as much as folks knock it.....absinthe is an ESSENTIAL ingredient in MANY good cocktails. (Also, most people don't know how to drink it properly! as drunken properly it's no where near as high proof as vodka/gin/scotch)
REAL cocktails.
Sure, we have "substitutes" like Pernod or Herbsaint...but have a well made sazerac cocktail with absinthe, and one with pernod, you'll likely taste the difference.
It's a real common ingredient in cocktails, usually as a glass rinse, or a "float" in classic cocktails.
I prefer Lucid but the cocktail bar I frequent, has been using a brand, I forget the name....it's also good. possibly "Absente" brand. |