Absinthe Connoisseurs Best Absinthe of 2004
William Jennings
guitar.
www.vintageabsinthe.com (www.absintheonline.com/acatalog/Jade.html)
Che'
Charles De Coster
CdC
Steve Perry
<jou...@texas.net> wrote:
> Jade Liqueurs (formerly Belle Epoque Liqueurs) Absinthe goes well with
> guitar.
Absinthe goes well with a rubber room ...
--
Steve
William Jennings
"Charles De Coster" <vze2...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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A little history of Absinthe
Absinthe was the most popular aperitif in France for some 50 years.
Contrary to romantic ignorance, even regular consumption of absinthe
will not make you see little elves flying around. Absinthe is not like
a 'drug' in the modern idiom. It is simply a beverage which gives a
very mild, relaxed clarity. Of course, the only method to properly make
absinthe involves a cumbersome distillation/coloration ritual. This was
expensive. As a result, there was an economic driver to make it
cheaper. In doing so, manufacturers of old often resorted to the use of
chemicals to enhance the color or 'louche' effect of inferior brands.
Persons who were alcoholics, who abused absinthe, suffered from
deleterious effects. Even worse, many of those persons (including poor
artists) abused the cheap brands (which had questionable if not
dangerous ingredients). As a result of the obvious health problems which
arose from abuse, absinthe became a scapegoat, and was widely banned.
Properly made absinthe never hurt anyone who took it (and other
alcoholic beverages) in moderation. As you already know, anything is
legal, until widespread ignorance and subsequent destructive abuse
forces it to be banned.
While the laws are vaguely written, the importation of absinthe, or any
other liqueur which contains an excess of Artemisia absinthium
(Wormwood) is prohibited. In my experience, as well as my knowledge of
the experiences of many others, importing a bottle or two is no problem.
Absinthe is not scheduled as "a dangerous and controlled substance", so
no one seems to be too concerned, nor do many persons even seem to know
what it is.....or even care.
Che'
William Jennings
"Steve Perry" <perry1966s...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Old wife's tales. You're showing your age.
Che'
elmcmeen
"William Jennings" <jou...@texas.net> wrote in message
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William Jennings
"elmcmeen" <elmcmeen...@ptd.net> wrote in message
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Dear Sir,
You have corrupted our beloved cliche "Absence makes the heart grow
fonder" incorrectly.
"Absinthe makes the Tart grow fonder."
P.S. El, ever tune CGDGBE? <Guitar content>
Che'
Greg M. Silverman
Yum, yum! Would you like some
http://www.truestarhealth.com/Notes/2187003.html
William Jennings
"Greg M. Silverman" <gm...@MOVEumn.MEeduAT.COM> wrote in message
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As usual about half right. Btw, www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/fish/
Yummy for the tummy.
I sent it for the few absinthe connoisseurs. I'm not looking for
converts, silly boy. Besides, you just wouldn't look right drinking it,
know what I mean, jelly bean?
Che'
William Jennings
"John Rethorst" <il...@spam.com> wrote in message
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> In article <q4ednR4F-NX...@texas.net>, "William Jennings"> [snip]
>
> It's legal here in Canada.
>
> It's 70 percent alcohol.
>
> It tastes like turpentine. I've tried it three times: first, with the
> little ritual of pouring it over a sugar cube to make louche. Second,
with
> another bartender's method of lighting a match under the spoon holding
the
> sugar cube first to melt it, and third, in desperation, as a straight
> shot. It tasted like turpentine all three times.
I'll have to take your word on it tasting like turpentine having never
tasted turpentine myself. Like many other things there are different
qualities. There is some cheap rot gut out there. Some think the
better absinthes are good to the last drop.
http://www.absinthebuyersguide.com/Articles/TedBreaux/tedbreaux.html
http://www.oldabsinthehouse.com
In truth, I started this thread for reasons known only to myself. I've
found it interesting.
Che' Absintheur
elmcmeen
> "Absinthe makes the Tart grow fonder."
LOL
>
> P.S. El, ever tune CGDGBE? <Guitar content>
You're the second person to ask me that in 2 days...interesting
I think Mike Chapdelaine plays some of his cover stuff in that tuning. It
lacks the one-step interval which gives a special quality to some other
tunings, like CGDGAD, CGDGCD and CGCGCD, IMHO.
E
Arthur Fossum
> I'll have to take your word on it tasting like turpentine having never
> tasted turpentine myself.
To me it tastes like a mix of Green Chartuese and Jaegermeister...
