Absinthe La Valote Willy Bovet

La Valote is the name for a community of Absinthe distillers in the small town Moitiers in the Val de Travers.

Three former clandestine producers do now, what they did for years – only one thing has changed – they do it legally.

The combination of know-how and the desire to create something excellent unites these three men. They are using small stills from 25 litres up to 90 litres.

Each one of them has his own, secret receipt, so each one of them is pretty different, but represents what others formerly described as the “holy grail” of Absinthe.

Every maker distills his own recipe but the community shares the same alambics.

Willy Bovets Absinthe has a nice fennel aroma in the beginning which is surrounded by the wormwood bouquet in the background. Anise is present but not dominant. The louche is intensively milky.

Willy Bovet is our personal favorite from the three La Valotes.