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Drinking absinthe at dawn in the summer has a certain decadent feel. The process, already unpleasant, doesn't become any more enjoyable, certainly not in this case.

French, cold water, and sugar – it can be swallowed if you sip it slowly. The main thing is not to smell it; only my not-fully-recovered sense of smell saved me.

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Pure – it's an amazing abomination; I almost spat it out; I'd have been better off sucking on pure alcohol.

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Russian + French (first, a little syrup, then water on top) – it can be drunk, but it's still awful.

Added 20 hours 28 minutes later

I haven't fully recovered, so there won't be a complete review. The taste is as neutral as possible; for a brut, it's very drinkable. And it's cheap. I bought it to mix with absinthe – the best way to drink absinthe, at least the mass-market kind. That damned green bottle has been sitting around for six months, and I've only drunk half of it.

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It seems to be better than Abrau, by the way. And cheaper when on sale.