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The Jade absinthes that are and will become available within the U.S. are the exact same Jade absinthes that are highly regarded everywhere else on the planet. We do not and will not produce more than one version of any given product we make. In other words, the product found within the U.S. is identical to that found in Europe aside from differences in the required labeling. All Jade absinthes are crafted using historically accurate amounts of Artemisia absinthium and other traditional herbs. We have never and will never deviate from this important attribute.

We have not and will never sweeten our absinthes. No vintage absinthe contained sugar, and contrary to several modern products, absinthe never was a ‘liqueur’. Accordingly, the Jade absinthes are crafted directly from spirits and herbs, and it is the complex balance of herbs alone that produces notes of sweetness, not sugar.

Finally, our absinthes are colored naturally from herbs. We would never consider artificially coloring our absinthes any more than a vintner of white wine would consider add red coloring in an attempt to create a red wine. The coloring herbs are there for many reasons – reasons only understood by those relatively few producers with expertise and passion for true absinthe.

So is it the same Nouvelle Orleans that is made in Europe? no, it can’t be with those thujone levels. It has had the thujone removed. Also, from what you say “It’s very drinkable but quite sweet” it sounds like it has been “sugared up” for the US mass market.