http://iht.com/articles/2004/11/26/business/wbdrink.html

from the article [/QUOTE]"What's really significant is that it's the first serious product that's begun the process of reclaiming absinthe's historic birthright."[QUOTE]
Too bad Absinthe was historically a poor mans drink, for those who couldn't afford other libations. At $100 a bottle, I wouldn't quite make the claim that it is reclaiming the birthright. It is good, however.

absinthe was originally expensive and a drink of the bourgeoisie (just like being a 'bohemian' was usually a wealthy student's choice around the 1830's, when the lifestyle was invented). absinthe did not become inexpensive until the late-middle half of the 19th century, when many cheaper brands came on the market to profit from its success, and likewise, when everybody who was poor and eccentric could call themselves a 'bohemian.'

Read and do research before you type!!! I don't give a rat's ass about spelling or grammer but when you decide to follow someone as knowledgable as pierreverte please know what the fuck you be sayin'.

Thankyou Pierreverte!!!

Good point. I made the mistake of recalling when the
"absinthe" of poor men was being consumed, which also included all the toxins and heavy metals (to make a louche). You are absolutely right.

Thanks PaPaPeeVee. Beat me to it.

Neato.

Considering that HG'ers spend $50-100 per liter to practice their craft, I don't think that any absinthe made with the proper ingredients would ever have been considered a "poor man's drink."