How To Drink Absinthe

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Savor the potent spirit -- up to 140 proof! -- that is once again being sold in the U.S. after a nearly century-long ban.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Absinthe
A jigger
A parfait glass
A slotted spoon
A sugar cube
Ice-cold spring water
A lighter or match (optional)

Step 1: Pour an ounce or two of absinthe into a tall, heavy, thick-stemmed glass, like a parfait glass.

Step 2: Place an absinthe spoon -- a flat, metal, slotted spoon -- across the rim of the glass.

Step 3: Put a sugar cube on the slots of the spoon.

Step 4: Slowly drip three to six ounces of cold spring water over the sugar cube until the sugar is dissolved. The absinthe will turn from transparent green to a cloudy green or yellow.

Tip: Some people dip the sugar cube in absinthe and set the cube on fire before dousing it with ice water.

Step 5: Stir with the slotted spoon and enjoy.

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• alcohol
• absinthe
• liquor
• spirits
• traditional
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[BboyArmo]

A jigger???

what if I don't want to drink with black people?

[MrBurkdawg]

i DON'T HAVE SPRING WATER, ONLY WINTER WATER

[xThat1Gamerx]

madness.......

THIS

IS

SPARTA!!!!!

[cwal747]

The wine industry said it caused madness because their was a plague that killed all the grapes so they couldn't make wine so everybody started drinking this then no one wanted wine so the wine people went "O shit" and told everybody that it makes u nuts.

[blucure]

i had an ad where dogs-act like humans

[htowngoonies]

@dorinioanaalexandra thats like askin y drink at all. 2 party,feel good,or jus get hammerd drunk

[chzehong]

Step 1: Drink the Absinthe

Step 2: Repeat

[dorinioanaalexandra]

why would u drink absinth??

[justanotheriraqi]

had 3 shots of this feel like absolute shit

[1socalshocker]

@MGshooter1234 , Absinthe is not "DANGEROUS" Hooo! That was a lie that the wine industry pushed to help law makers ban the sale of absinthe in France around 1905. That ban spred to the rest of the world. People liked the stuff better than wine or beer. Don't get me wrong, it is alcohol and will mess you up if you over do it. But so will Jack.

[JYleung22]

@onedegeneration like me i'm redneck

[onedegeneration]

@JYleung22 Simple absinthe is for redneks;)