Pirates' Alley serves a drink they call absinthe, which is actually Pernod with the sugar cube/spoon/flame modern Czech ritual. From Wordnik.com. [To blood, prana, and overdressing] Reference
The woman explained that the plant, which she called absinthe, was seldom used except in that drink, reserved only for Mother Festivals. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
I do know absinthe is green, unlike the blue of Pernod. From Wordnik.com. [The Only Illegal Liquor in the US] Reference
A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world. From Wordnik.com. [La Fee Verte | Edwardian Promenade] Reference
La Fee Verte A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything. From Wordnik.com. [The Viennese Cafe | Edwardian Promenade] Reference
For more severe brain damage, I have heard that (designer) absinthe is in fashion again. From Wordnik.com. [My Creative Writing Course] Reference
Maybe, but probably not because of any psychotropic chemical contained in the wormwood from which absinthe is distilled. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
The personification is not much more than when French writers call absinthe "La fée aux yeux verts.". From Wordnik.com. [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1] Reference
Oscar Wilde, who was always looking for a way to burnish his bohemian bona fides, liked the idea of absinthe much more than the taste. From Wordnik.com. [Sampling Absinthe's Dubious Charms] Reference
Also, real absinthe is totally legal again. From Wordnik.com. [Deep covers] Reference
The usually not shy tuberose doesn't dare to raise her voice, and lets the aromatic, nose-tingling "absinthe" notes dominate her. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
Basically absinthe is Pernod with woodwood added. From Wordnik.com. [The Only Illegal Liquor in the US] Reference
Don't be misled by the word "absinthe" in the name. From Wordnik.com. [AskMen.com - HOME PAGE] Reference
French distillers are to fight a Swiss bid to monopolise the use of the term "absinthe". From Wordnik.com. [The Age News Headlines] Reference
Government forced him to remove the word "absinthe" from the label despite the fact that his product contained no wormwood. From Wordnik.com. [Slashfood] Reference
The first-floor bar, where bartenders shake up unusual cocktails such as absinthe-spiked sangria, can be rented out for receptions for 70. From Wordnik.com. [BizBash National News] Reference
I’m thinking maybe he’s been drinking absinthe which is an alcoholic drink that is rumored to have a psychoactive effect. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » POLL: More Than 70% Of Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Comfortable Serving Alongside Openly Gay Troops] Reference
That was madness -- but it did not come of absinthe. From Wordnik.com. [The Triflers] Reference
England they use rum and the French resort to absinthe. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915] Reference
His greenbacks and a bottle of absinthe lay on the table. From Wordnik.com. [Little Lost Sister] Reference
Now, in addition to absinthe, the original Herbsaint is back on the market. From Wordnik.com. [Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder] Reference
Miss Addams does not know that even from France they have banished absinthe. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915] Reference
The green light casts us all into absinthe shadows, into moonlit algae on water. From Wordnik.com. [make up] Reference
I will sometimes be drinking while I'm painting, so a few have absinthe mixed in. From Wordnik.com. [Newsmakers] Reference
For the past three years it has been legal, once again, to sell absinthe in America. From Wordnik.com. [Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder] Reference
The cognac long ago morphed into rye, and the locally made Herbsaint replaced the absinthe after the ban. From Wordnik.com. [Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder] Reference
A few green stones are found in Brazil and these may be of an absinthe-green or of a pistachio-green tint. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
For drinks, liquors mixed with brandy or absinthe: in the whole thing neither originality nor picturesqueness. From Wordnik.com. [The Simple Life] Reference
At the hour for absinthe and mazagran a certain number of Fiesques and Catilines were grouped around each table. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The vintage Lanvin "Robe Bijoux," an absinthe green dress from 1925, is so heavy with stones that a mannequin cannot support it. From Wordnik.com. [Roaring Into Fashion] Reference
He took up the bottle of absinthe and drank from it, swallowing the burning liquid with animal-like gulps that made Elsie shudder. From Wordnik.com. [Little Lost Sister] Reference
French pride came into play as well; generals happily blamed early losses during World War I on absinthe drinking among the troops. From Wordnik.com. [Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder] Reference
The cosmopolitan quarter, exhaling an odor of absinthe, is dressed up with flags, and squibs are being fired off in honor of France. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"You are out of spirits, my poor fellow; I will stand you an absinthe, the only beverage that will suit the bitterness of your heart.". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The very act of adding water to an ounce of absinthe, the traditional way to serve it, is synonymous with morally questionable behavior. From Wordnik.com. [Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder] Reference
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