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« Reply #375 on: June 06, 2009, 02:27:00 am » |
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Bill Gurstelle contributes to the discussion of The Green Fairy at BoingBoing. |
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« Reply #376 on: June 06, 2009, 04:32:09 am » |
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the picture used in the BoingBoing article shows a bottle of Absente on the left-which isn't actually absinthe.
Not a critique-just an observation.
So, has anyone tried the Canadian Taboo absinthe the author raved about?
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« Reply #377 on: June 08, 2009, 04:23:39 pm » |
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my spoon is an original Victorian Antique. and is completely made of silver....  I'm finding no documentation of a spoon of this kind in any of my searches for the mark. Though several pieces with the same (or similar) handle design come up. I don't know if its an actual absinthe spoon, but I've used it as such ever since I got it. |
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« Reply #379 on: June 11, 2009, 01:59:54 pm » |
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my spoon is an original Victorian Antique. and is completely made of silver.... I'm finding no documentation of a spoon of this kind in any of my searches for the mark. Though several pieces with the same (or similar) handle design come up. I don't know if its an actual absinthe spoon, but I've used it as such ever since I got it. The bon-bon or nut spoon was commonly pierced, and certainly would have been a part of any full silver set. Tho the triangular shape of this could have it classed as a fruit spoon. I don't think that it's actually an absinthe spoon - but certainly there is nothing to stop you from using it as one.  It's a very nice looking piece! |
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Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
(Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes. But deserve a nice glass of absinthe. I have some Montemarte in the cabinet, if you wish.)
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« Reply #380 on: June 11, 2009, 04:10:49 pm » |
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indeed, and it's all silver.
I contacted an expert on absinthe spoons, and they say it's a meat server, but again, I'm not so sure, I'm sure it isn't an absinthe spoon (tho I've used it as such), and have ordered an appropriate one, but as for what THIS spoon is supposed to serve, I haven't the slightest.
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« Reply #381 on: June 11, 2009, 05:16:57 pm » |
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FWIW - I only take sugar in about 1/3 of the absinthes I like... the spoon you use isn't all that critical in my book. Getting a good drip, now THAT is critical.
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« Reply #383 on: June 28, 2009, 01:22:33 am » |
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So Mr. Leeps and I gave the Vieux Carre a try tonight. It was my first drink of Absinthe, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I found it quite nice, very fragrant. |
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« Reply #384 on: July 01, 2009, 01:42:23 am » |
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My apologies if someone else has posted this but I'm late to the thread and have not had the time to properly read all pages of it. Given my age I probably shouldn't know what absinthe is at all, but my mother has in her possesion a rather nicely illustrated book on the subject of its history. Don't think I'll be drinking it or its substitute any time in the near future, but I do like the spoons and the general colour of it. |
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We are all, as a species, insane.
Some of us are just better at hiding it.
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« Reply #385 on: November 23, 2009, 02:53:39 am » |
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On a sad note, for as good as the St. Georges Absinthe was to begin with, it was bottled in a clear glass bottle (rather than green or brown) and the subsequent oxidizing has rendered it a bit musty and not nearly as pleasant to drink down the road.
Unfortunate on two counts.
1. It was good.
2. As with all absinthes it was expensive. I hate having to sink bottles.
So bear that in mind - if buying this absinthe, which I DO still recommend. Try to go through the bottle quickly, or put in in dark storage if trying to keep it a while. (And for that matter, make sure your liquor store has not had that same bottle out for a year).
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« Reply #386 on: November 23, 2009, 11:35:42 pm » |
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Hmm, this might be an incentive to do some sort of steamy bottle cover-ups for the "vampire" absinthe that reacts badly to light...
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« Reply #387 on: November 24, 2009, 03:35:06 am » |
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I know it wasn't a good idea but a few years ago my friends made some absinthe jello. They made a large bowl and the intent was to use a spoon to scoop the jello into a shot glass. After an hour I was just eating the jello out of the bowl with the spoon. I didn't have a crazy trip but I remember events of that night much differently than the other people there. I woke up the next morning in a bathtub, in my boxers.
