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| Absinthe Roquette 1797 |
The long awaited first release from Archive Spirits is finally here - Absinthe Roquette 1797.
Archive Spirits 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based on the very earliest known recipes, usually from unpublished manuscript sources.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 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based on the very earliest known recipes, usually from unpublished manuscript sources.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.
75% alcohol.
70cl bottle.
Add 1 x 70cl bottle to your shopping cart: £45
Add 2 x 70cl bottles to your shopping cart: £90
Add 3 x 70cl bottles to your shopping cart: £135
Back in stock, but quantities are limited.
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70cl bottle.
Add 1 x 70cl bottle to your shopping cart: £45
Add 2 x 70cl bottles to your shopping cart: £90
Add 3 x 70cl bottles to your shopping cart: £135
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.
The oldest distillations in the
final Roquette bottling are nearly
18 months old, the youngest
around 6 months, and this
degree of maturation will be
preserved in ongoing producion.
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.
final Roquette bottling are nearly
18 months old, the youngest
around 6 months, and this
degree of maturation will be
preserved in ongoing producion.
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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The "1797" indicates the date of the
manuscript recipe we've used, and
"Roquette" pays tribute to the name of the
faithful horse on which Dr Ordinaire - the
legendary father of absinthe - rode around
the Val deTravers, dispensing his herbal
potions. 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
grows in the region, and on which the 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 old manuscripts.
manuscript recipe we've used, and
"Roquette" pays tribute to the name of the
faithful horse on which Dr Ordinaire - the
legendary father of absinthe - rode around
the Val deTravers, dispensing his herbal
potions. 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
grows in the region, and on which the 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 old 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.
