Boveresse Absinthe festival 2012
Last month , after a brief stop in London , Bar Tram crew went for the forth time to the land of where absithe was born , Val-de-Travers in Switzerland .
But first a little break in Paris starting with an absinthe in the afternoon at La Fee Vert cafe .
And at night , some cocktail bars . The ArtRoom was a good choice to start with .
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| Secret number 5 |
Second bar , ECC Paris
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| Blended whisky base cocktail – Mistake 1 |
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| Absinthe spoon Tshirt |
The last bar of the night , l’Entree des Artistes . Nice vibe and well craft cocktails .
June 15th friday , absinthe festival here we go
Before cross the Swiss border , a little stop in Potarlier .
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| Distillerie Les Fils D’Emile Pernot |
Little visit to Claud-Alan destillerie
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| Distillerie Artemisia |
We had a chance to have some cocktails excuted by the amazing bartender Luca Cinalli
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| ingredients for some cocktails . |
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| Super nice punch cocktail made with avocado,basil,cinamon,eggwhite , Butterfly absinthe and apple juice . |
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| Delaware Phoenix Destillerie american absinthe Blues Cat . Nice quality absinthe |
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| London NightJar playing cards |
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| saying hello for everyone around the world through the Ustream . |
and then , a dinner with over 40 absintheurs from Germany , Belgium , England , Italy , Czech Repuplic , France , USA , Netherlands and Japan at the top of Creux du Van . It was a nice gathering with a nice view , cows everywhere ,Swiss Fondue , a lot of absinthes and even 2 vintage Pernod fils Tarragona absinthe bottle from 1940’s and 1960’s . There were no reason to complaim .
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| 9:00pm and still bright . Restaurant Le Soliat |
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| getting shooted by a documentary project . |
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| Ginza Vanilla Coke bar master trying to see the green fairy |
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| handle the vintage Pernod Fils Tarragona like a baby . |
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| getting blessed by the Sun |
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| Emile Pernot absinthe with hibiscus . |
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| Emile Pernot Special edition |
Even tough the previus night everyone stayed up until late , the next day we were ready for the absinthe festival but first a visit at the wormwood fields .
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| wormwood secury gard , a little bite as a warning for bad behavior people |
A little break at the natural Fontaine
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| 11:00am absinthe |
Time for a lunch at Motiers . A glass of absinthe to start , Absinthe soup , Lamb with wormwood souce and for desert Absinthe icecream .
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| Restaurant Les Six-Communes – Motiers |
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| between the meal , someone pulled out some vintage Pernod |
Boveresse 2012 Absinthe festival and Absinthe Destillerie visit
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| Absinthe la Valote Fornoni Distillerie |
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| Absinthe Bovet La Valote Distillerie – Motiers |
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| La Valote Martin Distillerie |
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| Types of herbs used in a Absinthe |
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| hyssop |
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| mint |
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| melissa |
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| fennel |
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| petit wormwood |
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| star anis |
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| grande wormwood |
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| licorice |
Many many absinthes to try at Fata Bar
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| Le Petit Absinthe |
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| Boveresse Absinthe drying shed was formerly used for cultivating and drying plants . Today it houses a permanet exhibition |
Back to Paris
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| Grazie Paris |
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| Martinez Cocktail well excuted by Bartendet Oscar Quaqliarini |
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| Professor Jerry Thomas Tattoo |
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| Absinthe bar Cantada – exotic fountain |
Cheers!!! Bar Tram & Trench