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My introduction to the emerald green liquor began while visiting Spain some years ago and is an experience I will not soon forget. While at a friend’s home watching “Salome’s Last Dance�, a film based on an Oscar Wilde play, my generous host told me of a bottle of Absinthe she received as a wedding gift and offered me a glass. I remember hearing of the emerald aperitif romanticized by 19th century poets and eagerly accepted her offer. Within minutes, I was enjoying the licorice flavored beverage. Quickly my glass emptied of the liquor and I began to feel “tipsy� yet with a heightened clarity not often associated with the common effects of other alcohols. As the days passed, my curiosity grew stronger. What made absinthe so different from other alcohols? Upon arriving home I was excited to share my experience with all my friends. Yet, to my dismay a bottle of the absinthe I had so recently enjoyed in Spain was nowhere to be found in my home town. Tired of searching liquor......

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