00 Angélique Verte Suisse - 70cl

Angélique is a genuine Verte Suisse absinthe, distilled using 12 plants, including angelica and grande wormwood from the Val-de-Travers. Steeping a mixture of aromatic plants in the distillate produces its natural colour. 

Angélique has been created in response to many requests we have had for a Swiss absinthe that is slightly more bitter but which still has all the characteristics that gives Swiss absinthes their reputation.

Angélique may be considered to be the natural daughter of Charlotte La Clandestine, but she is at once angelic and a little "devilish!"

Serve with 4/5 measures of fresh water, perhaps over a sugar cube depending on your preference.

Some customer comments on Angélique:

"Oh my....we just tried it. You have created a wonderful new verte. That smells wonderful and tastes incredibly delicious. Congratulations on one of the best I have tasted in the vertes. We already love the CLB! When can we "talk" about this product on the Wormwood Society website? Best to you. This is outstanding!" ..... "Our desert island absinthe." (B & C, Washington). 

"The most amazing  quality of this verte suisse is its mouth feel, truly like nothing I've drank before.  Louche is beautiful, perfect.  Great with sugar!  Sweet, bitter, and very aromatic, Angelique is my new favorite, even my friends preferred it when i let them sample my absinthes (their first time)." (K, California)

"I thought the Angelique was terrific. It was well-balanced with just the right amount of wormwood." (J, Nevada) 

"I want to congratulate Claude-Alain on the Angélique. It's wonderful! I hope it'll be going into full production soon so that I can rave about it on the forum! It's definitely my favorite verte of the ones I've tried so far, superceding the Jades which constitute my only reference. If Artemisia is aiming for a monopoly, well, you're quite close to having one in my book. :) I think I'm going to start telling my friends absinthe is a Swiss beverage." (D, New Mexico) 

Customer Reviews:

I thought there was a problem with this absinthe's louche, it seemed to take a bit more water than I normally like. But upon tasting it I realized
why - it is so strong and flavorful it holds up to more water just fine!

Like other Claude-Alain products this is extremely high
quality and exceptionally well balanced. It has ruined my taste of even other high quality Verte absinthes. A little goes a long way but a lot is
even better!

It is notably sweeter on the initial sips than the standard Clandestine. Yet is equally astringent and filled with potent
yet refined blasts of anise and wormwood. I believe it has become my new favorite absinthe even beating out Clandestine Original. Though the
Original is more to Vodka as this would be to very refined whiskey. One tastes a bit 'cleaner', the other has a larger bouquet of flavors.

I will treat the description of this bottle as though it were made just for me because it is that good. The graphic designer has gone above and
beyond with the label. It is beautiful and captures a mood that is befitting this amazing recipe. It must have been the fairies that contributed to
the herb selection and balance because it could only be through magic or an extremely sensitive pallet that this combination could have been /> perfected.

The smell as the bottle is opened the first time is strong and reeks of the essence of absinthe as it ought to be. />
The louche is perfect and beautiful. As it is difficult to determine the rations the first time an absinthe is mixed, I used the method I
always use. I slowly drip the spring water from my fountain until it is entirely opaque; only then do I stop and I stop exactly then.
/> The first smell of the mixed drink is the smell of bars, oil paint, and cigarettes. I suggest smelling this with your eyes closed to see what the
smell evokes as I did. It is olfactory perfection.

The taste of this absinthe is just as absinthe was meant to be. It accomplishes
what many other absinthes are obviously trying to accomplish. It is a refined combination that makes no attempts at being overly complex just to stand
out. The background herbs dance around the dominant flavors in a delicate and complimentary way. It is drinking a bottle of harmony.
/> The mouth feel of this absinthe has just the right amount of bite even when diluted. I can feel it working as the flavor passes over my tongue.
The aftertaste of this fine mixture is of strong anise. I have grown to adore anise over the last several years of drinking absinthe so it is as
though it is still in my mouth long after I have lamentable pleasure of swallowing my last sip.

I am greatly pleased that Claude-Alan
has turned his expertise to the absinthes verte as they have always been my favorites. Thank you for the pleasure I have had this evening.