Off: Absinthe

[Richard Lockwood]

Ever tried Bombay Surprise (or "Sapphiire" as it says on the label).  They
used to market it in the UK as "Gin, but different."  Too fucking right!

:-)

Cheers,

Rich.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Pearson" <jasret at MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: Off: Absinthe


> 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
>