IWSC 2007: Absinthe Awards

Award winners for Absinthe from the 2007 International Wine and Spirits Competition helps to explain why PF1901 and Verte Suisse supplies have been decimated:

Country	Award	Category	Winning Spirit	Producer
France		Absinthe - France - 65-70%	Jade Verte Suisse	Jade Liqueurs
Switzerland		Absinthe - Switzerland - 50-55%	La Fée XS Absinthe Suisse	BBH Spirits
Switzerland		Absinthe - Switzerland - 60-72%	Absinthe Duplais Balance 60%	Oliver Matter & Markus Lion
France		Absinthe - France - 65-70%	Jade PF 1901	Jade Liqueurs
France		Absinthe - France - 65-70%	La Fée Parisian Absinthe	BBH Spirits
Switzerland		Absinthe - Switzerland - 50-55%	Absinth Studer	Studer & Co AG

Duplais on Liquor Snob

Liquor snob post about Duplais winning a gold medal at the 2006 IWSC, but no actual review... strange for them! They probably thought it best to keep themselves legit with "we'd really like to get our hands on a bottle" and "from what we're hearing..." They do link to Absinthe-Distribution.com, of course...;)

Update: Yep, they ordered it, and they got their shipment of the 3-pack; looking forward to reading their reviews. I bet they prefer the blanche.

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