Cocktail recipes at Liqueurs de France

Absinthe cocktail recipes at Liqueurs de France includes absinthe drip (traditional), panachée, sazerac (first cocktail ever?), and of course the absinthe frappé.

IWSC 2006 winners for absinthe

Winners were announced July 20 for the 2006 International Wine and Spirit (IWS) Competition:

Tasting Category	Country	Award	Winning Spirit	Producer
Absinthe 55%	France	Silver (best in class)	Doubs Premium Absinthe	TNB (Pty) Ltd
Absinthe 60%	France	Silver (best in class)	Amer aux plantes d'Absinthe Combier	Combier
Absinthe 68%	France	Silver (best in class)	Absinthe Nouvelle-Orleans 68%	Jade Liqueurs
Absinthe 72%	Switzerland	Gold (best in class)	Absinthe Duplais	Matter-Luginbühl
	France	Silver	Absinthe Edouard 72%	Jade Liqueurs

About Absinthe in New Orleans

Old Absinthe House, New Orleans, LA

Gumbopages article about the history of absinthe in New Orleans, linking to the "Good to the Last Drip" cover story article (12/17/02) in the Gambit Weekly.

Fountains

Gotta get me one/some...

Oxygenee's "The Absinthe Spoon" (or is it "Absinthe Frenchman Spoon"?!) has "Classic" and "Fée Verte" models, €150 (~$192) each:

eAbsinthe.com has a slightly different "classic" model for £99.95 (~$188):

La Maison d'Absinthe in New Orleans has the "Lady" and "#2" models for $160 (2-spigot) and $225 (4-spigot).

Everything Absinthe (eBay store) has a few "lady" and "classic" fountains for $145-$175.

French sites

L'Heure Verte is a good starting point... need to brush up on le Francais...

Vert d'Absinthe

Lovely shop in Paris has a (2nd edition) copy of Marie-Claude Delahaye's "L'Absinthe : Histoire de la Fée verte".

Absinthe: The Circus?

What next-- a breakfast cereal?!

"Absinthe" at Spiegeltent (NYC): "Imagine Cirque du Soleil as channeled through “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and painted by George Gros."

A case of Edouard

Sweet party last night at Brickyard in Boston-- all of Ted Breaux' varieties, and a few others. To get enough, employees ordered max qty for weeks... and there's lots left. They're going to win awards for work they do on the 'sinthe; not sure if they understand that... First class party with glasses, spoons, and even two fountains. The Edouard clearly contains Artemisia pontica in the seasoning herbs-- damn that Ted Breaux!

MANY thanks to the hosts for their warm hospitality!