tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36773120.post7005046129979684691..comments2023-09-16T19:12:43.147+09:00Comments on The Hired Tongue: Absinthe Is Not OverratedJoe Streckerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848690885706346774noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36773120.post-85257195724506881442008-02-16T08:04:00.000+09:002008-02-16T08:04:00.000+09:00It's morning, and I emerge hangover free! My cunn...It's morning, and I emerge hangover free! My cunning plan of eating pasta, drinking water, and watching The Daily Show in order to sober up worked.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I did do the sugar and ice water thing. The bartender asked if I'd ever drank absinthe before, and told him only once, and it was home brew stuff a friend had made. He gave me a bit of an Absinthe 101 lesson, and offered to swing by with some more sugar cubes if it was too nasty.<BR/><BR/>The taste is rather foul, but the effects are surprising. I had a highball glass of it, and that, along with some beer, got me pretty buzzed. The hallucinogenic bits were mild at best.<BR/><BR/>But it is fun stuff. At least I think so, having managed to escape the nasty hangover Kristen mentioned.Joe Streckerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848690885706346774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36773120.post-52566703091319210392008-02-16T04:35:00.000+09:002008-02-16T04:35:00.000+09:00Be careful, Joe! I hear that stuff can give you o...Be careful, Joe! I hear that stuff can give you one hell of a nasty hangover. Love ya. Talk to you soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36773120.post-33649209162613713172008-02-16T03:53:00.000+09:002008-02-16T03:53:00.000+09:00Licorice = Nasty.Did you do the cube of sugar and ...Licorice = Nasty.<BR/><BR/>Did you do the cube of sugar and dilute it with ice water like a real absinthe drinker would? Actually, there was a NY Times article a little while ago about how absinthe is "making a comeback" here in the States. Apparently its illegality is in dispute.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307182227850370924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36773120.post-33192379301780250392008-02-16T00:53:00.000+09:002008-02-16T00:53:00.000+09:00Funny thing. Absinthe is illegal to sell and impor...Funny thing. Absinthe is illegal to sell and import in the US, but it's not illegal to consume. But damn, that stuff is nasty. I had one glass of it and couldn't take any more. Glad you enjoyed it, though...Sephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950623837896169505noreply@blogger.com