Comments on: Around the Internet Kitchen: Stateside http://www.macheesmo.com/2009/05/around-the-internet-kitchen-stateside/ Cook something Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:54:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sara http://www.macheesmo.com/2009/05/around-the-internet-kitchen-stateside/comment-page-1/#comment-1966 Sara Sat, 23 May 2009 22:23:09 +0000 http://www.macheesmo.com/?p=4896#comment-1966 I am sure it will not be surprising to you that we have a bottle of absinthe at our house. I dread the evening when the boys decide to pop that bad boy open. I am sure it will not be surprising to you that we have a bottle of absinthe at our house. I dread the evening when the boys decide to pop that bad boy open.

]]> By: Capital Spice http://www.macheesmo.com/2009/05/around-the-internet-kitchen-stateside/comment-page-1/#comment-1956 Capital Spice Fri, 22 May 2009 13:11:13 +0000 http://www.macheesmo.com/?p=4896#comment-1956 You can absolutely get Absinthe stateside these days - Johnny's Half-Shell in DC has at least seven brands on hand as well as a traditional absinthe fountain for louching (pouring water over a sugar cube into the drink to create that traditional cloudy look. As a result of the ready availability these days, you're starting to see quite a few versions of the classic New Orleans Sazerac showing up on bar menus. Absinthe has a sweet, licorice-like flavor, similar to an anisette and somewhat less astringent than sambucca. You can absolutely get Absinthe stateside these days – Johnny’s Half-Shell in DC has at least seven brands on hand as well as a traditional absinthe fountain for louching (pouring water over a sugar cube into the drink to create that traditional cloudy look.

As a result of the ready availability these days, you’re starting to see quite a few versions of the classic New Orleans Sazerac showing up on bar menus. Absinthe has a sweet, licorice-like flavor, similar to an anisette and somewhat less astringent than sambucca.

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