[Sca-cooks] absinthe

[Stefan li Rous]

  William deGrandfort mentioned:
> By the way... I had the opportunity two weeks past to sample authentic
> Absinthe, smuggled in from
> the Middle East by one of our U.S. soldiers.  It was entirely too
> bitter for my tastes (no sugar
> avaiable in the alley behind the bar), and I was very nervous about
> trying it (not knowing the
> quantity needed to produce ill-effects).  I tried one whisky shot full
> of it to no effect, other
> than a slight tingling of the tip of my tongue, and an acrid tast in
> the back of my mouth (like
> burnt peanuts).  The flavor was reminiscent of bitter watermelon, if
> you can imagine that, but the
> heat of the alcohol was pronounced.  Now that I have tried it, I can
> pass it up the next time it is offered...
Perhaps you or others might be interested in this file in the BEVERAGES 
section of the Florilegium:
absinthe-msg      (10K) 12/30/01    A cordial made with wormwood.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/BEVERAGES/absinthe-msg.html

Stefan
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