I wiped out a bottle of UE Sapin while I was gone, then went through a decent chunk of a bottle of tequila. (Couldn't replace the absinthe while there, and thought tequila would be appropriate for Arizona, despite proximity to Butty.)
I shared a little bit of Sapin with someone there that professed interest and knowledge of absinthe. Only to hear him comment on how weak it was and that instead of diluting it with water, I should have lit it on fire with some sugar. Needless to say, I didn't waste any more on him.
A good time was had by almost everyone. I enjoyed myself, and I wasn't even the person that drunkenly fell into the fire.