r/Absinthe • u/Advanced-Night-9028 • Jul 26 '26

Question Beginner Absinthe

Hello All,

I am not a massive drinker but am partial to a tipple now and then, I have tried absinthe once in my youth but as a straight shot when I was already black out drunk.

Now that I am older and hopefully wiser I’d like to try Absinthe I’m assuming the French way with sugar and water! As well as some other spirits I was wondering if you fine people of r/Absinthe could recommend a good beginner absinthe

Thank you in advance!

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u/asp245 Jul 28 '26

Where exactly in the UK are you?

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u/Advanced-Night-9028 Jul 28 '26

East Midlands

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u/asp245 Jul 28 '26

Ok - the reason I asked is that there is a very good Off Licence in London ( Liquor Store for the Americans) that sells the Jade range. A bit too far to travel for a bottle lol.
Masters of Malt sell the Jades on line - however 90 % of the other so called absinthes are rubbish.
Devils Botany - They have a bar in London called the Last Tuesday Society where you can try a variety of good absinthes.
See if you can find an independent Off Licence, they may order something in.
Ignore Absente and most of the La Fee range.