Savage Chickens by Doug Savage for June 05, 2015
June 04, 2015
June 08, 2015
Transcript:
How to drink Absinthe 1. Pour a shot of Absinthe into an Absinthe glass. 2. Place an absinthe spoon on top of the Absinthe glass. 3. Plave a sugar cube on the Absinthe spoon. 4. Add a drop of Absinthe to the cube, then set it on fire. 5. Stir the flaming spoon into the Absinthe. 6. Add 3 ounces of ice water. 7. Put the Absinthe glass in a cardboard box. 8. Bury the box. 9. Three weeks later, dig up the box. 10. Place the box in an industrial grade blender. 11. Blend until the mixture becomes a fine paste. 12. Mix a teaspoon of this paste with a shot of Absinthe. 13. Take one sip and throw the rest over your shoulder. 14. Adopt a look of smug satisfaction.
I’m a “disreputable type”—just ask my mother in law! And when my wife bought a $50 bottle of supposed absinthe, I was hugely unimpressed. Get Nyquil instead—similar results but it tastes better.