ET #5 arrived today. I've only had one glass, so I'm not yet able to give it a more detailed review, but suffice it to say it's excellent. I had one of the earliest ET's a while back, and there's just no comparison. #5 is light years ahead of the earlier version. It manages to combine that pleasant musty wormwood feel with an underlying floral creaminess. Kudos to ET!

What does it look like. Is it green?

Very light green. It louches to a milky-white tinged with green, at a thickness just a little cloudier than Emile 68. Very nice.

Sounds nice. To bad I missed out on the pre-sale. Just my luck.

Now that I'm hooked on HG's, I gotta get me some ET ASAP or I'll be SOL PDQ!

DG

You may not have laughed, but you gotta give me props for creativity.

DG

You are dat.

I snickered and I'm giving props.

I tried a sample of ET #5 a few weeks ago. It reminded me alot of UE 68. I'll be getting my bottle shortly, I am interested to see how it aged.

you bastages, i just ordered mine, so i'll have to wait awhile.....

IMHO, The ET #5 is more "intense" than UE 68. The flavors are richer, and it is much more aromatic. I really didn't observe much similarity between them. I guess I'll just have to have another glass..

Then it sounds like it's aged quite well.

My #5 is due to arrive on monday, I'm looking forward to it. The Verte should be here just in time to take home for the holidays, this xmas vacation is going to be very interesting.

Yeah.. it'll be a banner two weeks.. UE Gentiane, ET #5 and the Verte de Fouge ... just when I think things are quieting down....

What better way to spend the holidays then to get twisted drinking good HG, what would the neighbors say? Gibberish, if you invite them to the party.

I recieved my #5 today, I'm on my third glass. It bears a resemblance in taste and effect to another of my favorites (which will remain nameless). I'm impressed, to say the least.

I got my bottle, yesterday. It is slightly greener than UE 68. Aging has improved it quite a bit. It smells like floral margarine. The margarine scent is apparentlly due to the type of wine base used. The louche is slightly thicker than UE 68. It has a slight alcohol burn and a slight bitterness, which may age out. It is quite balanced. The only herb that really stands out above the others is the fennel, and I am guessing that more than one type of fennel is being used.

Jeeze, after hearing all of the praise of this stuff, I wish ET would phone MY home.

DG

Ditto

I'll second that ditto.

Apparently ET has been hard at work, as I just received a sample of ET #9 and #10.

#9 is a big improvement over the sample of #5 I tried a few months back, and I mean that as a compliment. Zero buttery funkiness, and a nice delicately balanced herbal flavour which is better than anything commercial. While #5 was on par w/ Emile, #9 is way beyond that and in the realm of decent HG. Tastes like a Pontarlier with a few extra herbs, all of which are balanced very well. It tastes clean, and the alcohol base is quite different from ETs usual fare, which IMO allows the herbs to stand out more. The colour and louche have also improved from #5. #9 may be a bit young, but in another month or so it's going to be a very good absinthe. Good job.

I'll wait to comment on #10 for another month, as it's very difficult to accurately judge something younger than 3 months.

I suspect there are quite a number of people feeling like that.

Huh!
Must suck.

Not anymore!

married now?

your wife blows.

err, doesn't....

She doesn't like men in skirts.

that's why i take it off first.

Umm...err..... I to your superior insult hurling.

and she for a completely different reason entirely.


alright, alright...i'll stop now. but with your setup i couldn't resist.

Yes. I can vouch for the fact superior insult hurling (and even its cousin, use of witty remarks for ironic stabs at whoever you're conversing with) will

a) never land you a date
b) when you've convinced someone to marry you (ha!), will not help one bit to give you a smoother ride either.

unless you're marrying a masochist, then it might seal the deal.

Someone asked my why I married a sadist. I said, "Beats me."

DG

Good one DG!

I believe that the #5 is the best absinthe I have ever tasted, I would drink it exclusively were it not for the fact that I have to ration the single bottle that I have. What are your thoughts on the #8, have you tried it?

The fact that I missed this joke the first time around proves that, yes, I am married, for 5 long years..........

BUMP!

does this piss anyone off?

No, but you do.

The Lounge intuition is usually right about xit bags. We were right once again about btspman. Turns out he is a xit bag.

He got me crying about my dwindling E.T. stash.
Any one else get the 14 and 15?
That stuff has aged out nice.
It is evaporating though.

Both bottles are reaching the bottom quickly, along with the #12.

I think I've got the #15. Blanche, right? Smells llike Nutmeg, cinnamon, or something like that. I had one when it was new. It was too young, so it's been aging since then. I don't know when I'll crack it open again - I'll probably just let it sit and age.

Maybe it's mace; the rind of nutmeg.
I should leave mine sit too, it's almost full.
The # 14 hasn't fared as well,almost empty.

So Jack, am I a xit bag?

Not so far.

Actually, I was hoping for some witty insult to be hurled my way...I like pain.

xit bag.