Category Archives: Toulouse Red

Absinthe Run, Eighty-Seven Percent

Absinthe run at Atelier Vie, producing a run of Toulouse Red.

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Coloring Toulouse Red

A portion of the absinthe is colored separately, then added back to the rest of the distillate.

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Louching Toulouse Red. Santé!

Atelier Vie pursues an ongoing program of quality improvement, informed by sensory evaluation and empirical data.

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Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge

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Absinthe Still

Our 30 gallon absinthe still. The condenser was locally fabricated and the electric control panel was built in-house.

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Atelier Vie Opens “Liquor Studio” in Mid City

City’s Newest Distillery is Fully Licensed and Ready to Begin Distilling June 28, 2012 – New Orleans, LA New Orleans’ newest distillery, Atelier Vie, LLC, announced today that the company has received all necessary permits to begin distilling. “This is … Continue reading

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Red Paint

Does color have a psychological effect? We tend to agree; some colors just rev you up. Red, for example. See also The Blank Slate Fisheye View.

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You’re Nothing But A Jackelope, Henri

So you broke the chain on your bicycle and got a flat too? Look at you there, in the ditch next to the railroad track. All scratched up and bleeding on the gravel; and not a medic to be found. … Continue reading

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Laying Down The Law on Henri

I declare, Henri! Are you going to lie down on those tracks all afternoon? Next time the engineer might get a little closer, just for the hell of it. You’ll grab the oil pastels and run off like a jackelope, … Continue reading

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Toulouse Red on the Tracks

Those were the carefree hippy days. Before the chase began. Before the scooter trips through the French Quarter at all hours of the day and night. The absinthe bottles. Henri tied to the tracks as the Amtrak Superliner approached. (It … Continue reading

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