Lit Kicks features an informative post by Michael Norris on absinthe, including this description of the feeling it brings on:

"I began to experience a nice, mellow buzz. Unlike whiskey, which tends to dull the senses, absinthe brings about a clarity of mind that is unusual in an alcoholic beverage. I didn’t experience visions or hallucinations, just a feeling of well-being and a sharpening of the senses. The music sounded better than usual."

Apparently, some absinthe is legal in the U.S. now. I had a bartender in San Francisco tell me they had absinthe in stock, but I wasn't willing to pay roughly $50 for a taste. I also wasn't sure if she was talking about real absinthe with wormwood or something more akin to Absente.

I've been ordering mine from a company in the Czech Republic. They tone down the alcohol content a bit but the wormwood is there and it's as good as the absinthe I sampled in Paris and Estonia.

Posted by Bob Benz at February 14, 2008 7:51 AM