Legendre Herbsaint Absinthe

Topic created by BarBoy
on Sat, 6 Jun 2009 at 11:24

BarBoy said on Sat, 6 Jun 2009 at 11:24...

I heard a rumour that Legendre Herbsaint is coming back, anyone know?

:-) said on Sun, 7 Jun 2009 at 19:13...

Legendre Herbsaint never went away. I think you are talking about their new absinthe which is about to be launched, it is used in the Sazerac cocktail.

Old Nick said on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 at 08:21...

Interesting! Wasn't Herbsaint originally an absinthe substitute?

:-) said on Mon, 8 Jun 2009 at 20:25...

Yes Herbsaint was a kind of legal absinthe style drink without wormwood, from the 1930s I think.

Captain Cronk said on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 at 10:28...

Absente was also an absinthe substitute (using southern wormwood..which has NO thujone for the American market) and they now make another one with wormwood (Artemisia) called....ahh I can't recall what it is called (hangover)

Old Nick said on Tue, 7 Jul 2009 at 14:33...

"new absinthe which is about to be launched"

I think that it was originally an absinthe and then changed it's name / formula after the ban. That makes Legendre Herbsaint Absinthe the first US absinthe of old to be re-introduced..... in a "thujone -free" state of course. Was it an absinthe?

Anonymous said on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 at 12:10...

Legendre Herbsaint Absinthe "is returning its absinthe in just about the same formula, and with the same old-fashioned label"

Anonymous said on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 at 15:25...

Legendre is French for legendary? or what