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.
Today is Earth Day. This is the day we should all strive to be more environmentally concious and “GO GREEN“. So I’m going to do my part – I’m going to drink green absinthe. I hope you all will join me. 
This is a serious question, as there are a lot of Absinthe Fountains out there. As the selection is manifold, Absinthe.FM now offers a fountain that is the right choice for everyone. It is the Absinthe Fountain Antique Mini. It has two spigots and is therefore easy to store and use. And as we think every Absintheur should have the right to prepare his Absinthe the traditional way, we now offer it for the reduced Absintheur price! Check out our Absinthe Ritual Video Section to see how the Absinthe Fountain Ritual works. Cheers!
An new Absinthe Verte from France (Pontarlier) is now for sale at Absinthe.FM. Absinthe Vieux Pontarlier won the Double Gold, Best in Class medal at the San Francisco Spirits Competition in 2008.
Absinthe Perroquet is a premium Absinthe from France. It will be available by next week at Absinthe.FM.
Recently we received a sample bottle of the brand new Absinthe La Maison Fontaine.
Meanwhile it arrived in our stock. You can buy it here: Absinthe La Maison Fontaine
It is an Absinthe La Bleue, distilled in the Pontarlier region, France. 15 herbs are used for distillation. We can say that it is a good French version of the normally in Switzerland originated La Bleue Absinthe. Besides the classic French Absinthe Ritual we tried as well the cucumber version, where you add some lime and cucumber to the fountain water. It gives the Absinthe a nice fresh touch. We tried it, as we also like PIMMS Original, where you mix Ginger Ale with PIMMS and add as well a slice of cucumber. It is a nice variation, try it out. Attached are some promo pics from La Maison Absinthe, which shows the cucumber ritual as well. Of course this premium Absinthe will be pretty soon available at Absinthe.FM !
Cheers!
Recently I was fortunate enough to aquire a 50 ml. sample bottle of vintage Pernod Fils, circa 1910. It was extremely expensive, but I’ve always wanted to try a pre-ban absinthe so I decided to give it a go. The color is a beautiful dark golden amber and the aroma is very reminiscent of a fine cognac. As I added water the louche formed rather swiftly, at first turning a caramel color, and as the glass was filled it ended up a wondeful yellow pastel. Now as to the taste – I don’t have the adequate vocabulary neccesary to describe how awesome this is, so I won’t even try. Let me just say that over the past 10 years I’ve tried well over 100 different brands and this glass of Pernod Fils was the best absinthe I have ever had. If you ever get the chance (and can afford it) don’t pass it up. This was an awesomely sublime experience.
This little beauty might more acurately be described as a cross between a spoon and a grille. Talented artist and good friend Chris Olson is responsible for the design and production. It’s made of 3 ounces of pure silver and features a unique recessed sugar cube holder which allows the sugar to dissolve more thoroughly, resulting in less in the bottom of the glass. Chris, at one time, worked for special effects wizard Stan Winston. As Master Designer for the prestigious Molina Fine Jewelry, Chris also did restoration work on some of the artifacts retrieved from the Titanic. Currently only 3 of these exist. I own one, Chris has one, and one of Molina’s very wealthy clients, who is also a big absinthe fan, has the 3rd one. They may be available to the public at a future date.
