Pour a little, add iced water slowly, and watch it go from electric blue to milky and opal right in the glass. That's the louche, and it's half the fun. This is absinthe with a blackcurrant twist: juicy cassis on the way in, then the classic herbal wormwood bite to keep things honest. At 89.9% it is not messing about. Sip it slow, dilute it heavy, and let the show happen.
Nose first: ripe blackcurrant jam sitting on top of green, herby wormwood, with that aniseed lift you expect from absinthe. On the palate the cassis leads, sweet and dark and fruity, before the wormwood and anise roll in with a proper bitter, herbal kick on the finish. Neat it's pure fire, so this is built for water. Add iced water and it softens into something almost perfumed, the fruit and the herbs finally getting along.
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Hapsburg rode the great absinthe revival of the 1990s, when the green fairy came back out into the open across Europe and an English importer spotted the moment in Prague. The brand launched in 1999 and this bottle was made in Bulgaria, a country with deep roots in herbal spirits and the wild wormwood that gives absinthe its name. The Cassis is their fruit-forward, extra-strong take: same grand wormwood backbone, dressed up in vivid blue and ripe blackcurrant.
Quick questions
- What is the price of Hapsburg Absinthe Blue Cassis 89.9% 500ml?
Hapsburg Absinthe Blue Cassis 89.9% 500ml is KSh 3,749 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Hapsburg Absinthe Blue Cassis 500ml taste like?
Ripe blackcurrant (cassis) up front, then the classic wormwood and anise herbal bitterness on the finish. Sweet-then-bitter, and very intense neat, so you dilute it.
- What is the ABV?
89.9%, which is seriously strong. Always cut it heavily with iced water before you drink.
- How do I serve it?
Never neat. Drip iced water over it, around three to five parts water to one of absinthe, until it turns milky and cloudy. That cloud is the louche. It also works as a cocktail base.
- Why does it go cloudy when you add water?
That's the louche. The herbal oils, like anise, come out of solution as you add water, turning the clear blue spirit milky and opalescent. Totally normal and part of the ritual.
- What pairs with it?
Dark chocolate, sharp aged cheese, berry desserts, or salted snacks like biltong and nuts. The cassis loves chocolate especially.
- Where is it from?
The Hapsburg brand launched in 1999 during the absinthe revival, and this Blue Cassis bottling was made in Bulgaria.
Hapsburg Absinthe Blue Cassis 89.9% 500ml
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Hapsburg Absinthe Blue Cassis 89.9% 500ml price in Kenya
Buy Hapsburg Absinthe Blue Cassis 89.9% 500ml online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 3,749. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.