OK, so i only heard about this the other day, but there is actually a real Absinthe legally distilled right here in Australia.

It is distilled by the Tamborine Mountain Distillery on the Gold Coast of Australia.

This Absinthe has recently won the Gold Medal at the 2007 World Spirits Awards in Austria so I am guessing that it has to be at least half decent.

The description on their website is:


I have ordered myself a bottle of this from their website and it should arrive sometime this week. As soon as I try it, I will post a review in this topic.

Click Here for more info on this Australian Absinthe.

Bragging on how many passes to rectify the base is not particularly germane to the quality of a nuclearish green fluid in a non-UV excluding bottle. But it may be a good drain cleaner, anyway. Consume with caution.

Does it say if it should be mixed
with sewage water?

I think it's gonna be weird, butt I'll make a point of trying it.

International award winning?

WTF? Where is anise or even badiane?



For what?

At 60% very natural colour, of course.

Isn't the label suggestin' : "Be the Jackass, buy me!".?

It sez to me:

Hop on down with your old aunt Mabel.
Buy one bottle while she sneaks two out
in her saggy brown pouch.

Oh, yes. Reminds of Hapsburg/Apsinthion 'stylish' colour.

Looks deadly but I like the kangaroo.

I'll pass.

Sounds like a close shave.

Ha! I was waiting for
a mention of the Aussie
Bush reference.

And that color is just
garish.

Although the mention
of gentian is promising.
I've had another absinthe
with gentian in it and it
was my favorite.

"International"-
in competition
w/New Zealand.

Looks kinda like
a big Tabasco
jalapeno bottle.

I'm bettin' the
'Basco is
smoother.

C'mon now, live a little.

I know the colour looks fake, and it probably is, but it is a distilled absinthe and not some cheap shitty oil mix. All of the herbs, spices, etc are grown on their property by them and hand picked by them and they have won alot of awards, locally and internationally. Oh, and it does contain anise, it just doesn't mention it on that page for some reason.

The "International Award Winning" label is because this Absinthe won the Gold Medal at the World Spirit Awards in Austria this year for best taste.

Anyway, once I recieve it I will try it the traditional way and then give you all a review.

Not a shitty oil mix? And you know this how? Because no one would ever lie on the internet?

Samples need to
be sent to those
who can tell-

Ingredients have won alot of awards or the distillers?

What awards, be more specific.

Apsinthion has also won a Gold Medal but is nothing good. Many medals during "international" competitions have been awarded to crappy non-traditional "vodkas" that are not even half as good as ours made here. Have you noticed that year by year Absinthiades give medals to some products that have nothing to do with even absinthe ordinaire?



What's wrong with anise, then? What is the reason?

I figger the coloring herbs won the awards.

It won't fade in the light!

And that
matters
most.

Mebbe it will glow in the dark with so beloved natural iridiscence.

The one's that radiate
light are the one's
using central-European
mugwort.

But Tits knew that already.

That's why
he's bright.

Mugwort is rather not that "natural" as you indicate, however, some weird chemotypes might occur, I see that armoise de Provence has less pronounced fragrance, on the other hand, German mugwort has lighter colour than ours.

It's betterer to be bright than lite.

He's thicker than the seement
around that reactor.

anyway, i ordered a bottle.
just ran out of fluorescent ink.

hooroo

Sooooo, ya'll be gettin' a blanche with double antimony chloride, right?

We'll see. Hopefully mine arrives today and I will take photos of the bottle, the colour, the louche(if one exists), etc, etc. I will also let you know how it tastes and if it resembles an absinthe at all.

And your quallies
are?

I know a good absinthe when i taste one. I may have only had 9 different absinthes in the past few years but I know quality when i smell and taste it.
Jades are my favourites at the moment along with some HG absinthe that I make myself and these are what I compare all absinthe too.

What is this "HG absinthe"?

Human Genome absinthe. You trip so hard it alters your DNA.

Or High Gravity, after trippin', ya were landin' in Charenton immediately. Good olde days, ya could save on a ticket.

Post the pics of that some HG, Scrin!

Here you go: http://www.louchedlounge.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4911

Signpost and everything.
Can you put that in braille for me?

Ya'r tooooooo far demandin'.

Ahh, Tits, perfect.
Tits always work
like braille for me.

Butt mebbe that sinth is just the enhanced version of it?

http://www.tamborinemountaindistillery.com...sbushherbal.htm

Interesting is that claim: arak=raki=pastis, coming on the label of:

http://www.tamborinemountaindistillery.com...ct_arakraki.htm

Ok, i finally received the bottle of 'Moulin Rooz' today and below are the pictures of the bottle, the absinthe, the louche, and the finished drink. Also, a short review on what i thought of the drink.

The bottle:


Quite a nicely presented bottle although the front label could look a little more professional, but let's not judge a book by it's cover.

The back label reads:


You can see tiny herbal particles floating throughout the bottle, but nothing like the KOSG shit.

On first open of the bottle there is a very floral smell along with aniseed and other aromas you would expect with most absinthes. There are also other aromas which i can't quite put my finger on, but this absinthe does smell quite nice.

The absinthe:


A dark/bright emerald green, if that makes any sense. It is obviously artificially but does not look that bad.

The louche:


Obviously as I stated above, the colour looks very artificial but the louche does come along nicely and you can definitely start to smell the 'hints of the australian bush' as described on the label.

The finished drink:


A nice "just right" type of louche but the green is too prominent. Anyway, on to how it tastes.

This definitely tastes like a decent absinthe, although a different kind of absinthe. The australian herbs and botanicals really give this absinthe a nice overall aroma and taste which is not present in any other absinthe i have tried.
There is quite a bitterness to this absinthe though, but that is balanced with the other herbs almost perfectly. The bitterness comes more as a slight aftertaste.

Overall, i think this may be an absinthe that I will order again. I really like the packaging, i love the aroma, and the taste is very nice and unique and it does not try to be a clone of any other absinthe on the market.

I would recommend this absinthe to anyone who would like to try something different and unique.

I like Australian Bush.

The review sounded
shilly to me.
But not shrilly.

Is she striking that pose cuz
you just louched her?

Um, no.

She gettin' ready
to get a drip going.

So, in fact, it was you
who added some creamy
std.