Blanche/La Bleue (clear)
ReferenceVal-de-Travers (Swiss), Pontarlier (French), Neuchâtel
ABV50-74%
Sub-styles
Tasting Notes
Alpine herbs, wormwood (gentler than verte), anise, fennel, hyssop, mineral, mountain spring water, slight menthol. La Bleue is typically more delicate and herbal than French verte. The absence of coloring herbs (hyssop, melissa) used for the green color means a different botanical balance.
Brand Guide
Well
Kubler ($30-38)
Call
La Clandestine ($40-52)
Premium
Brevans La Valote Martin ($55-70)
Top Shelf
Claude-Alain Bugnon ($80+). La Clandestine is the reference: the producer literally started during the ban
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The Story
Clear absinthe that traded clandestine Swiss cellars for modern French revival, proving botanicals need no color to announce themselves.