Absente.Absente, the latest absinthe absinthe (ăb`sĭnth), an emerald-green liqueur distilled from wormwood and other aromatics, including angelica root, sweet-flag root, star anise, and dittany, which have been macerated and steeped in alcohol. rage in London, is now available in the US. Imported by Crillon Importers, Absente is 110 proof and has the traditional flavor and emerald green color of absinthe. The company suggests reviving the ritual of absinthe by dripping water over a sugar cube sugar cube Drug slang A popular street term for LSD, named for a common delivery “device”, a sugar cube into the Absente, causing it to change color, becoming a swirling green opalescent opalescent /opal·es·cent/ (o?pah-les´int) showing a milky iridescence, like an opal. o·pal·es·cent adj. drink. |
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