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Artemisia Absinthium Wormwood is very popular throughout Europe. I have seen many varieties of wormwood growing in Russia & Ukraine as well. Wormwood is well known and used in Europe for medicinal use, besides its storied use in Absinthe. In fact, my wife used to pick wormwood in the forest and fields and sell it to the local apothecary for a little spending money as a child.

The photo above comes from one of the many herbal gardens located throughout Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_absinthium

Back in 2008, well known actor David Arquette teamed up with Le Tourment Vert to create a short 12 minute 3D film called "The Butler's In Love". Not much was heard about it until late 2009.

Recently, I decided to try out some free software in Ubuntu, my computer operating system. Its free, so dont expect much from it :) But considering what I had to work with, this little DVD I made came out nicely. It includes the short film "The Butlers In Love" (of which you can find on youtube and elsewhere) and a couple other interesting clips from Tourmented Films as well. I made this DVD so you can sit back, relax at home with a glass of absinthe and enjoy this short film on the big screen, instead of huddled around a computer monitor.

I hold no rights to this DVD and the original producers hold all copyrights. I simply made it for your pleasure. You will have to click the link below to download the ISO file, then burn the ISO file to a blank disc.  

This ISO file is 390mb in size.


http://www.absintheman.com/absinthe1.iso

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Side Note:
If you are interested in linux operating systems, which have tons of free programs (over 20,000 free programs), please check out the links below. There are some main reasons I use linux over Windows. No more viruses, linux is free and so are any programs you want to use in linux, no need to download drivers, no secret government back doors, no need to defrag the hard drive, and on and on.

The image under this paragraph shows you my KDE desktop and Windows 7 running within a virtual box :) If I want/need to, I can do Windows 7 full screen, with no border box around it. Some video editing software I have for Windows, doesnt work in linux, so from time to time I need to jump into Windows. Notice how similar Win7 is to KDE4? Microsoft copied the KDE4 look to create Windows 7. KDE's style was around over a year ago already. But Windows wins out when there is some program that wont work in linux. Some games dont work in linux, etc. You can get many Windows programs working fine in linux like Photoshop, MS Office, and others, but in the event of a rare occasion where your MS program wont work in linux, you can simply run XP or Win7 in a box. So check it out!


Why Linux Is Better...

http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/


Ubuntu Linux...
http://www.ubuntu.com

KDE4...
http://www.kde.org/workspaces/plasmadesktop/

Yes! It is true all of you absinthe drinkers! There is now a way to purchase single sample vials of absinthe.

Rue Verte brings to you their line of absinthe vials called ABSINTHEXPLORE.


Long before I ever started blogging about absinthe, I was buying bottles of absinthe at $150 or more at a time. From England to France, Germany, Spain and even Russia. This was back in the early 1990s, right before the internet really took hold and before I knew the value of money :) I would have been much better off today if Rue Verte had been in my life.

Rue Verte is doing something no other absinthe retailer is doing. They are offering us a chance to make our own sample packages of absinthe. Check it out...

The absinthe tubes you select can be purchased individually HERE, or in sets right HERE. Prices are excellent and shipping is inexpensive to the USA. Not to mention you will have your absinthe in about 4 days.

This makes for a great opportunity for novices to taste high quality absinthes without spending a fortune and for amateurs a great way to savor new flavors. All without the upfront cost of a full size bottle. Each tube will give you 50ml of absinthe of your choosing... enough for two generous absinthe glasses.

Rue Verte is an excellent place to order high quality absinthe. I have personally dealt with many absinthe retailers in Europe since the mid 1990s and Rue Verte is clearly ahead of anyone else. They know what they are doing, secure and thoughtful packaging, they have a well detailed and organized website for easy ordering, excellent prices, cheap shipping, and fast shipping too. Whew! In one word... AWESOME.

Next week, I will go more in depth about Rue Verte and its founder Antoine. He is a class act, a real gentleman, and has become a leader in absinthe retail world on the internet. For now, check out some sample absinthes...


Individual Vials of Absinthe
http://www.rueverte.com/absinthexplore_unite.php


Vial Sets of Absinthe
http://www.rueverte.com/coffrets.php?coffret=2

You can learn more about the Rue Verte Absinthe vials at the ABSINTHEXPLORE landing page here:
http://www.rueverte.com/absinthexplore.php

This article made it into Ukiah's blog and the original article (same thing) came from the New York Times.

Take a break from your day and read the article link above. There is a nice back story on how Hanger One (St. George) in California came about via Germain-Robin. I might just have to take a drive up to Ukiah!

Logo Design Works awards Le Tourment Vert the #8 spot for the top 10 alcohol logos. I like the logo, but I think other absinthe logos could have won over LTV. So, what do you think?



http://www.logodesignworks.com/blog/top-10-alcohol-logos

A new absinthe book coming VERY soon (Feb 2, 2010 to be exact).



If you are interested in purchasing this book, mouse over the image or click the title here:

The Little Green Book of Absinthe

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Book Description:

A celebration of "the green goddess"-this is the first book to share absinthe recipes since it was recently legalized in the U.S.

This enticing little volume presents a collection of more than 100 absinthe cocktail recipes that draw upon the classic roots of the drink as well as its new iterations. Readers will be entertained with nuggets of absinthe history and trivia, including the tradition of the green fairy, famous devotees of the drink, and the myths (or facts) of its hallucinatory properties.

Readers will learn that:

• America's most famous early cocktail, the sazerac, was a New Orleans creation that called for a dash of absinthe

• When the absinthe backlash started in the 1890s, Edgar Degas' masterpiece L'Absinthe was booed off the auction block at Christie's in London

• An experienced absintheur can identify a brand from across the room just by watching how it louches-the way the herbs' oils cloud the drink as the bartender adds water

About the Authors:

Paul Owens owns the San Francisco restaurants Tortilla Heights and Fish Bowl Bar & Grill.

Paul Nathan is the founder and owner of absintheology.com and absintheparty.com. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dave Herlong is a bold premier mixologist who has been working at The Palms in Las Vegas.

Ted Breaux has been nicknamed The Godfather of Absinthe in this Las Vegas news video. Thats true in more ways than we might realize....

http://www.fox5vegas.com/video/22317899/index.html