Archive for the ‘Absinthe Experiences’ Category

At this years International Wine and Spitits Competition  La Maison Fontaine Absinthe took the Best in Class Gold Medal. It is a typical La Bleue Absinthe, but it is distilled in France, not Switzerland. It has a very fresh and crisp taste. 15 herbs are used for distillation. The producers recommend to try this Absinthe as well the “cucumber” way. Add some slices of cucumber into the decanter you use for diluting your Absinthe. It will give the drink a pleasant freshness. This wonderful absinthe is available at our sister site www.Alandia.de .

Mark your calendars, July 17, 2010 – Sept 30, 2010, and come see Damian Hevia’s new collection of Absinthe related photographs at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum (SoFAB), adjacent to the Museum of the American Cocktail, NMark your calendars, July 17, 2010 – Sept 30, 2010, and come see Damian Hevia’s new collection of Absinthe related photographs at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum (SoFAB), adjacent to the Museum of the American Cocktail, New Orleans, L.A., on July 17, 2010.(Riverwalk Marketplace 1 Poydras St., Julia Street entrance, top floor). Come meet Damian at the opening, 4:00-6:00 pm, and see his, “Absinthe Visions” photographic exhibit. If you can’t make it for the opening, you still have a chance to see his work as the exhibit will be featured for 3 consecutive months. Damian is a very talented and world renowned professional photographer, acclaimed musician and Absinthe aficionado from Houston, Texas. His artistic photographs capture and reflect the spirit of his subject and evoke reflective emotions that stimulate both curiosity and excitement in his audience about this mysterious aperitif called Absinthe. Opening of this exhibit kicks off the festivities of, “Tales of the Cocktail”, (July 21-24,2010) headquartered at the Montelone Hotel. See, (http://www.talesofthecocktail.com/), for more details. Presentations by Absinthe experts and historians, Jay Hendrickson and Ted Breaux will inform the audience about the history, myths, distilling processes and recent legalization (2007) of contemporary Absinthe. (See schedule for dates, times and locations of these seminars). This exhibit and the above cocktail festival are sure to entertain, stimulate, educate, and, if you’re not careful, inebriate its audience. Please drink responsibly so you can come back in September, 2010, to hear Damian present his motivation and practical approach to achieving his vision for the photographs in the exhibit. (Dates to be determined and shared when available). To see more examples of his artistic expressions through still photographs, visit (http://www.dhevia.com/) Please share this invitation with all of your friends and acquaintances! We hope to see you there having tons of fun in New Orleans!

Absinthe guru Ted Breaux, whose Jade line of absinthes is generally considered among the best, will be teaching a class in making absinthe cocktails. It will feature drinks made with existings and unreleased absinthes. The event will take place June 24th at the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans at a cost of $20 per person and reservations can be made at 504-522-1994

John Trummer, owner of the New York bar Apotheke, prides himself in his pyrotechnic displays at work. The bar claims to be trying to re-create the atmosphere of absinthe dens in the 1800’s. John performs a rather elaborate absinthe fire ritual as seen in the picture. Any real absintheur knows that they never used fire with absinthe in the old days. He was recently arrested for pouring several different types of booze on the 20 foot long bar and lighting it on fire.  While I’m sure this looked really cool, it seems to be very dangerous. Friends don’t let friends burn absinthe . 

Our friend and owner of  “The Absinthe Buyer’s Guide”, Winston Guthrie, has written a book on absinthe cocktails titled “A Taste for Absinthe”. It’s a collection of 65 different absinthe cocktail recipes from award winning mixologists and bartenders from all over the country. Also the book includes absinthe stories and historical facts, information about the lifting of the ban on absinthe in America, a primer on absinthe production, a guide to US approved absinthe, and how to select premium absinthe. 
The scheduled release date is Sept. 21, 2010, but they’re accepting pre-orders now.  This should be a great book as it’s being published by the prestigious Random House. More info can be found at www.atasteforabsinthe.com  . I can’t wait to get my copy!

Hello I have a collection of 47 mini absinthe bottles if someone is intressted to buy please email me
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I just found out that yesterday was good friend and absinthe entrepeneur Mike Schallehn’s birthday. Mike is the mastermind behind both Absinthe.FM and Alandia. I hope all of you out there will join me in wishing Mike a very Happy Birthday, even if it is a wee bit late . Also, Mike’s second in command, Christian, will be cellebrating his “B” day on Friday. So Happy Birthday to Chris as well!

Well my old absinthemobile finally bit the dust. There’s a picture of it when is was healthy in one of the older entries. Rest in peace my old friend. But now I have a much better absinthemobile and here’s a picture of it. Click on it to get a bigger view :)

Even though absinthe has been legal in the US for a little over 3 years now, I still get asked “Which absinthe will make me trip?”. The answer, quite simply, is none. While absinthe does have a different effect than other alcohols, it  is not a drug and will not, never did, and never will, make you hallucinate. Anyone who claims to have tripped from absinthe either has experienced the placebo effect, wherein because they believe they will hallucinate, they do. Or they’ve had some kind of drug slipped into their drink. Drinking excessive quantities of absinthe will just make you excessively drunk. Believe me, I know from experience

Were you wondering which effect Absinthe causes..? Now we have the answer from a vintage Absinthe advertisment. It helps you to convince your sweetheart..;-) Cheers guys! And women, sorry if that sounds impolite, but that´s what the advertising at least wants us to believe.