The Absinthe salon in Sydney’s Chic Surry Hills is unique in that they only serve absinthe ~ 28 varieties and all ranging in flavor, taste, price and alcohol content. Joop an Gaye are an absinthe bar, pronounced Ab-sant, and absinthe is what you order and absinthe is what you drink. “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.” And don’t even consider ordering a gin here. Welcome to the world of the Absinthe Salon, the brainchild of Absinthe devotees Joop Van Heusden and Gaye Valltila. “Have you heard the one about a guy who walks into a bar…? How about the one where The Internet chef walks into a bar…?” And this is no ordinary bar, in fact it fails to resemble any bar I’ve ever had the fortune or misfortune of stepping into. Helps put that price into perspective.Bridget tackles the Green Fairy at Australia’s only dedicated Absinthe Bar
#Hills absynth plus#
Plus it keeps forever, so no rush drinking it all. Regarding cost, absinthes are generally very expensive, but keep in mind that you water absinthe down often 1 part absinthe to 5 parts water, so that 750ml bottle is really 3.75L of drink. Just seeing the color is an indicator of quality.
I don't know how good it is because my entry-level was through a local distiller and I didn't really "go back" to try another entry-level absinthe. I've also read that it is extremely bitter, so expect to temper than with some sugar when making a glass. George is a well-known distillery and their absinthe is legit. I was surprised to see that they use fennel and aniseed instead of star anise. It's going to be more unique than the others and the notes they give on their site are pretty interesting. Not a Canadian (close, Michigander), but I would try them in the order:ĭillon's is a craft distillery, so you should always support your local craft distillers. George's is the cheaper of the two, you'd do fine picking it over the Dillon's. George's, and if price is a deciding factor and St. That being said, I'd go with either the Dillon's or the St. George's is only slightly behind Dillon's, although as someone else mentioned it's a bit of a non-standard absinthe flavor due to the brandy base. But someone in this sub recommended I try again with sugar, and it made a huge difference.
As in I thought it was absolutely terrible, and was ready to toss the whole bottle. George's really put me off when I first tried it. I'd rate it a solid 6 (as opposed to the 5 I'd give Lucid). I wound up picking up a bottle each of Dillon's and St. Not particularly good, but not bad, either, which puts it well ahead of most liquor store absinthes. I can get Lucid in the states, so I left that out, although it's a perfectly mediocre absinthe. We took a trip to Ontario for vacation last year, and I made a trip to the LCBO specifically in search of absinthes not available in the US. (Also, sorry for the rambling style here, it's really late and I'm a little drunk) TL DR: Seemingly not many options thanks to geographic limitations.
Now, if anyone's willing to tell me which of these are the best (although I have to say the Lucid and Dillon's are on the high end - actually, above the high end - for what I'm used to paying so maybe price should be kept in mind, being a student and all the cliches that come with that) that would be great, but I'm sure I can trawl through some reviews on this sub in search of info.īasically, are there any other Canadian/Ontarian Absinthe drinkers here? Is it simply harder to get here? The brands listed seem to be the following. I've just been on their website now, and it doesn't seem like they have a huge selection. I remembered absinthe, of course - I'm a sucker for anything that's got to do with turn of the century France, really, and while at the LCBO today for an unrelated trip I had a quick look around but couldn't see anything (small blessings, I suppose, it's not like I'd have known what to get). Nevertheless, I am a university student in Ontario, living with some friends who are wanting to get into more interesting alcohols which lend themselves to experimentation and perhaps more moderation. Hi r/Absinthe! I feel kind of silly posting a thread about this, normally this kind of stuff feels like it should go in a weekly questions thread or whatever.
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