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La Fée Absinthe X•S Française
We are very excited to announce that our long awaited X•S range is now complete and available to purchase on line. With the pre release of our X•S Suisse last week we now have another exclusive for our La Fée customers, La Fée Absinthe Française, a beautifully hand-crafted complex and highly authentic French absinthe.
Pontarlier
La Fée X•S Française is an extra supérieure absinthe distilled in the historical town of Pontarlier, the French homeland of absinthe. Production in the region began in the early 19 th Century and it is here that our X•S Française distillers' great grandfather produced absinthe prior to its ban in 1915. For X•S Française those same stills, purchased second hand in 1870 are used along with traditional distillation methods, a fine selection of herbs and a wine alcohol base resulting in a truly authentic absinthe.
Distillation
Due to its complexity the distillation of La Fée X•S Française is personally performed by our distiller. The best quality locally grown herbs are used, with the fresh wormwood of Pontarlier hung and dried upside down in the dark eaves of the distillery to preserve its goodness; each plant is stripped by hand leaving the stalk behind. Fine ingredients, including grand anise, wormwood and wine alcohol are soaked producing an intense exotic aroma and are distilled twice over the course of a few days while other fine secret herbs are distilled in separate pot stills. The two resulting liquids are finally distilled together and then stored in oak barrels to mature. A secret recipe of herbs, as used by our distillers' great grandfather, is then added to create its colour.
Tasting Note
Before adding water this extra supérieure French absinthe has a pale bright lime tinged appearance, a forward and intense aroma of wood and new pine with a citrus background. It is best enjoyed by adding 4 to 6 parts iced water dripped over sugar creating a pale lime green louch, after which its flavours evolve into a textured superb structure with a powerful complex flavour. This La Fée X•S Française is a classic extra supérieure French absinthe.
La Fée Absinthe X•S Française
70cl 68%
La Fée X•S Française is a premium example of a wine based French absinthe from Pontarlier. Following his great grand-fathers recipes and distillation methods our distiller creates a highly complex and authentic absinthe.
£60.00
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