Off: Absinthe

[Doug Pearson]

On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 20:43:44 +0100, Richard Lockwood
<rich at BEERPOWEREDNOISEFRENZY.CO.UK> wrote:
>> As has been noted, it's a strong liquor whose primary ingredient is
>> Wormwood (just as it's Juniper Berries for gin, for instance), along with
>> other herbs (somewhat along the lines of Jagermeister).
>
>Erm, Jaegermeister is simply a cabbage liqueur.  It's not the mindbending
>stuff that people think it is.

To clarify, the only similarity between the two (Jaeger/Absinthe) is that
both use additional herbs for flavoring.  Which is why well-distilled
absinthe doesn't taste quite as horrible as it sounds like it would ...

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com