#25777 - 06/19/09 10:49 AM
Re: Absinthe
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Atralux Lucis
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Registered: 05/22/09
Posts: 79
Loc: Australia
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I dont think anyone has mentioned the actual absinthe ceremony thingo.
Put a bit of absinthe (usually green) in a goblet
Place a holed spade over the top (decorative spade trowel thing with graty holes)
Place a sugar cubeon the top.
Pour icy water over the cube until dissolved into the absinthe.
I havent tried it but thats what I saw on wiki, and some weirdo french guy on youtube, and it seems the most traditional way of drinking it.
Edited by Atralux Lucis (06/19/09 10:49 AM)
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#32093 - 11/22/09 02:25 AM
Re: Absinthe
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Sceevin
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Registered: 11/12/09
Posts: 16
Loc: Washington
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The ritual is very Important. If the absinthe was made properly, then it should trun white gradually as you do this (louche sp?). You put one ounce of absinthe in the glass, then add a cube of sugar onto a slotted spoon. Slow drip ice water over the cube and down into the glass. You should add aprox three ounces of ice water while avoiding getting ice into the glass.
There is also the 'bohemian' way. This should only be do e with cheap absinthe. Could be a way to make absente drinkable. Though, it is my opinion that absonte should be avoided like the plague. You add the ounce of absinthe to the glass. Then you put a cube of sugar onto a normal spoon. Add a bit of absinthe onto the cube. Light it with a wooden match. When the exterior of the cube has carmalized put the spoon into the absinthe. The drink should light on fire. Now dump three ounces of ice water onto it to kill the flame. Stir, then drink. Try this once, you should. It's not great, but not bad. And it is not historical. Though some movies would like you to believe that it is.
Also, check out the wormwood society
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#32759 - 12/10/09 06:10 PM
Re: Absinthe
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Choronzon333
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Registered: 11/05/09
Posts: 20
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
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I had my first taste of Absinthe when I was in Canada. I enjoyed the way it tasted, but was disappointed that I did not see green fairys.
Seriously though, it is like most other alcoholic drinks for me, and I wonder what the big deal is, or even why they have a ban placed on it in the US where you cannot purchase the actual Absinthe.
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#39733 - 07/01/10 12:04 PM
Re: Absinthe
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NeoZombie
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Registered: 06/21/10
Posts: 60
Loc: Minnesota, USA
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All you need to do to get the "good" stuff is to go down to your local head shop and pick up an ounce of wormwood'illegal in some states'(like mine with Devil's Shoestring).
*Get a small glass pot with a cup of as clean of water you can get and start it to boil.
*Take 1/4th once Wormwood(and the Shoestring for taste if desired) and add it to the water already heating on stove.
*Boil it until it is almost a think green envy color.
*Strain out the wormwood and let cool.
After you have made your wormwood tea choose your poison(favorite spirits) and mix to taste adding a lot of sugar.
My friends call it "Snake Juice"
*Do Not Drink too much it can kill in high does.*
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