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| Absinthe Roquette 1797 |
The long awaited first release from Archive Spirits is finally here - Absinthe Roquette 1797.
Archive Spirits is a joint venture between David Nathan-Maister of Oxygenee, and Peter Schaf, and
is dedicated to producing small runs of meticulously hand-crafted absinthes based on the very
earliest known recipes, usually from unpublished manuscript sources.
The Roquette 1797 is a complex, unusual and spicy absinthe, based directly on a late 18th century
manuscript recipe. It represents the first serious attempt in the modern era to recreate an
absinthe from the very birth of La Fee Verte, when the drink straddled the line between liquor and
potion, when it was as much magical and mysterious elixir as fashionable aperitif.
The 1797 contains the classic trinity of anise, fennel and grande wormwood, together with several
other herbs, some of which will be found in no other commercially available absinthe. The absinthe
is batch distilled in Pontarlier in an antique alambic, and is available in only very limited quantities.
Archive Spirits is a joint venture between David Nathan-Maister of Oxygenee, and Peter Schaf, and
is dedicated to producing small runs of meticulously hand-crafted absinthes based on the very
earliest known recipes, usually from unpublished manuscript sources.
The Roquette 1797 is a complex, unusual and spicy absinthe, based directly on a late 18th century
manuscript recipe. It represents the first serious attempt in the modern era to recreate an
absinthe from the very birth of La Fee Verte, when the drink straddled the line between liquor and
potion, when it was as much magical and mysterious elixir as fashionable aperitif.
The 1797 contains the classic trinity of anise, fennel and grande wormwood, together with several
other herbs, some of which will be found in no other commercially available absinthe. The absinthe
is batch distilled in Pontarlier in an antique alambic, and is available in only very limited quantities.
Absinthe Roquette 1797
75% alcohol.
70cl bottle.
Add 1 x 70cl bottle to your shopping cart: £45
Back in stock, but quantities are limited.
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75% alcohol.
70cl bottle.
Add 1 x 70cl bottle to your shopping cart: £45
Back in stock, but quantities are limited.
SHIPPING CHARGES FOR ONE, TWO OR THREE
BOTTLES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME - THREE SHIP AS
CHEAPLY AS ONE!
When you click on any of the links above, a new window will
open, taking you directly to our shippers secure ordering
system. Please return to this site to continue shopping
afterwards.
Roquette bottling are nearly 18
months old, the youngest around 6
maturation will be preserved in
ongoing production.
Absinthe Roquette 1797 should be
must be added to the absinthe dose
Absinthe Roquette 1797 should be
prepared with ice-cold water, which
must be added to the absinthe dose
as slowly as possible, ideally drop by
drop. Careful preparation like this will
allow its subtly translucent louche
and powerful, room-filling aroma to
develop to best effect.
The coloration of Roquette 1797 is
achieved in the most traditional
manner possible, using only three
classic colouring herbs. Like all
natural chlorophyllic colorations it will
gradually fade to a so-called feuille
morte hue over time. The bottle
should be stored upright and, like a
fine wine, be kept in cool, dark
conditions. Under no circumstances
should it be exposed to prolonged
sunlight, or to extreme temperature
fluctuations.
Each Roquette 1797 bottle is sealed
with a high quality re-usable wood
and cork "T-cork", and then finished
by hand with red sealing wax.
months old, the youngest around 6
maturation will be preserved in
ongoing production.
Absinthe Roquette 1797 should be
must be added to the absinthe dose
Absinthe Roquette 1797 should be
prepared with ice-cold water, which
must be added to the absinthe dose
as slowly as possible, ideally drop by
drop. Careful preparation like this will
allow its subtly translucent louche
and powerful, room-filling aroma to
develop to best effect.
The coloration of Roquette 1797 is
achieved in the most traditional
manner possible, using only three
classic colouring herbs. Like all
natural chlorophyllic colorations it will
gradually fade to a so-called feuille
morte hue over time. The bottle
should be stored upright and, like a
fine wine, be kept in cool, dark
conditions. Under no circumstances
should it be exposed to prolonged
sunlight, or to extreme temperature
fluctuations.
Each Roquette 1797 bottle is sealed
with a high quality re-usable wood
and cork "T-cork", and then finished
by hand with red sealing wax.
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manuscript recipe we've used, and faithful
horse on which Dr Ordinaire - the legendary
father of absinthe - rode around the Val
deTravers. We could hardly call the
absinthe after the good doctor himself -
"Absinthe Ordinaire" just wouldn't have
been appropriate for such an
extra-ordinaire absinthe...
The word "Roquette" doesn't, as you might
first expect, refer to the speed of the horse,
it refers to rocket, the salad green, which
horse presumably liked to graze. The
medicinal use of rocket at the time was for
the treatment of impotence, so the modern
equivalent might be to say Dr Ordinaire
rode around on his horse "Viagra"...
Further releases in the Roquette range are
in the pipeline, including a "1731" and an
"1804", both based on newly discovered
manuscripts.
horse on which Dr Ordinaire - the legendary
father of absinthe - rode around the Val
deTravers. We could hardly call the
absinthe after the good doctor himself -
"Absinthe Ordinaire" just wouldn't have
been appropriate for such an
extra-ordinaire absinthe...
The word "Roquette" doesn't, as you might
first expect, refer to the speed of the horse,
it refers to rocket, the salad green, which
horse presumably liked to graze. The
medicinal use of rocket at the time was for
the treatment of impotence, so the modern
equivalent might be to say Dr Ordinaire
rode around on his horse "Viagra"...
Further releases in the Roquette range are
in the pipeline, including a "1731" and an
"1804", both based on newly discovered
manuscripts.
An overhead photo of the alambics in which the 1797 is distilled. In the
middle are the rectifying balls, with the twin condenser coils in their water
tank visible below.
middle are the rectifying balls, with the twin condenser coils in their water
tank visible below.
Each bottle of 1797 is individually sealed with wax, in
a time-honoured tradition.
a time-honoured tradition.
The grande wormwood used in Roquette is especially
grown for Archive Spirits just outside Pontarlier.
grown for Archive Spirits just outside Pontarlier.
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