Friday Drink Update: Absinthe Shot

::Here is how to prepare a proper glass of absinthe::

Tony Montana: This is the best loft party ever mang!

Eyelinerrobot: It sure is! I’m glad I threw it! Whose loft is it anyway?

TM: Some estupido gringo.

ER: Good enough for me! I don’t ask questions Senor Montana.

TM: Ju go long way in dis business with that attitude, mang.

ER: Thanks Mr. Montana, speaking of business…

TM: Later, mang, you got alls these peoples here to drink that absinthe stuff ju shillin, better serve up so I can get to my sales pitch. Lot’s of new customers tonight.

ER: Oh Noes! I only have a couple bottles of absinthe and a hundred people wearing scantily clothes to serve! What to do?

TM: Better think fast twinkle toes, I better get my cut or ju’ll be wearing a Chicago overcoat.

ER: What colorful use of antique gangster colloquialism! I will do my best, I will make… THE ABSINTHE SHOOTER!

Friday Drink Update- St. Germain Cocktail

So I arrived at the club tragically early tonight because the trains actually ran on time. I sat at the bar nursing a Gin and Tonic while I waited for the party hour to strike, when suddenly a man in a powdered wig and frilly shirt wafted in through the door. The bouncer gave him a second look as he walked by and waived the cover fee, astounded by the mans style and flair. Then, he sat down next to me. The following is a transcription I was able to record covertly with my cell phone.

::Sound of ruffles swishing and settling::

ER- Well helloo Mister Fancypants.

Stranger- Fitting words for a poncey boy sipping on an old mans drink.

ER- Hey… ::holds back tears::

Stranger- A thousand pardons friend, but I don’t go out like this much any more and tend to stay on the defensive.

ER- It’s ok , I just don’t get to see such a fabulous outfit as yours very often.

Stranger- This old rag! Tra-la! A mere trifling gift from Madame de Pompadour.

ER- Waitaminit! She lived in the 17-hundreds! Who are you!?

Stranger- I have had many names over the years…

ER- ::crosses fingers:: Are you Satan?

More on Absinthe (Or How I learned to stop worrying and love the louche)

So, I’ve told you how to find Absinthe, but not how to enjoy it properly. There are certain people out there that encourage newcomers to to take shots of it straight (!). This is fine and dandy if you are trying to burn polyps from you esophagus, but the effect is quite harsh and has undoubtedly turned many a would-be absinthist away from this lovely liquor. Here is the classic method to prepare a proper glass of absinthe.

Lucid Absinthe Review!

I are so happy. Me luvum Absinthe.

In short it is damn tasty! I am on my second glass just now and fighting the urge to have a third on a work night. The taste is very pleasant and complex. The most powerful note is that of black liquorish, though it is far from overpowering. It is hard for my gin and whiskey burnt mouth to describe the nuances of this heavenly liquor properly. I will try.

Here is how to prepare Absinthe.

It tastes good and makes me feel very good. I have a sizable romantic account of my first glass after the break.

After impatiently smoking my way through my breaks at work I finally clocked out and jetted to the Binnys around the corner. I walked into the empty store a half an hour before closing time. The Tijuana Brass were drizzling out of the ceiling speakers with lo-fi majesty.

Absinthe Is Legal Again! Prepare for severely less coherent posts…

I have been stalking lovely lady Absinthe since I had my first taste. Unfortunately it was only available in Europe and with shipping could easily cost more than a hundred dollars a bottle. Two brands have sidestepped the asinine and antique laws regulating certain botanicals contained by Absinthe, these are now available in the US.

Lucid is a classic Verte (green absinthe).

Kubler is a Swiss style La Bleue (clear absinthe).

I am purchasing a bottle of Lucid tomorrow at Binnys (great liquor store).

I shall write (update I just did a review!) a review of it while still somewhat sober and will do the same as soon as I can get my hands on the Kubler (I can only find Lucid in Chicago stores so far).

If you want to learn more about Absinthe you should go to the Wormwood Society Forums. They have anything and more you ever wanted to know about Absinthe.

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Update- Heres how to prepare a nice glass of Absinthe.