Salsa's Absinthe Blargh

An absinthe fan's absinthe blog-- news, history, or whatever louches my dose...

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Concrete Mixer Massacre

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"Massacre à la bétonneuse" - absinthemuseum.auvers-sur-oise
Friday, July 08, 2011

BTW: She Said Yes!

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I'd been holding onto a sample of 1914 Pernod Fils (from Oxygénée ) for a few years, waiting for a special occasion, and last October fi...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The New York Times Rates Absinthes

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Today's New York Times article rating absinthes manages to break through the hype and bad rep and actually do a tasting. While not com...
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Friday, April 24, 2009

Old Absinthe House-- WTF?!

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OF ALL PLACES, the Old Absinthe House (no link deserved) should know better than to perform the "fire ritual." It's as bad a...
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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Radio Maria: Cut It Out!

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Spotted this flaming absinthe shot shot on Flickr , taken at Radio Maria in Champagne, Illinois. There seem to be fewer new photos gettin...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

You're DOING IT WRONG!! FIRE + Absinthe = WRONG!!!

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I've been a slack blogger lately-- what to say, now that absinthe is legal?! Well, one thing for sure: YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!!! ...
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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Jade N-O and Clandestine on the Way

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Viridian Spirits , of Lucid fame, have announced that they are bringing T.A. Breaux's Jade Nouvelle-Orléans and Claude-Alain Bugnon...
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Saturday, June 07, 2008

Happiness...

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We received an order from Liqueurs de France a few days ago-- mostly for me, a few bottles for friends. I hesitated ordering and Gaudenti...
Sunday, June 01, 2008

PAS DE FEU!

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Seriously-- do NOT burn absinthe! And tell everybody!!! It's a waste of good alcohol, plus it means that the terrorists have won! Sa...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Science!!

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Top absinthe experts have finally put their money and lab equipment (and vintage absinthe) where their mouths are, publishing a paper to bac...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

U.S. TTB Absinthe Label Approvals

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Oxy psoted a great link to a Lehrman Beverage Law PLCC page listing details on U.S.-legal absinthe, including a listing of TTB-approved a...
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Friday, April 11, 2008

Chicago Area Absinthe Sirène

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Chicagoist reports that North Shore Distillery owners Derek and Sonja Kassebaum brought an assortment of spirits to Malt Advocate magazi...
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Friday, March 28, 2008

SF World Spirits Competition: results?

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The San Francisco World Spirits Competition was held on March 15 and 16, and while the results have been released to entrants, I'm cur...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Vintage Absinthe Paraphernalia

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If you know where to look [ cough , cough ], you may be able to score some fine antiques from time to time! Besides absinthe's f...
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Friday, March 21, 2008

San Francisco Front Page News

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My Inbox has been blowing up-- everybody's sending me links to the absinthe article in t oday's San Francisco Chronicle -- it made...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Glasses Everywhere...

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Poking around the Clement St. Goodwill for gadgets ( Popeil , anyone?), I scored a mint condition Moulinex 445 "Mouli-Julienne"-...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Ikea absinthe glasses?

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"Pokal" wine glasses caught my eye the other day and I grabbed a box-- good shape and size (7oz) for absinthe, right diameter for...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Getting Your Louche On

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With so many people trying out absinthe for the first time, accessories for the ritual are in high demand. Even Hammacher Schlemmer is ...
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Sunday, February 03, 2008

St. George: Second Release of Absinthe Verte

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Made it to St. George Spirits this morning with Spoon to pick up some of the second batch of Absinthe Verte. We arrived at around 11:30 ...
Monday, January 14, 2008

Seriously-- Don't Burn It!

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( link ) ( link ) It can't be said enough-- burning absinthe is not a good idea. Probably 151 or everclear in these clips, but any ...
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