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To: uglybiker; Paleo Conservative
Great! Now the Old Absinthe House in New Orleans can live up to its name!

I've had Absinthe twice, and can't say its my favorite drink in the world. Give me more Grappa!

2 posted on 11/29/2007 6:26:40 PM PST by Clemenza (Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
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To: Clemenza
Often referred to as the Green Fairy, absinthe gets its chartreuse hue from wormwood, an herb that contains the chemical thujone, which is reputed to cause hallucinations. But despite years of research discrediting the transcendental effects, new bottles can be sold in the U.S. only if they are classified as thujone-free.

Buy it and you'll only get burned. It is another "near beer".

16 posted on 11/29/2007 7:00:09 PM PST by weegee (End the Bush-Bush-Bush-Clinton/Clinton-Clinton/Clinton-Bush-Bush-Clinton/Clinton Oligarchy 1980-2012)
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To: Clemenza
Give me more Grappa!

I lived in a town where the same factory made Grappa and Portland cement. True story.

27 posted on 11/29/2007 9:11:44 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Clemenza

Does it taste anything like Ouzo?


28 posted on 11/29/2007 9:15:08 PM PST by 04-Bravo
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To: Clemenza

Grappa......lighter fluid is better tasting!


42 posted on 12/01/2007 9:21:18 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion: The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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