Post #360774 by Melintur on Tue, Feb 12, 2008 12:15 PM

On 2008-02-12 10:15, badpelican wrote:

I substituted an absinthe - Blanche de Fougerolles that I had on hand instead of Pernod when I made my first Dr. Funk...... The taste of the absinthe was way too noticable. The drink was God-Awful, I wrote a big "no" on that page of Intoxica... Even mentally subtracting the absinthe taste I don't think I would have liked that drink. I added more ice and grenadine and was able to force it down.

On a side note if you want to try the real stuff I can heartily recommend absintheonline.com
I live near Seattle, WA and usually get my shipment (from London) in less than a week.

Dr. Funk is a poor subject for replacement. Its Pernod is DEFINITELY Pernod - I'd never use that one as a test. Also, Dr. Funk is ... how should I say ... for the tart tooth? It's definitely a palate challenge for the uninitiated. That said, once you get a hankering, ain't nothing that can heal you like the good Dr.

Try your switch on a test pilot, QB cooler, or cobra's fang.

And of course, to each his/her own. The best arbiter for your own taste is yourself!