I got mine through the wonders of internet mail order
-Arthur Fossum
William Jennings
Keola Beamer did an excellent one for two classical and one electric
(Dog Forbid) guitars. It's called the Wahine Tuning (C-G-D-G-B-E),
Barrios used it in his arrangement of Schumann's "Traumerei". There's
more about it here: http://www.kbeamer.com/
Che'
William Jennings
"Arthur Fossum" <ju...@rfcuny.org> wrote in message
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Jaegermeister shots have to be absolutely ice cold for my taste. I like
the Jade more for it's effect, that clarity, than taste. Like the
Chartuese, these are very much aquired taste don't you think?
Che'
Robert Crim
Try the "Green Fairy" or the "Absinthium 1792" from
http://www.greenfairy.org/catalog.htm for the real deal. It's
pricey, but at 146proof, a little goes a long way.
A couple of little ones will make you feel like playing Mouton in one
of those frilly outfits.
Robert
William Jennings
"Robert Crim" <frit...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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In a word, the Czech stuff "sucks." I'm not interested in exploding
myself or wearing frilly things. Just don't get those sort of urges
myself but to each his own. That is not a connoisseurs site. The
purpose of the absinthe is not that it's such a joy to drink but the
very clear high it produces, like wearing rose colored glasses. If
you're really interested in frilly outfits you might enjoy Lemon Hart &
Sons Demerara Rum 151. I don't advise smoking while drinking.
I have a photo of Che' having a glass and smoking in case you are
interested. I think it is very telling. Sorry, no frilly stuff.
Che'
Steve Perry
<jou...@texas.net> wrote:
> "Steve Perry" <perry1966s...@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:260720041745369683%perry1966s...@comcast.net...
> > In article <95ednRONut_...@texas.net>, William Jennings
> > <jou...@texas.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Jade Liqueurs (formerly Belle Epoque Liqueurs) Absinthe goes well
> with
> > > guitar.
> >
> > Absinthe goes well with a rubber room ...
> >
> > --
> > Steve
>
> Old wife's tales. You're showing your age.
>
> Che'
Piffle ... by Gawd, piffle *and* tosh, my good man.
All alcohol for human comsumption is essentially poison -- it's the
dose that makes the difference. Small amounts won't kill you, large
amounts imbibed quickly can kill you quickly; large amounts over time
just takes longer to do the job.
A glass of wine or beer or absinthe won't do you any harm, and,
according to current research, may do you good. The problem is that
absinthe is addictive and those who like it like it a lot -- and tehnd
to drink it to excess, whereupon it does what most high doses of
alcohols do, it rots one's brain. Doesn't do the liver or kidnesy much
good, either.
Dementia sometimes ensues.
Hence the rubber room ...
I hope, Che, that you haven't gotten hooked ...
--
Steve
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> In article <oq2dneXP3db...@texas.net>, William Jennings
> <jou...@texas.net> wrote:
>
>
>>"Steve Perry" <perry1966s...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:260720041745369683%perry1966s...@comcast.net...
>>
>>>In article <95ednRONut_...@texas.net>, William Jennings
>>><jou...@texas.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Jade Liqueurs (formerly Belle Epoque Liqueurs) Absinthe goes well
>>
>>with
>>
>>>>guitar.
>>>
>>>Absinthe goes well with a rubber room ...
>>>
>>>--
>>>Steve
>>
>>Old wife's tales. You're showing your age.
>>
>>Che'
>
>
>
> Piffle ... by Gawd, piffle *and* tosh, my good man.
>
> All alcohol for human comsumption is essentially poison -- it's the
> dose that makes the difference. Small amounts won't kill you, large
> amounts imbibed quickly can kill you quickly;
You can say the same about damn near anything.
Steve
large amounts over time
> just takes longer to do the job.
>
> A glass of wine or beer or absinthe won't do you any harm, and,
> according to current research, may do you good. The problem is that
> absinthe is addictive and those who like it like it a lot -- and tehnd
> to drink it to excess, whereupon it does what most high doses of
> alcohols do, it rots one's brain. Doesn't do the liver or kidnesy much
> good, either.
>
> Dementia sometimes ensues.
>
> Hence the rubber room ...
>
> I hope, Che, that you haven't gotten hooked ...
>
--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001
William Jennings
Dear Sir,
We each choose our own poison, do we not? At $140.00 a bottle I doubt
that I will drink myself to death. :-)
Piffle ...you say. I say stand up like a man and piss! :-)
Che' The Demented
Steve Perry
<bornfe...@dentaltwins.com> wrote:
> You can say the same about damn near anything.
