Absinthe-Minded

Sure, the spirit is legal. But will it matter?

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Urbanites flout federal law with their new favorite hobby: home distilling.

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Obsessives: You're Not Hallucinating

Lance Winters of St. George Spirits explains the magic behind his absinthe.

Table Matters writes about young fruit brandies to enjoy after a leisurely meal.

Don’t know exactly what sort of style Carneros Alambic made, but the folks behind Hangar One vodka also produce an array of other interesting spirits (including the infamous absinthe that the maker, Lance Winters, discusses...

Thanks, kobe . . .the winter market that was held outside the tin building. Hungry girl, I couldn’t make it either but I read a thread on this Board all about it. If you do a search of this Board you can read the thread and...

have a car and could drive for really good crabs). Would prefer very much for them to be Chesapeake Bay Crabs and not LA/NC crabs, which I would guess rules out most of the places that have more than one location. TIA.

than any Thai I’ve tried in the Westchester and CT area and also read rave reviews about the Hudson House and the Runcible Spoon. Please check out the Pie Lady (closed for winter)on Burd Street next to the Children’s...

Blowing Rock (area is known as “The High Country”) is Banner Elk and Grandfather Mountain. My suggestion would be a casual evening dining on tapas at Zuzda’s in Banner Elk at the base of Beech Mountain. While...

) There is no butcher shop in town to my knowledge, post back if you find one. I’ll post back if I think of anything else. Greenville is a great town if you like outdoor activities. The climate is great (usually – this...

good stuff. SOME of their whole bean coffees are quite good too, especially their Winter Blend, sold in 24 oz cannisters. Good imported pastas, interesting oils and snacks, and some exceptional frozen seafood, believe it or not,...

concentration of thujone than a bottle of absinthe. Lance Winters, the distiller for St. George Spirits, explained to me that it is the grand wormwood—artemisia absentia—which is direly bitter. In contrast, petite...

, canned fruit, water, etc. I remember when the power was out in the winter of 2002, we got pretty bored with our diet (and pretty chilly in this old house, even with a fireplace.) We were lucky, though, as the power was restored...

I have never made it to Bowen’s Island because I don’t care to eat raw oysters in the summer, and I never go to Folly in the winter. I understand that Bowen’s Island is back in business, i’m sure someone...