PR Absinthe Essence 20 ml

PR Absinthe Essence 20 ml

Not everyone needs to start with the most bitter bottle on the shelf. PR Absinthe is our standard absinthe – simpler than its big brother Pro Classic, yet still a very good and genuine absinthe – and it is made to be easy to like. Here the anise is given more room and the bitterness a little less, which makes it an excellent first acquaintance with the green drink.

If so far you have only read about the green hour of the artists’ cafés, this is a fine way to try the ritual for yourself: the glass, the spoon, the sugar cube and the slowly dripping water. And if you are fond of anise and liquorice, you will feel at home straight away.

Colour & Appearance

The finished absinthe is a light green, closer to peridot and lime blossom than to deep emerald. As the iced water drips in it clouds step by step into a milky, pale-green opal – a transformation that is just as much fun to watch the tenth time as the first.

Nose

The nose is friendly and sweet. Green anise and star anise stand at the front, with fennel and a touch of liquorice root just behind. The wormwood shows as a dry, herbal undertone rather than as the main character, and lemon balm gives the aroma a light, citrus-fresh top note.

Palate

The palate opens softly and coolly with anise and fennel, almost like a herbal pastille. After a moment the wormwood comes in with a measured, clean bitterness that frames the sweetness without taking over. Hyssop and coriander add a green, lightly peppery spiciness through the middle. The whole is lighter in body than a heavy, classic absinthe, and very useful for exactly that reason – this absinthe works just as well in a tall glass with plenty of water as it does in a cocktail. If you would like it rounder, you are welcome to sweeten the finished drink with sugar to your own taste.

Finish

The finish is medium-long, cool and clean. The anise lingers longest, together with a mild herbal bitterness that makes the next sip feel welcome.

How to Use

The essence is mixed with vodka or neutral spirit and can be sweetened with sugar to taste. 20 ml makes 750 ml of finished absinthe. Instructions are on the label. Dilute the finished absinthe with ice-cold water in the glass.

Serving Suggestions

• The beginner’s ritual: a sugar cube on the absinthe spoon and ice-cold water left to drip until the drink is opal – feel free to use a little more water than you think.
• As a long drink with plenty of iced water and a slice of lemon.
• With cloudy lemonade and ice – green, anise-fresh and thirst-quenching.
• With mint, lime and soda as a herbal take on the Mojito.
• A few dashes in a gin and tonic or in a fish stew.

About the Essence

PR Absinthe belongs to the PR (Prestige) series and is the entry-level model among our absinthes. The finished bottle contains 35 mg thujone and all the herbs that belong in an absinthe, and it louches, turning milky, with cold water.

When you are ready to move on there is the fuller-bodied Absinthe Pro Classic Green and, for the curious, white, gold and orange absinthe in the Ultra Premium series.