Mari Mayans Absinthe

An articifially colored Spanish absinthe, not distilled from herbs but created from a mixture of essential oil essences and food coloring added to a base alcohol. This product has an overwhelming flavour of star anise, not at all typical of genuine absinthes (which traditionally used green anise, rather than star anise, which is a completely different herb. For a more detailed description of how real absinthe is made, see the Virtual Absinthe Museum at http://www.oxygenee.com , in particular the Historical FAQ and Distilling Books ...  Read the complete review

Yes as the title suggests this Absinthe is the kind that I get only it isn't that colour green and isn't dilute. It is very strong and has a warning on the front saying "Dilute With Water!!!" seeing as it's dangerous to drink this stuff undiluted. I wish I had known that when my friend had given me some undiluted and I put it down straight in one shot. You can imagine that my throat felt like paint stripper had just been swallowed. Oh yes this drink is great to have when mixed with Coke or something. It's deadly strong so you know you got to have it. Drinking this straight (diluted of course) with friends is a great idea as it helps ...  Read the complete review