>
> Steve
Hey, Doc --
Well, yes. Though the term "large amounts imbibed quickly" is relative.
Drink a half gallon of water over ten minutes and you'll have to pee
pretty quick; chug that much scotch or rum and the meat wagon will most
likely be coming to call -- unless you're an experienced alcoholic.
Water isn't poison until you get to capacities most of us can't manage
on our own. You can eat fifty hot dogs or six pounds of ribs and not
die from 'em. High-proof alcohol is something to which you can build a
tolerance -- big-time drunks can down a lot more than people who drink
a beer or glass of wine with dinner.
It's the addictive quality that causes problems -- if you could stop
with one glass of the bitter wormwood stuff now and then, you'd
probably be fine, but apparently, if you could stop with one injection
of heroin now and then, you'd be able to tolerate that reasonably well,
too ...
--
Steve
William Jennings
<Snipage of moralistic BS>
> It's the addictive quality that causes problems -- if you could stop
> with one glass of the bitter wormwood stuff now and then, you'd
> probably be fine, but apparently, if you could stop with one injection
> of heroin now and then, you'd be able to tolerate that reasonably
well,
> too ...
>
> --
> Steve
Dear Steve,
I have two questions for you.
1. Are you the same Steve Perry that used to sing with "Journey?"
2. If not, are you my support group?
The Absinthe Hall of Shame
Vincent van Gogh, artist (1853-1890): He painted Still Life with
Absinthe (1887) and developed an absinthe craving that scientists say
may have prompted his appetite for paint and turpentine, and his
propensity for bizarre behavior.
Charles Baudelaire, poet (1821-1867):
"One must be drunk always."
Edgar Degas, artist (1834-1917): His The Glass of Absinthe (1876), a
painting of a glassy-eyed man and woman at a cafe, is a well-known
depiction of imbibers. Ernest Dowson, poet (1867-1900): "Absinthe makes
the Tart grow fonder."
Ernest Hemingway, writer (1899-1961): "Got tight last night on absinthe
and did knife tricks."
Oscar Wilde, writer (1854-1900): "After the first glass you see things
as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as they are not.
Finally you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible
thing in the world."
Emile Zola, writer (1840-1902): His novel L'Assommoir depicts the sleazy
lifestyle of alcoholics in 19th-century Paris.
Paul Verlaine, poet (1844-1896): "For me, my glory is but a humble
ephemeral Absinthe /drunk on the sly, with fear of treason /and if I
drink no longer, it is for a good reason."
Pablo Picasso, artist (1881-1973): Among his famous paintings are Woman
Drinking Absinthe and The Absinthe Drinker (both 1901) and The Glass of
Absinthe (1911).
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, artist (1864-1901): Drank absinthe from a
hollow walking stick.
Two famous guitarist of the past. Names, password protected.
Che' Petadoggy Prettyshoes, guitarist ( unknown- )
Said "I like it!"
William Jennings
Green changed to white, emerald to
opal: nothing was changed.
The man let the water trickle gently
into his glass, and as the green clouded,
a mist fell from his mind.
Then he drank opaline.
Memories and terrors beset him. The
past tore after him like a panther and
through the blackness of the present he
saw the luminous tiger eyes of the things
to be.
But he drank opaline.
And that obscure night of the soul,
and the valley of humiliation, through
which he stumbled, were forgotten. He
saw blue vistas of undiscovered countries,
high prospects and a quiet, caressing
sea. The past shed its perfume over
him to-day held his hand as if it were a
little child, and to-morrow shone like a
white star: nothing was changed.
He drank opaline.
The man had known the obscure
night of the soul, and lay even now in
the valley of humiliation; and the tiger
menace of the things to be was red in
the skies. But for a little while he had
forgotten.
Green changed to white, emerald to
opal: nothing was changed.
__Ernest Dowson, 1897
:
Carlos Barrientos
I think Carlos Barbosa- Lima uses that tuning a bit as well
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> In article <2mnkd4F...@uni-berlin.de>, Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> <bornfe...@dentaltwins.com> wrote:
>
>
>> You can say the same about damn near anything.
>>
>>Steve
>
>
> Hey, Doc --
>
> Well, yes. Though the term "large amounts imbibed quickly" is relative.
> Drink a half gallon of water over ten minutes and you'll have to pee
> pretty quick; chug that much scotch or rum and the meat wagon will most
> likely be coming to call -- unless you're an experienced alcoholic.
True, the administration has to be right. 1/2 galon of water IV push
will kill you very quickly.
