Absinthe

"Let me be mad...
mad with the madness
of Absinthe, the wildest, most
luxurious madness in the world."

Marie Corelli

Maybe our New Year's resolutions have already lapsed. Perhaps it is time to risk it a bit with a drink of this stuff, if you can find it. I have always been interested in Absinthe since reading about it in French class in high school and creating a screenprint based on an old advertisement for the dangerous libation. Here is more information about absinthe:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

http://www.absinthebuyersguide.com/

I will free you first from burning thirst
That is born of a night of the bowl,
Like a sun 'twill rise through the inky skies
That so heavily hang o'er your souls.
At the first cool sip on your fevered lip
You determine to live through the day,
Life's again worth while as with a dawining smile
You imbibe your absinthe frappé.

Charles-Pierre Baudelaire