What is the difference between absinthe verte and blanche?
Verte, or green, absinthe gets it’s color by soaking plant material in the distillate after the distillation. The plants used in this step vary and each will add flavour as well as color. Colouration is a very skilled process, if the distillate stays in contact with the botanicals for too long the flavour balance of the absinthe will be spoilt. Absinthe blanche, ‘white’ or colourless absinthe, is produced without a colouring step. It will not be the same as an uncoloured absinthe verte though, there are usually more plants used in the distillation.
