Enigma Verte is an outstanding, unfiltered premium absinthe made from a combination of aromatic herbs & plants, including grande & petite wormwood, anise, fennel & hyssop. It uses a grape-base alcohol & is bottled at 72 degrees centigrade, in order to hold its natural green colour & present its aromas to the fullest. Made by following the distillery's own technique of distilling each plant separately, blending the resulting full alcohol distillates & then finishing with an 'esprit vert' ('green spirit'
- a natural maceration of additional plants in grape spirits, including veronica, a.k.a.'speedwell'
- adding tea-like aromas) which is mixed in during the final colouring stage of production. It louches beautifully, & is complex & intense. Sure to please those who are searching for a spicy, yet traditional absinthe. It represents one of the best quality/cost values in modern traditional absinthes. Enigma Verte is the new name for Verte de Fougerolles. The label has been revamped with a design that celibrates the combination of mystery & Art Nouveau that defines the spirit of absinthe. The absinthe remains exactly the same, only the name & look have changed. Why has this been done? Because of a continuing expansion into multiple international markets, it was found that many customers who couldn't speak French were having trouble pronouncing & remembering the name ' Fougerolles!'