Comments on: “Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Livers!”

By: Absinthe, Absinthe & More Absinthe | Pontchartrain Pete

Absinthe, Absinthe & More Absinthe | Pontchartrain Pete — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:11:35 +0000

[...] Supermarket was carrying it in November of 2007. That was my first exposure to the spirit. By July 2008, when Tales took place, there were eight or so brands available legally here. During Tales of the [...]

By: Tales of the Cocktail 2009 | Pontchartrain Pete

Tales of the Cocktail 2009 | Pontchartrain Pete — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:34:25 +0000

[...] year absinthe made the biggest splash. This year, I think the handcrafted (and legal) moonshines are running neck-and-neck with cachaça [...]

By: Pontchartrain Pete » Blog Archive » Sazerac Academy

Pontchartrain Pete » Blog Archive » Sazerac Academy — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:09:36 +0000

[...] culinary and cocktail festival held each summer here in New Orleans. (Previous posts on Tales here, here, here and [...]

By: Pontchartrain Pete » Blog Archive » Absinthe and Applejack and Sazeracs Oh My! (Part 1)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:43:09 +0000

[...] Comments « “Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Livers!” [...]

By: Loki

Loki — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:59:44 +0000

The Marteau was my personal pick. Thanks for inflicting my ugly mug upon your readers, I hope you don’t lose too much traffic for doing that .

We had a great time and it was terrific meeting some of the Twitter crowd in person. The Completely Mystick Order of The Krewe of Chartreuse salutes you!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:57:54 +0000

What Nola said.

BTW, now that you have tried even more absinthe, which do you favor?

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:45:29 +0000

What those pictures cannot show is the brutal, unrelenting heat. All worth it, however, for the opportunity to meet folks in person I’m following on Twitter.

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:21:22 +0000

Stacey, I’m not going to pick a winner until all my research is complete. So much absinthe, so little time.

By: dial_m

dial_m — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:46:06 +0000

KoC, represent!

By: Nola

Nola — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:18:38 +0000

Great pics. Green with envy. Green. Envy. Hehehehe. Hope to make it down Friday.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:38:53 +0000

sounds like a fantastic time. I thought about going down, but just couldn’t muster up the energy. Now I wish I had!

What was the best Absinthe?