It's hard to resist a drink that's emerald green, slightly illegal, and known for making 19th century Parisian artists go insane.Absinthe has always been a hit with a certain, artsy, Bo-Ho crowd. And it's lately been making a comeback, since being legalized in this country for the first time since 1912.
But until recently, finding the good stuff has always been hard. Too much of what's been smuggled into the country tastes like radiator fluid. Indeed, for a long time now, absinthe has been more a party favor than the edgy beverage of sophisticates it's supposed to be.
No longer. A small candy company in (where else?) San Francisco has created absinthe lollipops. According to its website, the inspiration for these grown-up treats came around Halloween last year, "When we found ourselves with a lot of absinthe and no candy."
Quelle horreur! But necessity is still the mother of invention. And thus Lollyphile was born.
The company also has a maple/bacon lollipop, made with real maple syrup and bacon, apparently, and promises to be hard at work on five new flavors, to be rolled out over the next few months. Can't say I'd be working too hard if I were sucking on absinthe candy all day, but maybe they're developing a tolerance.
At this time, Lollyphile is only selling its products through its website, but you can order a box of four suckers for $10, (plus shipping and handling), or a jumbo-party pack of 36 for $52. Check it out and tap into your personal Green Goddess this Spring.
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3-12-2008 @9:06PM Silver_Potato said... I tried Absinthe in Spain a couple of years ago and I personally didn't enjoy it very much. The flavor had too much of black liquorish quality to it and I've never been fond of that stuff since I was a small child.
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3-16-2008 @2:32PM Rio Yeti said... What absinthe have you tried ? Because spanish absinths just like czech absinths (notice the lack of "e") are known to be poor quality liquors, in comparison to french and swiss absinthes (not all of them of course).
Also, spanish and czechs tend to either drink it pure, or "burn" a sugar on it... both of which is just heresy to any absinthe connaisseur. Absinthe should be drank diluted with fresh water and sugar, with 3 to 5 times the amount of water.
As for the lollipops, I'm curious to taste them, maybe I'll order myself a dozen if the shipping charges to France are not too high...
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3-16-2008 @11:40PM Silver_Potato said... I really couldn't tell you what I had, this was years ago in Spain. I just remember the particular black liquorish flavor that really stood out.
I can't really speak for others, I just don't happen to enjoy that taste. But to each his own, everyone's got their own taste.
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