I Love Absinthe

When I was 22 I saw an ad in a Rolling Stone magazine. Was a picture of 2 men sitting at a table, 2 glasses were in front of them with spoons atop. The caption below the Impressionist painting said "absinthe refined." I was...

I don't know when I first heard of it. But the atmosphere in which it was served was fascinating.
I remember delving into it's hisotry, it's lore. I prowled antique shops and found the most ornate spoons. But.... it was illegal. Darn...

I really like sipping it...slowly enjoying it, savoring the quiet and clarity. So, now that it's legal I went on the hunt. I had wondered if it had lost some of the magic when it became legal.  The whole thing of finding the right...

somewhere between peppermint and brown sugar sweetness or undescriable but beautiful burning sensation when it glides from your throat and every thing blurrs life entourage anything and everything gyrates around you they become to a...

ahh Yes, The green fairy and I, the lovely Lady and go back  a few years. It was back in the summer of 1972. My stepfather had  just requested that I vacate his home kinda  suddenly a couple months early. So there I was...

In Ireland, I'm not sure If Absinthe is Illegal in Ireland but I do know that They don't supply as much as of it rather than the other countries around the world. Because it isn't as easily accessible than other countries when we see...

I'm swigging on some Lucid absinthe from France right now....on my second glass, figured to step up my consumption pace...I'll let Yinz know if the green tinkerbell comes and kisses me on the tip of my nose....

I have tried two brands, Lucid and Kubler. Lucid comes from France, and Kubler from Switzerland. They are supposed to be the best that can be purchased in the U.S. I'd like to see what some Europeans have to say about these two. It is...