My my. To think that all this time, we have been consuming our holy grail improperly. For shame, for shame.
I found a couple of articles on the net on the proper way of serving the drink ("So that's why a friend of mine was shocked when I told her that we were consuming it straight off"). Anyway, let's give the 'ol 89.9%(179.8 proof!) a touch of class and a sense of appreciation the next time we give it a go, okay?
How to Serve Absinthe (Some parts taken from absinthex.com):
There are two popular methods for serving absinthe, both require the use of an absinthe spoon (a large spoon with open slots in it, allowing liquid to pass through), ...although a large fork can work just as well.
Method One: Louching
Step 1: Pour a measure of absinthe into a tall vessel (heheh vander).
Step 2: Place a slotted absinthe spoon (or fork) over the glass and place a sugar cube on it (the lozenge-shaped French cubes work best).
Step 3: Slowly pour 4 to 5 parts of iced water over the sugar and let it drip into the glass. The absinthe will turn from emerald green to a milky white.
Step 4: Sip slowly and imagine yourself in a Belle Epoque Parisian cafe.
Method Two: Flame method
Step 1: Take a reasonably sized spoonful of sugar, or sugar cube and briefly dunk it in your glass of absinthe.
Step 2: Light absinthe laced sugar on fire and hold over glass, the burning alcohol will melt the sugar into the glass.
Step 3: When the fire gets low, stir the remaining sugar into the absinthe and drink.
Step 4: Enjoy!
Korsakoff's Syndrome and liver cirrhosis, here we come!
4 comments:
heh thats how i drank it the first time. devin taught me that. but.. it's too much effort.. sugar and small spoon and all... gayahin nyo nlng si cathy, tinutubig
hahaha yeah ginagawang tubig yung absinthe tapos yung tubig mismo chaser na lang.
actually meron nung official na absinthe spoon and servers dito, hehe try ko mag-uwi.
Some alcohol fun facts that I forgot to include:
1. Vodka usually ranges from 40%-55% alc/vol (80-110 proof).
2. 8-10 drinks in one hour raises your BAC (blood alcohol content) to about .40, a really dangerous level of intoxication (even bordering death).
3. Lester chugged half a bottle of Absolut Blackcurrant Vodka, and passed out. Thus emerged the Wack-wack scandal.
4. My guess is that he drank too much in too short of a time to let the alcohol completely diffuse into his bloodstream. Computing his body mass, I'd say that his BAC could be anywhere from .3 to .36, and his vomiting, loss of motor functions, decreased response to stimuli ("les, buhay ka pa ba?"), loss of consciousness, and subnormal body temperature surely supports these. Yaiks.
Wilson, our chemistry major and Odell, our Medtech major, do you two gentlemen concur?
We should have our own breathalizer machine.
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