Hi everyone!
I've been using this site as a resource for quite some time now as I am learning about Absinthe - and I thought I would finally go ahead and create an account!

I'm a bit of an absinthe newbie still... but I bought my first few bottles of Pernod in 2005 from a mail order place in Spain, later I got some LaFee from another European distributor... an I'm learning now that I apparently started out with garbage and it is amazing I came back for more! At the time I didn't think it was bad though.

I've been working my way through the US available stuff lately after taking a couple of years off of buying it (expensive to buy and ship from Europe). It was a nice surprise to learn that I could buy "real" absinthe right down the street!

So far I have tried/own: Lucid, Absente (the fake one), Absente Grande, Mansinthe, le Tourment Verte (mouthwash? Thank god I only bought the mini bottle!), and just picked up a bottle of Kübler while on vacation in Florida. I know I haven't really made it into the "good stuff" yet, but I've been just buying what I can get locally except the Mansinthe that I ordered. I've got my eyes on Pacifique and Obsello as my next 2 to try.

Anyway... Great site, and thanks for having me!

Welcome Aaron

Your absinthe cherry-popping wasn't that bad.... At least Pernod and LaFee are real absinthes! although not good ones. Most of us started off with Hill's or worse.

Greetings!

Welcome to the WS. You are in for a fun, wallet thinning ride. Just smile and enjoy.*smile*

Cheers!

Welcome!

Welcome to the Forum.

Welcome to the WS, PTAaron, from another MI boy (originally from GR)!

Welcome!

Wilkommen! Have a drink!

Hello!

Thanks for the welcomes everyone!

Still driving home from Florida... Can't wait to relax Saturday night and enjoy a nice drink!

Greetings, and welcome here!

Welcome
I lived in Birmingham for several years..just North of Royal Oak..

Howdy!

Welcome

Welcome to the party.

Greetings, PTAaron, we're glad you decided to take the plunge...as far as your absinthe experience, it's all up from here. (Careful on the highway, I am very familiar with that drive!)

Salutations!

Thanks again everyone! Made it safely home... and was happy to find it is almost warm here!

Being a geek - I took a quick camera phone pic of my collection after adding the new bottle:


I thought the Crystal Head vodka bottle added a nice touch. ... Ignore the bottle of gray goose, that's my wife's side of the cabinet

Thanks again everyone!

A pretty decent start for sure. The Crystal Head looks like it has a burning candle on top. I know it isn't but my first impression says it is.

Thanks for the pic,

Hiya PTAaron!

Greetings and Welcome PTAaron!
"The good stuff" is mostly a matter of preference, and as you will come to see, high cost does not necessarily dictate quality. Not that it's important, or that I know from personal experience, but I believe Pernod was available in the states in '05 being a substitute and not a real absinthe. Someone correct me if I'm wrong... and hey, I'd prefer the Grey Goose to the cool looking skull vodka, if I drank vodka regularly. So your wife's tastes can't be all bad.

edit: Oh wait it was Absente not Pernod.

Thanks for the input on that. I've been reading a lot of reviews - and it looks like there are quite a few decent drinks out there for really affordable prices! Less than I spent on that first bottle of Pernod for sure!

I agree on the Grey Goose... I just like the bottle that Crystal Head comes in

Haha! That's because of the high quality of the cell phone picture

I have to admit, I'm a fan of that bottle as well...

As am I. Do you think they sold a bunch as a result of the the last Indy Jones movie?