>
> Water isn't poison until you get to capacities most of us can't manage
> on our own. You can eat fifty hot dogs or six pounds of ribs and not
> die from 'em. High-proof alcohol is something to which you can build a
> tolerance -- big-time drunks can down a lot more than people who drink
> a beer or glass of wine with dinner.
>
> It's the addictive quality that causes problems -- if you could stop
> with one glass of the bitter wormwood stuff now and then, you'd
> probably be fine, but apparently, if you could stop with one injection
> of heroin now and then, you'd be able to tolerate that reasonably well,
> too ...
Pure opioids are pretty safe if properly administered--of course,
there's the respiratory depression if you OD.
Steve
>
--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
William Jennings
"Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS" <bornfe...@dentaltwins.com> wrote in
message news:2mnqeeF...@uni-berlin.de...
The opioids make you nod off.. Perhaps a little coke mixed with in
might do the trick, perk up the respiratory system. Properly
administer of course.:-)
Doctor Che'
William Jennings
"Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS" <bornfe...@dentaltwins.com> wrote in
message news:2mnqeeF...@uni-berlin.de...
>safe if properly administered--of course, <
These also for women (Not PC)
D A M N-I T O L - Take 2 and the rest of the world can go to hell for up
to 8 full hours.
ST. M O M M A'S W O R T - Plant extract that treats mom's depression
by rendering preschoolers unconscious for up to two days.
E M P T Y- N E S T R O G E N - Suppository that eliminates melancholy
and loneliness by reminding you of how awful they were as teenagers and
how you couldn't wait till they moved out.
P E P T O- B I M B O - Liquid silicone drink for single women. Two full
cups swallowed before an evening out increases breast size, decreases
intelligence, and prevents conception.
D U M B-E R O L - When taken with Peptobimbo, can cause dangerously low
IQ, resulting in enjoyment of country music and pickup trucks.
F L I P I T O R - Increases life expectancy of commuters by controlling
road rage and ! the urge to flip off other drivers.
M E N-I C I L L I N - Potent anti-boy-otic for older women. Increases
resistance to such lethal lines as, "You make me want to be a better
person ... Can we get naked now?.."
B U Y-A G R A - Injectable stimulant taken prior to shopping. Increases
potency, duration, and credit limit of spending spree.
J A C K A S S P I R I N - Relieves headache caused by a man who can't
remember your birthday, anniversary or phone number.
A N T I-T A L K S I D E N T - A spray carried in a purse or wallet to be
used on anyone too eager to share their life stories with total
strangers in elevators.
N A G-A M E N T - When administered to a husband, provides the same
irritation level as nagging.
doc Che'
Steven Bornfeld
> :-)!
Steve
Tony Morris
> Jaegermeister shots have to be absolutely ice cold for my taste. I like
> the Jade more for it's effect, that clarity, than taste. Like the
> Chartuese, these are very much aquired taste don't you think?
>
> Che'
I've always said, "Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder."
TM
Steve Perry
<bornfe...@dentaltwins.com> wrote:
> True, the administration has to be right. 1/2 galon of water IV push
> will kill you very quickly.
Half a gallon IV push? You'd look like a Thanksgiving Day parade
balloon. Average guy has what? six quarts of blood total?
Not exactly imbibing, but yeah, there are other ways: You could freeze
a quart of water into a nice chunk of ice and administer it to
somebody's skull with great force, too ...
You dentists and doctors, you got that gallows humor ...
You, uh, not gonna ask me "Is is safe?" are you, Doc ... ?
--
Steve
Steve Perry
<jou...@texas.net> wrote:
>
> Dear Steve,
>
> I have two questions for you.
>
> 1. Are you the same Steve Perry that used to sing with "Journey?"
No. I'm better looking -- and I can sing.
>
> 2. If not, are you my support group?
Yes. Tall fellow, likes to sit with his back to the wall, behind you
and to the left -- that's me. Be careful of that woman who keeps
turning around and smiling at you -- she's a vampire, and soon as you
stop drinking that wormwood goop, she plans to suck your blood.
And as for changing consciousness:
"Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get
you through times of no dope."
The Freak Brothers --Frank, Freddie, and Phineas ...
--
Steve
William Jennings
> In article <s9-dnSVisaS...@texas.net>, William Jennings
> <jou...@texas.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > Dear Steve,
> >
> > I have two questions for you.
> >
> > 1. Are you the same Steve Perry that used to sing with "Journey?"
>
> No. I'm better looking -- and I can sing.
> >
> > 2. If not, are you my support group?
>
> Yes. Tall fellow, likes to sit with his back to the wall, behind you
> and to the left -- that's me. Be careful of that woman who keeps
> turning around and smiling at you -- she's a vampire, and soon as you
> stop drinking that wormwood goop, she plans to suck your blood.
