Ted Breaux, producer of the Jade Absinthe line, is back in New Orleans this month where he’ll be hosting an absinthe taste testing event at the Absinthe Museum of America on Friday, December 18. It is from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at 823 Royal St.  He’ll also be giving a lecture on the history and myths of absinthe at Pravda, located at 1113 Decatur St., on Saturday, December 19 at 2:30 p.m. Both events are free to the public, but you need reservations for the lecture. Reservations can be had by emailing kate@lamaisondabsinthe.com or by calling 504-523-0903. I wish I lived closer as this  would be lots of fun! 

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Some of my absinthe collection

My family and friends

A sold out crowd enjoyed gourmet food and lots of absinthe last Sunday at Scottsdale restaurant Digestif. World renowned absinthe expert Ted Breaux was in house for the festivities. It was a 4 course dinner with an absinthe cocktail with each course. Between courses Ted talked about his absinthe experiences. He’s a really nice guy and very easy to talk to.  For the last course waiters brought out 50 fountains so that each person had their own tap for the last absinthe. How cool is that? I had a display of some of my absinthe memorabilia there as well. We had an awesome time and by the end of the night we were all very absinthe minded indeed. In the coming weeks I’ll be posting more pictures from this event, so stay tuned.

            All photos courtesy of Digestifs’ Mari Markogianis