La Distillerie de l'Absintherie Bourbonnaise de Vichy impresses with their first offerings.

Absinthe Devil Survey: 2010

Absinthe was re-legalised in the USA just over 3 years ago. Since then, about 70 absinthes have been approved for US launch, of which about 45 have now been launched in the USA (May 2010).

With so much choice, Absinthe Devil is often asked for our views on what are the best absinthes, and recommendations are published on our main site. We wanted, however, to get feedback from American consumers buying absinthe, and have conducted a survey of over 170 consumers. The results are now in, and the findings are very interesting:

Image of Pacifique without water.

We recently sampled two new American absinthe that made the cut for our Recommended Absinthe List. Pacifique and Walton Waters were both added and are top quality absinthes. We suggest you give them a try. You won't be sorry.

Remember, we all need to support American micro-distillers that produce good absinthe. We will all be happy if this industry grows and explores new avenues.

Our Recommended Absinthe List can be found here:

Recommended Absinthe List

The results from our "Vote for your favorite absinthe" poll are in. Only absinthe brands available in the USA were considered. Thanks to all that participated. A total of 81 votes were cast.

Absinthe Poll Results (listed in order with % of votes)

1. La Clandestine (21%)
2. Jade Nouvelle-Orleans (16%)
3. Duplais Swiss Verte (12%)
4. St. George Absinthe Verte (10%)
5. Kubler (9%)
6. Emile Pernot Vieux Pontarlie (6%)
7. Mansinthe (5%)
8. Lucid (5%)
9. Obsello 5%
10. Leopold Bros (2%)
11. La Fée (2%)
12. Marteau Absinthe de la Belle Epoque (2%)

There are a lot of new absinthe brands on the US Market. Help other absinthe drinkers select a worthy absinthe by voting on your favorite.

http://blog.absinthedevil.com/absinthe-poll

Help the Absinthe Review Network with a Survey

The Absinthe Review Network recently began their outreach of absinthe drinkers in the United States by launching a brief survey polling the favourite brands among consumers. TARN is looking to make this survey the largest in recent history, and has received support from The Wormwood Society, The Real Absinthe Blog, Absinthe Devil, and Drink Up NY. The results will provide valuable insight to both the curious absintheur and the growing absinthe market. Please take a few minutes and share your input:

Here is La Clandestine (post-louche) in one of our Platinum Reservoir absinthe glasses. As you can see, the louche is very solid even at 5:1 ratio.

Here is La Clandestine (pre-louche) in one of our Platinum Reservoir absinthe glasses.