Martin

Brand information

Alcohol
54%
Size
sample
Manufacturer
Absinthe La Valote
Country
Switzerland
Color
Blanche
Type
Distilled

Another La Bleue from the La Valote distillery.

Editor reviews

 
La Valote - Martin 2011-12-15 20:47:20 Markus Hartsmar
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4.0
Reviewed by Markus Hartsmar    December 15, 2011

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Another one of the La Valotes. The three different ones are all "signature" absinthe from the three makers. You can read more about that on their webpage (http://www.absinthe-lavalote.ch/).

The Martin had a somewhat off smell that I couldn't quite nail down to what it was at first. At first it seemed entirely misplaced and I figured that this one would be quite bad. This eventually went away, thank God. The aroma was a bit different from the others, not as one dimensional but promising and quite rich and floral. Then there was this weird addition to it. Not bad in any way, just a weird touch which in some way adds a level to it that makes it interesting.

Adding water didn't do much difference to the aroma but the clear absinthe did louche wonderfully and turned to a nice white.

(Picture courtesy of Christopher Gertz Bech)
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