At last. I am in love , life is good.
Did the first E.Ts have such a nice bottle? A lead pull strip under a black and silver shrink wrap with a little embossed gold seal on top? Is that an absinthe leaf on the seal or is that a generic seal?

I don't have a bottle, but I'm guessing it's a grape vine, not an absinthium leaf.

Sounds cool!

How would one get in touch with such a person again? I'm drunk on MLK Day.

I received a generous Mayor's Share I
have yet to tap.
I'm avoiding being too drunked up around
the Mini Mansion so I don't cock a fist.

heh heh heh.
you said "fist" and "cock".

Um, yes.
How nice of you to get the joke.

Ours came yesterday. Will be louched tonight (maybe my fountain will show up today so it can be done properly).

We had some #8 last week & took photos, so tomorrow I hope to post a side-by-side comparison of the 8 & 9.

Cheers!

I'm just finishing the 1st glass of the ET #9, although I'm "low on the learning curve" I'll still try to give MHO. A quick nip neat rewards one with a burst of herbal flavors , while the alcohol is definitely present it is not overpowering.

Let's start with the louche since it is the first thing you see. Lovely, very nice gradient going from almost clear at the bottom to a nice opalescent green in the center and then a very pale bluish white at the top. As I'm "new" I still like a nice louche.

Now the flavor, all sarcasm aside I do wish I had a better grasp of the different herbal tastes but I'm learning. The anise taste is present however not overwhelming. The taste is well-balanced with floral ( possibly angelica?)and citrus (poss. lemon balm?) overtones. It is much less astringent than the #8. It has a nice mouth "feel" and the bitterness is minimal.

I louche at a ratio of 3:1 with 1 lump of sugar. So I shall end this and have another glass.

I'd rather think melissa.

Just thought I'd mention that I like the #9 much more than the #8; it is more balanced & has a nice citrus note. I even had a 2nd glass, which I've only done twice before!

Think about doing what?

#9 shows much improvement over the
last I had, #5.
As said, less astringent, mellower, more
smooth, more balanced.
I lit a fire, killed the whole Mayor's Share
bottle, probably 6-7 oz.
Had a phone call from Louche Fabrik.
#9 was the lube on a good night.

In truth, the correct water ratio all depends on the alcohol content and the method used to make the absinthe. I found ET #9 to be best at 4:1, but 5:1 was too thin, but a recent hearty Austrian HG I had required 5:1 to achieve balance. One masters HG needs at least 5:1 before you are enveloped by the full weight of it's awesomeness.

3:1 is best reserved for Butty's absinthes or any absinthe 50% or below (e.g. they're already diluted more, so you need less water).

Really. Cool.

Thanks for the info, I'll give 4:1 a try. As I said I'm on the learning curve and any lessons are appreciated (as long as they aren't bad ones learned the hard way). Also, if it is Melissa that adds the citrus again I stand corrected, I'm learnin'!!

Melissa is Lemon Balm.

It's a lemony, minty taste...

Good wormwood can also add a orangy-citrusy funk to absinthe.

Coriander can also add a citrusy character.

I never thought of corriander as adding a citrusy aspect. It just seems to add spicy and grassy.

Do you mean in the macerate, or as a coloring herb?

Depends on which kind of Coriander. The kind used in beer is peppery, while the other kind that's easier to find smells like lemons to me. I've had a few absinthes using that kind, and they were all too citrusy.

I've had one kind of wild harvested wormwood with lots of flowers, and that can definitely seem citrusy. That stuff is tough to manage.

Ah -- I thought it was completely different, given that everyone was calling Melissa officinalis "Melissa" around these parts.

In Dutch, it's called "citroenmelisse" (Lemon Melissa). And it's quite a pest in my garden, given that it's spreading *everywhere*.

All the coriander *seeds* I have are definitely citrusy (though they're much less acid).

In the macerate. What Porkpie said.

yup, and too much can make it taste like Lemon Pledge, hehe.

Just the right amount though. . . Mmmmm

I was not aware!
The tastes are so complex I guess without having acutally tasted each ingredient seperatly it takes awhile to sort them all out.

I KNEW you were Slake!

Makes sense since Slake seems to have disappeared.

They both live in Colorado.

That too.

Slake went blind from following Winstons crappy distillation directions.

I KNEW you were Slake! [/QUOTE]
slake this

Aren't we sensitive.

sometimes

Have a drink and chill.

That's exactly what I'm doin'
It just chaps my hide to be called a snake, or was that slake?

Same thing, though the first is smarter.

Hee!

Gackkkk eggghhhh omyomyomygodomygod eeeuuuuuuuubbbbbbohgodohgodohgod ehhhhhh aggggkkk kuhkuhkuh ohhhhhhhhhh ..god Ohhhhhhhhh .... one word of advice.... do not I repeat do not drink 375 ML. of E.T. #9 on an empty stomach, by yourself , during one phone call.
Sorry if I never said good bye Eric, I am still recovering. You can probably hang up now.

I actually enjoyed the long phone conversation Kirk. I had been drinking a few myself. It is just too bad you wasted the bottle of ET. I guess somebody is going to have to send you a nice sample from the Waterloo Peacemaker.

Sounds like the perfect digestive , Eric. The Waterloo Peacemaker eh? MMMM interesting.

And deleting [QUOTE] tags as well.

ET #9 is GREAT!!! I wish I could've got some more...

OK...


I can't stop laughing... I don't know what the hell that is but it's the damn funniest thing I've seen all week...

I'm still laughing...

WHO THE HELL TYPED THAT THING FOR SIXERS???!!!

"PengFuckin'Waffle"

I can't stop laughing...

Who the fuck else?

I don't get it.

Faustus, to tell you the truth... I don't either, but it's the 3 combined words that make it so amusing!

Even this morning it makes me laugh...

Avatar+
Best word in the world+
Belgian named b'fast item=
PengFuckin'Waffle

Ahh!

My review of the #9 blanche

- Rounder, Fuller, better than previous attempts. It's got a nice louche. There's some up front anise flavor, with a nice fennel weight to carry it through. A small hint of the usual ET "sweet-funk" persists in this sample, but it's weaker and better balanced than previous batches. Not much power to the wormwood, and a bit more anise would balance the flavor.

So far the best ET I've tasted.

Are there 2 ET #9's? Because ours is most definitely a VERTE.

Just wondering.

(but I agree with the rest of your review, Drinkslinger. The #9 is light years better than the #8 IMHO)







(& yes, Mayor, I know I'm not supposed to quote the post above me, but I wanted to highlight that one particular line. Hope I'm forgiven...)

Looks like I was sent an uncolored sample.

I wasn't. But then, you're you and I'm me .