Butterfly Boston Absinthe
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
  • wormwood
  • anise
  • lemon
  • citrus peel
  • spicy
  • elderflower
  • smoky
  • oak
  • herbs

Boston 1902

Butterfly Boston Absinthe (0.7l, 65%*) *please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary

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An old-school Absinthe with a decidedly American twist.
 
Butterfly Boston Absinthe was originally made in the Dempsey Distillery on Merrimac Street in Boston Massachusetts. But that was back in 1902 — just before the ban which took all Absinthes off the market in the entire civilized world. A local Boston historian named Brian Fernald found an empty antique bottle, dug up the patent application, and found the original Dempsey recipe book. And he used these to recreate Dempsey’s famous butterfly with production outsourced to Claude-Alain Bugnon — one of the most famous producers in Switzerland.

Butterfly Boston Absinthe follows a traditional Swiss baseline recipe for verte (green) Absinthe with an American twist. The macerations include locally grown grande wormwood, petite wormwood, hyssop, melissa, and peppermint along with imported anise, star anise, fennel, and citrus. The additional mint and citrus influences yield brighter aromatics over the traditional herbal  and anise notes of most Absinthes. It is made isn strictly limited production and bottled at a blistering 65% ABV (130 proof) — so it will stand up to any cocktail in your recipe book.
 
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Butterfly Boston Absinthe has a stronger mint influence. Peppermint is a hybrid between watermint and spearmint, and melissa — sometimes called lemon balm — is an herb in the mint family with a lemony-minty aroma.
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
Appearance / Color
Moss Green
 
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Strong notes of fennel and anise greet with nose with additional notes of warm herbs.
 
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The flavor is strong and complex at the same time. You can taste every ingredient with emphasis on the anise, fennel, herbs, mint, citrus, and a black pepper bite.
 
Finish 
Quickly drying with lingering notes of spice and bitters.
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  • wormwood
  • anise
  • lemon
  • citrus peel
  • spicy
  • elderflower
  • smoky
  • oak
  • herbs
Butterfly Boston Absinthe
Boston 1902 Butterfly Boston Absinthe
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Character Dogson
The nickname, "The Green Fairy," is the English translation of La Fee Verte, the affectionate French nickname given to the popular drink in the 19th century. Though Absinthe is not a hallucinogen, the Green Fairy was representative of the metaphorical concept of the artistic enlightenment and exploration, of poetic inspiration, of a freer state of mind, of new ideas, of a changing social order.
Absinthe was actually invented by a French doctor named Pierre Ordinaire. He invented absinthe by distilling wormwood and several other herbs into an alcoholic base. Although this may seem strange in today's modern world of medicine, at the time it was considered a viable remedy for patients with various ailments.
Ready for some weird science? When you add a few drops of water to clear green Absinthe, it turns milky white. Scientists call it the "ouzo effect," whic happens when the unique characteristics of anethole (the essential oil responsible for anise flavor), high-proof ethanol and water are mixed.
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Character Dogson
The nickname, "The Green Fairy," is the English translation of La Fee Verte, the affectionate French nickname given to the popular drink in the 19th century. Though Absinthe is not a hallucinogen, the Green Fairy was representative of the metaphorical concept of the artistic enlightenment and exploration, of poetic inspiration, of a freer state of mind, of new ideas, of a changing social order.
Absinthe was actually invented by a French doctor named Pierre Ordinaire. He invented absinthe by distilling wormwood and several other herbs into an alcoholic base. Although this may seem strange in today's modern world of medicine, at the time it was considered a viable remedy for patients with various ailments.
Ready for some weird science? When you add a few drops of water to clear green Absinthe, it turns milky white. Scientists call it the "ouzo effect," whic happens when the unique characteristics of anethole (the essential oil responsible for anise flavor), high-proof ethanol and water are mixed.
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