Post #562891 by KeithH on Mon, Nov 1, 2010 1:20 PM

My first experience with Absine was the very nasty Sebor that some friends brought in (before it was legal to sell here in the USA) for a party. They loved the "flaming sugar" trick.

Earilier this year I took a class from Gwydion Stone, the distiller of Marteau and one of the founders for the Wormwood Society. I just wanted to have a better understanding of what I was drinking (in general). The class was very informative and provided a lot of information on absinthe.

Absinthe got a bad rep for no good reason. It won't make you go crazy or hallucinate more than any other alcoholic beverage will if you drink enough. And if you enjoy a little black licorice, you will likely enjoy a glass of good absinthe and it works so nicely as an accent for so many great cocktails.