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Took 1 photo of fireworks tonight and it was this. For some reason, I didn't delete it. Later, looking at the full size photo, I noticed what I hadn't before -- green faerie above the explosion. D'you see her? ;)
The Old Absinthe House n New Orleans on Bourbon St at Bienville St.
This liqueur, really a liquor, was banned for many years because it was rumored to be an opiate narcotic and was vilified.
No evidence shows it to be any more dangerous or psychoactive than ordinary alcohol. A modern absinthe revival began in the 1990s, as countries in the European Union began to reauthorize its manufacture and sale.
As of August 2007 over 100 brands in a dozen countries are produced.
The Kallnachner uses a traditional German spelling, Absinth, but I assure you, it is no Hills. It's a lovely La Bleue.
The Kubler has more anise and bit more bite, despite being the same in alcohol content. Nice, though. I am appreciating the lower alcohol content making things more palatable.
2 measures gin
1/2 measure dry vermouth
1/2 measure absinthe
Stir with ice and strain into (preferably pre-chilled) martini glass
Alfred Jarry once wrote, "Anti-alcoholics are unfortunates in the grip of water, that terrible poison, so solvent and corrosive that out of all substances it has been chosen for washing and scourings, and a drop of water, added to a clear liquid like absinthe, muddies it." You can see the effect above.
Jarry rode a fixie back before it was k3wl.
This steampunk absinthe necklace is glowing with neo Victorian mystery. This silver pendant is made from a recycled wrist watch movement circa 1918. Enamel flowers in black and forest green are accented with jewels in emerald green and sky blue. The emerald jewel is a brilliant rhinestone, and the small blue jewel is a vintage Swarovski crystal. A gold watch gear pears from underneath the steampunk assemblage.