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Originally posted by evenodds
Perhaps "Deco" will be the cocktail of Summer 2003:
Potent Absinthe Mix Stirs Up Controversy
LONDON (Reuters) - Absinthe, the fiery tipple with purported hallucinogenic properties, has stirred up fresh controversy in Britain where it will go on sale in nightclubs and bars next month packaged to be mixed with beer.
"Deco" comes with a small bottle of Kronenbourg lager with a shot of absinthe attached. The idea is to down the 45 percent-strong absinthe and drink the five-percent strength lager as a chaser.
Popularly held responsible for painter Vincent Van Gogh's mutilation of his own ear, absinthe has been banned in many countries but was never outlawed in Britain.
Full text: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...in_absinthe_dc
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Are they using the fake Absinthe without the wormwood? I thought the real stuff was only legal in Spain.
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