The Green Fairy

[acrossthegreen]

So, on February 20th, I signed up for the MCAT.

I had a nervous breakdown shortly afterward and then Aleks, Sarah and I went on an Absinthe expedition.
Between Sarah and I, we finished half the bottle (so, I almost died. Absinthe is 68% alcohol.  That's almost 100%).

There was lots of crazyness involving large orange space balls, orange safety

Comments

[drabsinthe]

What was the brand of absinthe was that? Sorry to hear you didn't like it. Maybe if you had used the Bohemian fire method (pour absinthe through the sugar and light it) it may have tasted better? Some absinth from Czech tastes better that way :-)

Did it go cloudy white (louche) when you added water? I'm curious.

[acrossthegreen]

It was just the brand I found at the local Tesco.
The fire method sounds really interesting. I'm not sure we can do that becaues we didn't actually have a real absinthe spoon (we just improvised with a regular one) so I don't think we can light it like that.
Oh, and it did get cloudy!
Hah. If I actually feel up to it again, I'll try the better absinthe from Czech. Thanks for the tip. :D

[drabsinthe]

Hills? Be careful if you light it. It isn't the traditional method..that's just with water as you did already. Also, it's not a good idea to drink to much - it was originally meant as an aperatif and drunk during The Green Hour (L'Heure Verte)...one glass before dinner :-)

Czech absinth is stronger - not everyone thinks it is better though! I enjoyed your description: "It tastes like an ass on fire" LOL

[acrossthegreen]

Haha. Then I won't light it!

I only drank a little more than a glass... but that's a LOT for me. I was really distressed (after signing up for that test) so my judgement was a little impaired. Ops.

Where do you get the Czech absinthe though? Curious.

[rocknrolldied]

Send me some absinthe :)

[drabsinthe]

Good question - the answer is I don't know. There are some that will categorically tell you it does not. This flies in the face of some modern science & personal experience. It certainly is a weird drink. Tesco have their own brand? Didn't know that. Does it say country of origin? The thujone level in absinthe is regulated by the EU and varies between brands.

[acrossthegreen]

No, Tesco doesn't have its own brand. They sell La Fee absinthe that comes from Paris.
It doesn't specify the level of thujone (but it doesn't say that it doesn't contain it either).

[acrossthegreen]

Patrick, I don't think I'd be able to bring some back.

Absinthe isn't legal back home. And I'm too young to bring back alcoholic substances.
Boo. I'm useless.