La Fée Absinthe
La Fée Absinthe is a brand of absinthe; it is a highly alcoholic, anise-flavored, distilled spirit containing the herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). La Fée Absinthe was created by Green Utopia, which is owned and run by George Rowley.
La Fée comes in five styles: Parisienne, an anise-flavored absinthe; Bohemian, a low-anise absinth; La Fée X•S Suisse and La Fée X•S Française, which are two “extra supérieure,” wine-based absinthes; and La Fée NV, a lower strength product for "modern drinking."
In 2011 the La Fée Absinthe portfolio was awarded Master (Design & Packaging) at the inugural Spirits Business Absinthe Masters.
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[edit] La Fée Absinthe Parisienne
La Fée Parisienne was first distilled in July 2000[1] in association with the Musée de l’Absinthe, Auvers-sur-Oise, France, and its founder and curator, Marie-Claude Delahaye. It was the first absinthe distilled and bottled in France since the 1915 ban. It is made in copper stills in a classic pre-ban method and contains a dozen plants, including Artemisia absinthium (Grande Wormwood) and Artemisia pontica (Petite Wormwood). It is bottled at 68% ABV or in a 45% ABV version.
La Fée Parisienne contains a colorant, which creates the green color that is typical of 'the Green Fairy' and is usually drunk in the traditional manner of adding 4–6 parts chilled water poured over a sugar cube. It is also used as an ingredient of various cocktails.
It has been awarded the International Spirits Challenge Silver Medal in 2003, the Beverage Testing Institute Gold Medal in 2007, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition Gold Medal in 2008 and three Gold Medals for packaging and one Silver for the product itself at the Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition 2009.
In 2011 La Fée Absinthe Parisienne was awarded Silver (Design & Packaging) at the inugural Spirits Business Absinthe Masters.
[edit] La Fée Absinth Bohemian
La Fée Absinth Bohemian is a Czech-style, low-anise liquor, first produced south of Prague in Bohemia since November 2004. Because it is low-anise and does not produce a louche, it is considered to be a different product from absinthe (with an 'e'). It is mostly mixed in cocktails rather than being drunk in the traditional manner of absinthe.
Awarded the Beverage Testing Institute Gold Medal in 2007
[edit] La Fée Absinthe X•S Suisse
La Fée X•S Suisse, officially released in 2007, is a La Bleue produced in the town of Couvet in the Val-de-Travers region of Switzerland. Each distillation takes place in small copper stills which have the capacity to produce just over 100 bottles. It has a wine alcohol base.
La Fée Absinthe X•S Suisse won the following awards in 2007: at the International Wine and Spirits Competition − Silver and 'Best in Class,' and at Wine & Spirit Magazine's International Spirits Challenge − the 'New Brand Innovation Award.' It also won the Absinthiades Golden Absinthe Spoon and was overall absinthe winner 2007, 2008 and 2009. La Fée Absinthe X•S Suisse is now banned from further taking part in the Absinthiades due to taking Gold three years running.
In 2011 La Fée Absinthe X•S Suisse was awarded Gold (Taste) & Master (Design & Packaging) at the inugural Spirits Business Absinthe Masters.
[edit] La Fée Absinthe X•S Française
La Fée X•S Française, officially released in 2007, is a naturally colored, wine-alcohol-based verte that is distilled in the town of Pontarlier, the French homeland of absinthe. The production of X•S Française uses traditional distillation methods and stills that were purchased secondhand in 1870.
La Fée Absinthe X•S Française won the silver medal at the 2007 & 2008 Absinthiades in Pontarlier.
In 2011 La Fée Absinthe X•S Francaise was awarded Master (Taste) & Gold (Design & Packaging) at the inugural Spirits Business Absinthe Masters.
[edit] NV Absinthe Verte by La Fée
NV Absinthe Verte by La Fée is a lower abv (38%) absinthe, aimed at the bar, club and all round party scene. Its lower alcohol content allows for greater flexibility with serving options, or allows it to be drunk neat or over ice. NV Absinthe Verte is distilled with Grand Wormwood.
NV was released across Europe and Australia in 2008, and released in the US in 2009.[2]
In 2010 NV was awarded Gold (Taste) at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition
[edit] References
- ^ Marie-Claude’s Diary http://www.lafeeabsinthe.com/content/view/127/140/
- ^ NV Absinthe Verte Official Site
[edit] External links
- La Fée Absinthe — The brand’s website.
- La Fée NV — The brand’s website.
- Absinthe’s second coming — An April 2001 article in Cigar Aficionado about the first absinthe commercially produced in France since the 1915 ban.
