Connoisseurs often call absinthe Jacques Senaux simply “Fairy”. No wonder: the frivolous winged shamelessness depicted on the label of a squat bottle is indeed more noticeable than the name printed in small letters. This slightly frivolous picture is known to absinthe connoisseurs on all continents: Jacques Hay is exported to 30 countries and is considered one of the best drinks in its class.
At the beginning of the XNUMXth century, in his native Languedoc-Roussillon, Monsieur Jacques Seine enjoyed a reputation as the best blender and taster of absinthe. In a region where a small distillery worked without rest in almost every village, such fame was worth a lot.
To tell the truth, Maitre Jacques was a bit of a romantic at heart. He liked to make excellent absinthe, giving people joy. Seno rightly believed that a glass of good wormwood tincture is only good for a reasonable and moderate person. Stories about Parisian crazy absinthes did not excite the provincial.
Jacques Senot was occupied with completely different questions. Why, for example, does his favorite absinthe have to be emerald green? But what if you make the tincture blue, the color of forget-me-nots, or scarlet, like a sunset in the Pyrenees? How will customers like a drink that is velvety black, like a southern night?
An excellent connoisseur of fragrant herbs, Monsieur Senot devoted all his free time to experiments with wormwood tincture. But the year 1915 came when the French government banned the production and sale of absinthe. Years of work and research blender went down the drain. All he had to do was put his notes in an old chest and start making ordinary liquors.
Since childhood, Jean Teixenne Senot heard stories from his grandfather about the fragrant wormwood tincture, which once drove millions of people crazy. In France, its production was still strictly prohibited, but in neighboring Spain there were no such bans.
In 1956, Jean Teixenne and his family moved to Spain, to Tarragona (it, like Roussillon, is part of historical Catalonia). Settling in the small seaside town of L’Arbok, Senor Juan Teichenne built his own distillery and registered Teichenne Liquors. Using his grandfather’s notes, he set up the production of multi-colored absinthe. This drink was named after the great blender – Jacques Senaux.
Gradually, the range of products expanded, over time, the company began to export liqueurs and vodka to other countries. Teichenne Liquors is currently run by the grandson of its founder, Senor Mark Teichenne. Absinthe Jacques Senaux is still and deservedly considered one of the best spirits produced by the company. Raw materials for it are grown in ecologically clean areas of the Pyrenees.
Types of absinthe Jacques Hay
Everyone who has ever tried Jacques Senaux absinthe notes its characteristic feature – the complete absence of the smell of alcohol. Inhaling the aroma of the drink, one can easily imagine oneself on a sun-drenched lawn or in a witch’s cave mixing magic potions.
The recipe for absinthe is a trade secret of Teichenne Liquors. It is only known that it contains 10 mg of thujone per liter. No artificial colors or preservatives are used in the production of Jacques Senaux.
The taste of all varieties of the drink is dominated by wormwood and anise notes. Absinthe has a very original aftertaste: at the same time warm, spicy, and slightly cool due to minty flavor.
There are four types of Jacques Senaux absinthe:
- Green – emerald green absinthe with a strength of 70%;
- Black – black absinthe with a strength of 85%;
- Red – red absinthe with a strength of 70%;
- Blue – blue absinthe with a strength of 80%.
