At a restaurant recently I had a glass of Gentiane, something
I've never tried before. It was interesting and unusual
and I can't really decribe it. This gentiane was clear,
in the manner of an eau-de-vie.

Unfortunately I don't know which manufacturer this particular
pour came from.

Steve

Steve Pope > wrote in message
...
> At a restaurant recently I had a glass of Gentiane, something
> I've never tried before. It was interesting and unusual
> and I can't really decribe it. This gentiane was clear,
> in the manner of an eau-de-vie.
>
> Unfortunately I don't know which manufacturer this particular
> pour came from.

I just searched Beltramo's site and then Bevmo's with no hits
(not that they're complete on all-things-alcoholic). I then
plugged in the word to Yahoo! and came up with
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiane.

Could it have been a digestif?

The Ranger

The Ranger > wrote:

>Steve Pope > wrote in message

>> At a restaurant recently I had a glass of Gentiane, something
>> I've never tried before. It was interesting and unusual
>> and I can't really decribe it. This gentiane was clear,
>> in the manner of an eau-de-vie.

>> Unfortunately I don't know which manufacturer this particular
>> pour came from.

>I just searched Beltramo's site and then Bevmo's with no hits
>(not that they're complete on all-things-alcoholic). I then
>plugged in the word to Yahoo! and came up with
>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiane.

>Could it have been a digestif?

It was in the style of an eau-de-vie, and was listed with
other eaux-de-vie on the drinks menu. I usually think of digestifs
as lower alcohol, colored rather than clear, and made from
a mix of ingredients.

This was in London (at Arbutus, a fine restaraurant incidentally).

It would not surprise me if the stuff is unavailable in
the U.S., or possibly even banned like absinthe once was.

Steve

On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:37:42 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>The Ranger > wrote:
>
>>Steve Pope > wrote in message
>
>>> At a restaurant recently I had a glass of Gentiane, something
>>> I've never tried before. It was interesting and unusual
>>> and I can't really decribe it. This gentiane was clear,
>>> in the manner of an eau-de-vie.
>
>>> Unfortunately I don't know which manufacturer this particular
>>> pour came from.
>
>>I just searched Beltramo's site and then Bevmo's with no hits
>>(not that they're complete on all-things-alcoholic). I then
>>plugged in the word to Yahoo! and came up with
>>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiane.
>
>>Could it have been a digestif?
>
>It was in the style of an eau-de-vie, and was listed with
>other eaux-de-vie on the drinks menu. I usually think of digestifs
>as lower alcohol, colored rather than clear, and made from
>a mix of ingredients.
>
>This was in London (at Arbutus, a fine restaraurant incidentally).
>
>It would not surprise me if the stuff is unavailable in
>the U.S., or possibly even banned like absinthe once was.

Perhaps you'll find the gentiane you had listed he

http://gentian.rutgers.edu/ethno_drink.htm

Jed - Delete Before Reading > wrote:

>On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:37:42 +0000 (UTC),

>>It was in the style of an eau-de-vie, and was listed with
>>other eaux-de-vie on the drinks menu. I usually think of digestifs
>>as lower alcohol, colored rather than clear, and made from
>>a mix of ingredients.
>>
>>This was in London (at Arbutus, a fine restaraurant incidentally).
>>
>>It would not surprise me if the stuff is unavailable in
>>the U.S., or possibly even banned like absinthe once was.

>Perhaps you'll find the gentiane you had listed he

>http://gentian.rutgers.edu/ethno_drink.htm

Thanks. I already discovered that page myself. Unfortunately,
I didn't ask to see the bottle it was poured out of (restaurant
was crowded and the staff was very busy so I did not want
to burden them with such a request).

Steve