Historic Absinthes Reborn

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Historic Absinthes Reborn
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THE JADE LIQUEURS PORTFOtI0
distiller and historianT
of
collection
in
the
absinthes
pre-ban
in France from historic
to gain approval
absinthe
genuine
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the
brand,
Lucid
the
who
created
A. Breaux,
forthe
responsible
for legal distribution in the U.S. since I9I2 Breaux is largely
cassis; juicy, rich and dense;
long and elegant.
EXCELSIOR WINES
these,power^ful
resurrection of this fascinating and misunderstood category, I tasted
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of historic spirits'
colleclion of products and an engaging study in the recreation
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nose; Light green color; soft' mint nose; silky'
silky, smooth' hot and spicy; with water: soft
w*h modest
t""p; *itf,. water: smooth alnise, mini and anise nose' floral and soft
ABV
68%
mellow'
,pi."; Uut"n."a, fresh and long 65% ABV spice; long and
Yellow/green color; spice, ear^th and light
anise nose; smooth, silky and richly spicy
with lots of heat; with water: cloudier;
smooth, spicy and balanced; long and
lush. 58% ABV
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and sweet with concentrated flavors of
black cherry and cassis; smooth, intense
and long. 7O7o Corvina,20% Rondinella,5%
Croatina,5% Oseleta.
Clear gree'n color; smooth mint
mellori spice and anise; long and
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DALLATERRA
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soft vanilla.
Bright, clear yellow color;
spice nose; silky rich and rounded flavors
of anise, spice, mint and licorice; with
water: smooth, balanced lush and deep
with lovely flavors and lengrh.72% ABY'
JADE LIOUEURS/MARKETED BY HOOD RIVER DISTILLERS
Malbec, Constanza
Vineyard, \{*t;}q:" {ltrii *qr
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from Argentina; duskY and
spicy with notes of coffee,
chocolate and blackberrY; rich,
complex and long,
KOBRAND
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Priruie Reserie Cahernet
Sauvignon, h;r;.*;r f i*{{*v {,b*f:'3)
Ripe and concentrated with velvety
plum, blackberry and sweet vanilla oak;
intense, seamless and elegant with powet,
structure and flnesse; exceptional'
TBEASURYWINE ESTATES
20ll Yountville
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CABTRNET SAWIGNON
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2011
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Selection
Cabernet
Sauvigrron,
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From some of the oldest Cabernet vines in
NapaValley, planted in 1959; elegant sweet
plum, cassis and lovely notes of vanilla and
mocha; refined and exquisite.
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show-stoPPi ng
Cahors from vines planted at 6,656 vines
per hectare; dark, ripe blackberry and hints
of chocolate; rich, comPlex and deeP'
SPEC'S (TXYIDEAL WINE (MA)