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Originally Posted by herr_oberst
I don't drink, but I've had this poster in my dining room for years. There's a ton of French art celebrating absinthe from the turn of the 19th century.
(And I don't think you light the sugar cube to prepare the cocktail, it's my understanding that you hold the cube over the glass with a spoon and pour water on it, thus dissolving it into the drink.. ???)
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The articles I read and posted as links above all describe that as the preferred way to consume absinthe. You are supposed to dilute it about 30-40% or so with water, since it's about 136 proof right out of the bottle.
The flaming sugar cube is an alternative, more dramatic way to prepare absinthe for drinking.
Reading through all of this stuff, apparently thujone is quite the psychoactive drug. This "Wormwood Society", in their literature, does their level best to dispel that "myth". Reading between the lines, it appears their real interest is in keeping it legal by minimizing any concern over it.