Later, however, changing tastes and pressure from temperance advocates dictated that absinthe be diluted with water, preferably sweetened. |
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A dose, or serving, of about one to one-and-one-half ounces of absinthe was poured into a footed glass. |
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Yes, absinthe is made with wormwood, which contains a psychoactive chemical called thujon, which causes mild hallucinations. |
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And for that matter, surely someone ought also to have known that absinthe is made with wormwood, not digitalis. |
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A French friend has given me a bottle of absinthe, with what looks like a flattened tea-strainer attached. |
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He tested strychnine, thebaine, coramin, caffeine, brucin, absinthe and, finally, camphor dissolved in oil seemed to best meet his needs. |
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The highly toxic and addictive absinthe acted powerfully on the nerve centres, intoxicated rapidly, and could cause delirium and hallucinations. |
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When the flame died, we poured a measure of water equal to the amount of absinthe into the glass. |
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Expect leather armchairs, log fires, ambient music and a sexier-than-thou bar girl serving anything from absinthe to whiskey. |
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Any series that can combine absinthe, mannequins, mimes, and beheadings and pull it off is okay in my book. |
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The interior is split over two levels, both designed in a minimalist style, and a highlight here is the availability of absinthe. |
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But no one, not even the manufacturers, claim that this new French product is actual absinthe. |
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To make amends I shouted him a double absinthe, and ordered two shandies for Irigaray and Virilio. |
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Included in the recipe are aloe, bay leaves, absinthe, anise seeds, bitter oranges, basil, cardamom, nutmeg, peppermint, and saffron. |
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The weather was lovely but I made the mistake of drinking absinthe, cider then vodka. |
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He quickly returned with a tray bearing a small carafe of absinthe, a large carafe of ice water and a box of sugar cubes. |
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Thujone is extracted from the wormwood leaves used in flavouring absinthe as well as vermouth and green chartreuse. |
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First, we poured our shot of absinthe over a sugar cube that rested in a silver slotted absinthe spoon. |
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Toulouse Lautrec was usually pie-eyed on absinthe, while Ernest Hemingway wrote much of his best prose plastered. |
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As I splashed my face with cold water, I remembered blearily the flamenco dancers and the endless absinthe. |
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Lesser quality absinthe was made by adding plant extracts to lower grade alcohol. |
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It is much more likely that the relationship between the siphon and the absinthe was contrived by the artists. |
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To help fuel this weekend marathon the museum offered special guided tours throughout the night and served absinthe in the cafe. |
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He managed to evade two recapture attempts with guile, spirit and a kick like Czechoslovakian absinthe. |
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However, the device was really intended to filter the water in an effort to promote absinthe drinking as hygienic. |
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But the reality was that absinthe usually dulled artistic creativity rather than enhanced it. |
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Kerrie admitted having drunk two shots of absinthe, a shot of vodka and a can of Stella Artois lager on the night in question. |
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The mint-green of Aberline's absinthe shows up in the color of the lanterns on the Ripper's carriage, among other touches. |
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Coloring can also be done cold, but that takes several days and a greater quantity of plants, which increases the acridity of the absinthe. |
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It consists in pouring the absinthe over the sugar before setting fire to it in order to caramelize it. |
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I ask Cuco how The Verne Club gets illegal, over-proof alcohol like absinthe through the fine-toothed comb of Argentine customs. |
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There is something about being in Captain Nemo's Nautilus that makes the absinthe taste even better. |
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The absinthe ban lasted until 2010, when Articulo 1123 was ever-so-quietly repealed. |
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Opaline absinthe can also be qualified as the rebel and diabolic sister of the Clandestine. |
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He makes me a 20's Sazerac with Jack Daniels, Peychaud's Bitters, simple syrup, and local Tigre de la Ira absinthe. |
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They also brought labor unions, anarchism, socialism, and, of course, absinthe. |
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Sadly, that too has disappeared from Montmartre as absinthe is still illegal in France, and public drunkenness on the scale of Lautrec's is no more. |
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Documents relating to absinthe are quite collectible, especially those with printed letterheads, such as invoices, catalogues, price lists, and brochures. |
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When the absinthe arrives at our table, I finally accept just how cold the real James Joyce trail in Trieste really is. |
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Unfortunately, I hate black jelly beans, and I thought it tasted nasty, so I wound up chugging my drinks, which is really not the point of absinthe. |
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Packaged in a slick, silver and green aluminium bottle and emblazoned with a catchy logo, it advertised itself as a blonde ale flavoured with absinthe. |
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The ancient recipe of this sugarless absinthe is obtained especially by distillation of a mixture of green anise and wormwood. |
