I never made it there, but a friend of mine told me about an absinthe bar in the old Arab section of Barcelona called “Marsella.” Sounds like a treasure hunt, but my notes say: “looks closed, but push door... (4 replies, last updated by taco clandestino June 6, 2007)

Mortons steakhouse is doing a special where you learn about, drink a little of it, and have a steak. http://www.mortons.com/absinthe/ (34 replies, last updated by Frommtron January 29, 2009)

Hi guys...quick question. Does anyone know of or patronize a liquor store in the Triangle that sells absinthe? (9 replies, last updated by araess January 4, 2008)

, and discovered the truth of the old saying: 'Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.' (18 replies, last updated by dtremit February 10, 2003)

was unsweetened, in the original product popularized by Pernod Fils in Pontarlier near the French-Swiss border from 1805 — Pernod meant absinthe, of course, until the ban). Usually a distinctive stemmed, partly conical... (19 replies, last updated by Bluebeard February 21, 2007)

a bottle from Paris last year that was sold on the basis that is has the thujone levels of the old stuff and it is 72%. Haven’t tried it yet. Was blessed many years back with a present from a friend’s mother’s... (10 replies, last updated by KatChow February 23, 2009)

of Counts and Countesses - it reminds me of Agatha Christie and “murder afoot”, all those wonderful mysteries and old stories of Absinthe being poison. (24 replies, last updated by condiment December 29, 2007)

-headed information about absinthe: Wormwood Society www.wormwoodsociety.org The Absinthe Museum http://www.oxygenee.com/ Pravda!, The Old Absinthe House, Herbsaint, and the Pirate’s Alley Cafe all serve absinthe. At least three... (8 replies, last updated by de6774 January 29, 2009)

Oh man...this past April, in a village near Montpellier, a French friend grinned and sneaked a quarter-full magnum-size bottle of genuine pre-WWII absinthe out of his closet (he inherited it with the house) and poured us each a... (50 replies, last updated by BGrey December 31, 2002)

I will be in staying in Paris in the Latin Quarter for a week and would love to try some Absinthe. I’ve read that the "old-time authentic" Absinthe is illegal but I would still like to experience the process of the the... (1 reply, last updated by pronek May 18, 2007)

The bar at the Hotel Royal Fromentin, 11, rue Fromentin,in the 9th arrondissement offers old-fashioned Absinthe service, and http://www.oxygenee.com/ will give you more information. (2 replies, last updated by melissa March 22, 2006)

I’ve seen articles written about Absinthe served at Currant in the Sofia Hotel and the Jolly Boy Saloon in Old Town...Anyone try it? (7 replies, last updated by JMF April 12, 2008)

Howdy folks, I’m going to a wedding reception tomorrow evening for some dear friends and was wondering what I can expect. Most of the board comments are at least a year old and I was wondering if any of you have been there... (2 replies, last updated by lamster August 6, 2008)

I do a little different. I use Vieux Orleans absinthe(10 years old from France) and rinse a chilled tail glass with the absinthe, then stir on a shaker over ice; 2 1/2 oz. Rittenhouse 100 rye, 3/4 oz. simple syrup, 1 dash... (16 replies, last updated by DollyDagger April 1, 2009)

Proving the truth of the old adage: absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. (1 reply, last updated by New Trial June 14, 2008)