A Proper Absinthe Drink

Ever since coming to Europe, I've wanted to try doing a full fledged traditional Absinthe drink. Recently, our friend, Lisa, from Paris came to visit, and she brought a bottle of organic naturally-colored Absinthe. She even brought the essential piece of equipment necessary to do a proper Absinthe drink - an Absinthe spoon.

The traditional Czech way to serve Absinthe is to pour the shot over a sugar cube, and then light the liquor infused sugar cube on fire. Once that burns out, you trickle cold spring water over the cube until it dissolves into the liquid. Then you stir it in, and your drink is ready.

What is interesting is that the liquid goes from transparent green to a milky green color. In the 1800's this was often attributed to the Green Fairy. I think it is really some sort of small chemical reaction.

Absinthe has an herbal anise flavor. It is actually quite refreshing, though it is very high in alcohol.

I can testify that in its current form, even with the traditional Wormwood extract included, I experienced no hallucinations or ill effects. . . that I am aware of. . .