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Combining bitterness with mellowness, this absinthe demonstrates remarkable harmony and is well-balanced. |
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The lemonny taste and the mellowness of the Montana 55 make it a fresh absinthe that reminds one of the sun. |
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Palate: Well-balanced between mellowness and roundness on notes of absinthe and fennel. |
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A book in which adecdotes rub elbows with the short and the long history of absinthe. |
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An absinthe with personality that combines the spiciness of the green anise with the biterness of the grand wormwood. |
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Each glass tube is hermetically sealed and contains 50ml, that it to say, the ideal measure for the preparation of a couple of absinthe glasses. |
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Mellow and elegant, this absinthe displays a personality full of roundness. |
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At that time, absinthe was not yet a popular aperitif, but still a mysterious, magical elixir. |
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This practice can have a good result when one wants to give the absinthe an autumn leaf yellow color rather than a beautiful olive green. |
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The coloring in absinthe comes from various herbs which are used to make it and which are macerated in alcohol. |
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This time I dunked the sugar cube in the absinthe and set it aflame. |
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A few months later, on the 1st of March 2005, the Federal Council decided to legalize absinthe in Switzerland. |
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The absinthe is served without a fountain of ice-water, no perforated spoon, no sugar cube. |
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This absinthe is obtained especially by distillation of green anise and wormwood. |
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Thanks to a powerful grand wormwood, this absinthe develops a very savoury bitterness. |
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The result is amazing: The absinthe blends in perfectly with the fruity aromas of the sparkling wine and form together a whole body. |
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Elie Arnaud Denoix 69 absinthe is sweet and is characterised by its lemony perfume. |
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The feminin notes of amber and flours combined to the masculin vegetal and wooded notes make of Absolument absinthe an unclassifiable perfume. |
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However, Mr Ash, who likes to sip aniseed-flavoured raki instead of absinthe, rejects the comparison. |
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The Ulex O II absinthe comes from a recipe very close to the Ulex Gold absinthe's recipe, and is also made only with natural products. |
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It is made with molded glass and its reservoir will be ideal to measure correctly your absinthe. |
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Theirs was a world where glamour and elegance marked every appearance, punctuated with little absinthe crocodile clutches and tea rose-colored jersey dresses. |
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I found a little corner to stand in and pretended to sip my own louched absinthe. |
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When the erotic art of Félicien Rops meets absinthe and its shady history. |
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At the beginning of the war vodka, the national spirit of Russia, was prohibited in Russia, and absinthe, the pernicious decoction of wormwood so popular in France, and similar liquors, temporarily, in France. |
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Abtshof 66 is a multi-prizewinning absinthe. |
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Why does absinthe become cloudy when I pour water over it ? |
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This is also the kind of absinthe that so enraptured the world 100 years ago, and will do the same today especially in our modern and eye catching bottle. |
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This absinthe will enchant both novices and confirmed absinthe drinkers. |
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Contrarily to what one might think, absinthe fountains arrived very late. |
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You will be able to recognize it on many paitings related to absinthe. |
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I still fantasize about an absinthe that louches like this one only with more definition in the smoky wisps, but I'm far from disappointed with this. |
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Seeking for a top quality absinthe, La Fée managers oriented their choice towards the Guy distillery when it came to distilling their new product. |
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You can also savour this absinthe pure, with eventually an ice cube. |
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The night falls, it's now time for us to meet up with some friends at the La Poste restaurant where some regional dishes, a fountain and some absinthe glasses wait for us. |
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What goes for absinthe goes for other liquors, such as la chartreuse. |
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Composition: Apart from the AOC Apricot brandy and the AOC Valais pear eau-de-vie, which are emblematic of our region, the Valais offers many alcoholic spirits such as raspberry, absinthe, apple, quince and many more? |
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At most one could, in a conflict such as that over the banning of absinthe, ask the interested party to bow before the exigencies of public good and morality. |
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For absinthe is made with the herb wormwood, less well known as artemisia absinthium. |
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Act two starts with Toulouse drinking absinthe and dancing with a green fairy. |
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Her winning cocktail was called 'The Black Jack' and was created using Monin's green apple syrup along with Jack Daniel's honey, Hapsburg absinthe, lemon juice and ginger. |
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The hotel has launched a new London High Society afternoon tea menu, comprising traditional and new selections topped off with a dainty absinthe green fairy macaroon. |
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