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How To Prepare and Enjoy Absinthe
The task: Drinking absinthe in the French manner.
The pro: Jared Gurfein, president of Viridian Spirits, the company that sells Lucid—the first absinthe to legally light up these shores since 1912.
Step 1 Pour a shot (roughly 1.25–1.5 ounces) into a transparent chalice-like vessel.
Step 2 Lay a slotted spoon over the glass. If you don’t have an “absinthe spoon,” a fork will work. Place a sugar cube on top.
Step 3 Drip (or pour slowly) a glass of ice water over the sugar cube. The water and sugar will dilute the absinthe. The ratio should be two parts water to one part booze. The absinthe will slowly become cloudy—or, in absinthe parlance, louche—and a green ring will form around the periphery of the glass. When the green ring disappears, the absinthe has been properly diluted.
Step 4 Drink. The French and Swiss prefer to sip, but if your American drinking sensibility gets the best of you, go ahead and knock it back.
But first you need to buy some Absinthe, and there is no better Absinthe than what you can find below:
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