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Have you tried absinthe?

does absinthe deserve it's cult status?

From the lens Absinthe in Vintage Poster Art.

  • cuteordeath Mar 9, 2011 @ 12:06 am | delete
    Those are great pieces of art! I love absinthe.
  • HarmonyArtMom Feb 14, 2011 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    I haven't tried it but I was interested in the history and art aspect of it. Very interesting lens and beautiful too. Great job.
    Adding to my favorites and adding an Angel Blessing.
  • Sylviane_Nuccio Aug 18, 2010 @ 8:41 pm | delete
    Beautiful lens! Congratulation on your hard work.
  • prosperity66 May 17, 2010 @ 2:31 am | delete
    Love this page as much as I loved the Champagne one!
  • hlkljgk Apr 27, 2010 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    cool idea for a lens!
  • CDT Apr 24, 2010 @ 9:40 am | delete
    This lens is gorgeous - unlike Absinthe!

    Like you I've tried it once and I too so wanted to like it but it's just plain NASTY :( I love Pernod and Sambuca and just assumed that Absinthe would be as nice as they are, but far from it...the bottle now sits malevolently in my drinks cabinet daring me to have another go :) Absinthe does NOT make my heart grow fonder.
    :)
  • KonaGirl Apr 20, 2010 @ 10:12 pm | delete
    Well done! Fabulous presentation. I do love drinking absinthe myself, however it is difficult to find in the US since it is illegal here. Pernod is the weak substitute. When out of this country, I do enjoy partaking occasionally.
  • Cynergy_Diva Apr 19, 2010 @ 4:31 pm | delete
    Spectacular lens! What is ABV though? And do you know which herbs were used? I'm curious, do you plan to try it properly prepared?
  • LKW31 Apr 19, 2010 @ 5:58 pm | delete
    Hi! I am glad you like it! ABV stands for Alcohol by Volume. The main herb they used was wormwood, this causes the side effects. Other herbs they put into the mix (but not necessarily all of these) were/are star anise, fennel, angelica, hyssop. licorice, peppermint, coriander, juniper, lemon balm and dittany. I better update my lens to include this! I guess I would try it properly prepared, it would be an experience that I couldn't say no to! Although absinthe today isn't meant to be anything as strong as the absinthe then.
  • SquidooAsh Apr 18, 2010 @ 9:08 pm | delete
    Awesome lens,
    Reminds me of when my friends and I had an absinthe-lutely good time! Hard to find it now though..
  • nelabai Apr 18, 2010 @ 11:04 am | delete
    So old fashioned and so cool, nicely done too!
  • rms Apr 17, 2010 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    Spectacular job here! I've had American Absinthe.
  • WildFacesGallery Apr 17, 2010 @ 3:23 pm | delete
    This is a fabulous lens. The artwork is cool and I love that you gave your personal opinion about each poster. Well done. :)

    I have a framing department in my gallery and I just framed the Green Devil poster. Not a modern poster but a very old one. It was huge!
  • LKW31 Apr 17, 2010 @ 5:11 pm | delete
    Thank you for your feedback! Is the Green Devil an original, how fantasitc if it is!
  • WordCustard Apr 17, 2010 @ 1:59 pm | delete
    Stylish work once again, congratulations! I love the personality you put into all your lenses, and your Absinthe in Vintage Art Posters is no exception. :)
  • Light-in-me Apr 17, 2010 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    A very beautiful and interesting lens! I had never even heard of absinthe.
    Nice job,
    Robin :)
  • Photahsiamirabel Apr 17, 2010 @ 4:44 am | delete
    Wonderful art - I love these posters and the style - always have... I think you can still buy absinthe, my Dad had some, but it is very rare and hard to get. The modern version has some of the active alkaloids taken out so it is more like Pernod or Ricard, both of which I have enjoyed in the Summer served over ice and diluted with water. 5*
  • MeltedRachel Apr 17, 2010 @ 3:33 am | delete
    A fascinating and beautiful lens!! The woman in Degas's painting does look awfully sad and defeated.
  • skiesgreen Apr 16, 2010 @ 7:11 pm | delete
    Well done. Its a lovely account of the craziness in art and the cause of so much illusion among artists. Blessed and featured on Sprinkled with Stardust, but not sure under what category to put it.

    Norma
  • LKW31 Apr 17, 2010 @ 5:08 pm | delete
    Woweeee! This is amazing, I am absolutely thrilled!!! I don't know what category either, it is meant to be about art, but a bit of shopping, history and drink come into it too. THANK YOU once again!

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