Absinthe minded.Oscar Wilde scandalized England with it. Bjork sparked a craze in Iceland with it. And in Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge! Kylie Minogue embodied it, sprinkling Paris with green fairy dust. The United States, of course, banned it! All that for an emerald-green anise-flavored liqueur distilled with oil of wormwood wormwood, Mediterranean perennial herb or shrubby plant (Artemisia absinthium) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), often cultivated in gardens and found as an escape in North America. It has silvery gray, deeply incised leaves and tiny yellow flower heads. (with an alcohol level up to 75% by volume). If you really want to experience the Tinkerbell-like effects of this traditional "muse of artists," read Jad Adams's book, Hideous 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. : A History of the Devil in a Bottle (University of Wisconsin Press The University of Wisconsin Press (or UW Press), founded in 1936, is a university press that is part of the Graduate School of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States. It published under its own name and the imprint The Popular Press. , $24.95), then pour yourself into a bona fide [Latin, In good faith.] Honest; genuine; actual; authentic; acting without the intention of defrauding. A bona fide purchaser is one who purchases property for a valuable consideration that is inducement for entering into a contract and without suspicion of being absinthe bar: Try Literarni Kavarna (Salmovska 16) in Prague, Bar Marsella (Carrer de Sant SANT South African Native Trust Pau 65) in Barcelona, or the oh-so-queer Angels Cafe Bar (131 Hurst St.) in Birmingham, England. Have them serve it in the traditional manner, poured over a sugar cube on a slotted spoon into a glass of water. The green liqueur will turn milky white. What a trip--before you've even had a sip! |
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