I'll sleep with both teddy bears tonight!!!!!!
>
> And as for changing consciousness:
>
> "Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will
get
> you through times of no dope."
>
> The Freak Brothers --Frank, Freddie, and Phineas ...
Steve, stuck in the 60's... don't bogart that J hombre.
Che'
William Jennings
You heard the doctor; pretty painless when the nice chunk of ice is
properly administered.
Che'
Scott Daughtrey
<perry1966s...@comcast.net> wrote:
>The Freak Brothers --Frank, Freddie, and Phineas ...
Don't forget Fat Freddy's Cat!
http://www.ichthyophilia.com/ffcat/ffcat.html
Scott
Arthur Fossum
like
> the Jade more for it's effect, that clarity, than taste. Like the
> Chartuese, these are very much aquired taste don't you think?
>
> Che'
I agree 100%, I think I know only one other person who likes either.
I think 'clarity' is a good description, but you have to drink alot of
it to get there (both clear and drunk).
-Arthur
Steven Bornfeld
It's only fair to give you some context from the "circle the wagons"
mentality of organized dentistry.
Amalgam has been under attack as the devil's work since it was
introduced about 1840. Some of the criticisms are valid, if overblown;
most are from the extreme right-wing fringe of alt.medicine, which
thinks that vaccination, fluoridation, silver amalgam, etc. are all
straight out of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion or some such.
Some wag put together a website decrying the hidden dangers of one of
the greatest causes of death in the western world--DiHydrogen Oxide.
Did you know that inhaling just a relatively small amount of this
noxious substance will cause an aspiration pneumonitis, with a
significant risk of death? Most of us would call it drowning though.
Anyhow, you know we have an enormously high suicide rate, because
nobody loves us--and anyway, we're inhaling all that mercury!!
Steve
>
Steve Perry
<dentaltw...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Anyhow, you know we have an enormously high suicide rate, because
> nobody loves us--and anyway, we're inhaling all that mercury!!
>
> Steve
Yep, I have a friend who is a dentist and I've heard some of the whacko
rants he's heard. I used to work in a medical clinic, and we got a lot
of that. And when I started writing, I wanted to keep my hand in as a
PA, but I couldn't afford the malpractice insurance, so I know about
medical seige mentality ...
Still doesn't make absinthe harmless. Most of the internet articles you
see on the stuff are written by sellers or addicts ...
--
Steve
Steve Perry
<jou...@texas.net> wrote:
> Steve, stuck in the 60's... don't bogart that J hombre.
>
> Che'
You know that they are still doing Freak Brothers (and Fat Freddie's
Cat) comics? At least they were up until the 90's, last time I checked.
Old hippies never die, they just ... um, I can't remember what they do.
Just like the Sixties -- I think I was there, but, uh, you know, um, I
can't be *sure* I was ...
William Jennings
> In article <D9-dne-0QYn...@texas.net>, William Jennings
> <jou...@texas.net> wrote:
>
> > Steve, stuck in the 60's... don't bogart that J hombre.
> >
> > Che'
>
> You know that they are still doing Freak Brothers (and Fat Freddie's
> Cat) comics? At least they were up until the 90's, last time I
checked.
Alive and well in Paris: http://tinyurl.com/5tynm and
http://tinyurl.com/4cqsa
>
>
> Old hippies never die, they just ... um, I can't remember what they
do.
Trip out!
> Just like the Sixties -- I think I was there, but, uh, you know, um, I
> can't be *sure* I was ...smoking a doobie?
Che'
William Jennings
Dear Steve,
In an elementary school science class four worms were placed into four
separate jars. The first worm was put into a jar of absinthe. The
second worm was put into a jar of cigarette smoke. The third worm was
put into a condom. The fourth worm was put into a jar of soil.
After one day, these were the results:
The first worm in absinthe - dead.
Second worm in cigarette smoke - dead.
Third worm in condom - dead.
Fourth worm in soil - alive.
So the Science teacher asked the class - "What can you learn from this
experiment."
Little Johnny quickly raised his hand and said "As long as you drink
absinthe, smoke and have sex, you won't have worms."
So there!
Che'
Greg M. Silverman
> Still doesn't make absinthe harmless. Most of the internet articles you
> see on the stuff are written by sellers or addicts ...
Wasn't Van Gogh's condition possibly exacerbated through his abuse of
the green stuff? I remember an article in Scientific American in which
this was discussed, that and everything else you wanted to know,
including how to make it.
gms--
>