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Absinthe Recommendations

dbCooper
dbCooper Posts: 2,457
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Stopped to pick up a bottle of Elijah Craig, got the bonus plan and
also came home with these.  First time for this Rye, just read a
bit on it and seems it should be mixed with Absinthe and bitters.
I never had Absinthe, any advice on what buy?

LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413G
Great Plains, USA
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,943
    Fine pours, right there. Even on their own. 

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  • TechsasJim
    TechsasJim Posts: 2,180
    Haven’t had that since a trip to Istanbul years ago.   
    LBGE, 28” BS, Weber Kettle, HCI 7.8 SE Texas
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  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 3,878
    Sazerac phenomenal. Hope you didn’t pay too much for it. Can’t help with absinthe
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,093
    No help with the absinthe but would give the Sazerac a go w/o anything more than neat and then decide about some water.  If you like ryes you are in good hands and hopefully at a decent price point.
    Enjoy the experimenting.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • dbCooper
    dbCooper Posts: 2,457
    @ColbyLang - @lousubcap - The BT goes for $36. here, paid $39. for the Rye. 
    A neat pour will certainly happen before "America's First Cocktail" (I just learned that today) gets its turn.  🙂
    LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413G
    Great Plains, USA
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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,856
    dbCooper said:
    Stopped to pick up a bottle of Elijah Craig, got the bonus plan and
    also came home with these.  First time for this Rye, just read a
    bit on it and seems it should be mixed with Absinthe and bitters.
    I never had Absinthe, any advice on what buy?


    To make a proper Sazerac, you're just going to coat the glass with Absinthe and get the anise aroma - it's not going to make a lot of difference which brand you use.  In fact, while Absinthe is the original ingredient for that purpose, most Sazeracs in NOLA are made with Herbsaint, since Absinthe was illegal for so long.


    NOLA
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,794
    did a quick search  . . . nearest place I could around Lincoln was:

    WINE BEER & SPIRITS

    (402) 704-7655
    LUCID ABSINTHE 124P, ULLR SCHANP 90P, YAZI VODKA 70P

    now I'm curious also, local store's here website say's it has it . . . see what you started!  =)
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,545
    have had this, set soaked sugar cube on fire, melt it into absinthe , drip water over cube into glass, add ice. more a novelty and ive never mixed it. it was good but i dont think ive finished the bottle. notice the proof, be careful with it.

    Grande Absente Absinthe Originale 138 Proof

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    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • BlueRidgeSmokers
    BlueRidgeSmokers Posts: 106
    The absinthe is a rinse in the glass, more for the nose than mixed in. IMO the Peychaud's Bitters are crucial to getting a proper Sazerac and I used whatever absinthe Costco had at the time.

    Another classic rye cocktail: Manhattan. 1 part sweet vermouth (Dolin is very good for this drink), 2 parts rye (Bulleit 95 recommended for this), dashes of Angostura bitters (1-2 dashes per ounce of rye, or as desired). Shake or stir on ice, strain. Garnish with Maraschino cherries - the residual Maraschino syrup is part of the drink.

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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,263
    I just came here to see what @fishlessman comment was
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,545
    alaskanassasin said:
    I just came here to see what @fishlessman comment was

    its not an aaron rogers approved substance.....very disappointing =)
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • womaus
    womaus Posts: 256

    Here's the history of the Sazerac cocktail:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfhaxHYb46E&t=13s
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