Lucid Absinthe (75cl, 62%)

Lucid Absinthe is a French absinthe distilled in the Loire Valley and bottled at 62% ABV. It is distilled at Combier Distillery in Saumur using traditional French methods. Grande Wormwood, green anise and sweet fennel are macerated and distilled in copper alembic pot stills. The base spirit is a beet-derived neutral alcohol, and the green colour comes entirely from the botanicals during a secondary maceration, with no artificial colouring. The aroma leads with bright anise, then fennel seed and herbaceous grassiness, with a faint citrus lift. The palate is anise-forward, with fennel, earthy wormwood bitterness and faint beet-sugar sweetness. The finish is moderately long, with lingering grassiness, warm spice and gentle wormwood bitterness.