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« Reply #388 on: October 20, 2010, 01:14:30 pm » |
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« Reply #389 on: July 05, 2012, 03:44:38 pm » |
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Glad the Green Fairy is a topic for that many people. I'm quite new to absinthe, but it is a world you easily get sucked into... Went to the Absinthe Festival in Boveresse the other week, it was amazing to meet so many absinthe connoisseurs in one place!
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« Reply #390 on: July 05, 2012, 09:25:20 pm » |
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My father recently made some Absinthe Ice Pops. They were a bit slushy but held their shape long enough to be eaten. They also settled out a bit, so the tip of the pop (which had been at the bottom) tasted a bit stronger than the base of the pop.
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« Reply #391 on: February 19, 2013, 04:06:30 am » |
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So, has anyone tried the Canadian Taboo absinthe the author raved about?
I'm curious about this as well. I would like to buy a bottle and try it. I can't find a bar that stocks it that I could sample some first. I do like anise in pizzelles, but I do not like licorice candy. There are 3 available at BC Liquor stores, one is the Taboo, made in BC. The other two are from the Czech Republic (the cheapest, named Hill's), and France (ABSINTHE - LA FEE PARISIENNE, same price as the Taboo.) There's no picture of Hill's, the French is a clear bottle with neon green liquid, and Taboo is a very skinny, dark green bottle. Taboo is also the least amount of alcohol - 60%. The others are 70% and 68%. So, I will be buying some, but I wondered if anyone has tried any of these brands and which is preferred? |
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« Reply #392 on: February 19, 2013, 09:43:48 am » |
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Hill's is the one responsible for the "set the sugar cube on fire" version of the ritual; by all accounts this is because Hill's tastes like lighter fluid.
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« Reply #393 on: February 19, 2013, 08:58:19 pm » |
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is it legal in the UK? and where can it be bought?
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sorry I am not here but I am in Wales; climbing mountains, swimming in freezing lakes at 6 in the morning and above all having a brilliant time!
(apart from the fact I am not aloud to take my pith helmet, khakis or my navigational equipment!)
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« Reply #394 on: February 19, 2013, 10:50:10 pm » |
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Yes it is legal, and you can buy it an all related paraphernalia from Amazon Uk.
I made last year an Absinthe decanter and tantalus from a crystal skull vodka bottle. The tantalus has a bright LED up lighter which cause the absinthe to glow.
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« Reply #395 on: February 20, 2013, 12:02:55 am » |
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Hill's is the one responsible for the "set the sugar cube on fire" version of the ritual; by all accounts this is because Hill's tastes like lighter fluid.
That's probably why it's only $34.99 and the other two are $55.00. I think I'll go with Taboo since it's somewhat local and the bottle is dark and quite nice looking. Mr. Harrow, I'd love to see a picture of your decanter Now I need to find a spoon, or perhaps make one of my own...I'm thinking a metal colander would be interesting. Cut it down, fashion a handle of some sort... |
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« Reply #396 on: February 20, 2013, 12:16:14 am » |
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« Reply #397 on: February 20, 2013, 01:23:48 am » |
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A photo of Mr. Harrow's decanter...he's lacking the proper aetherweb equipment at this time to post it himself:  And might I add, well done good sir! |
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Mr Peter Harrow, Esq
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« Reply #398 on: February 20, 2013, 01:32:57 am » |
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I thank you!
I would raise the issue of my plasma gin handgrenade decanter and tantalus, but that wouldn't be appropriate for this thread
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Prof Samuel.H.F.Foreman
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« Reply #399 on: February 22, 2013, 07:51:03 pm » |
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sorry if this has already been asked but do they make absinthe without the wormwood, if so what is the name and where can I get it?  thank you, Prof. Foreman |
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