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I had some absinthe for the first time last night. Apparently it has been legal since March. Who knew?

I bought a bottle at the local liquor store. I poked a hole in the bottom of a plastic cup with an ice pick. Then I filled a glass with two ounce of absinthe and poured two ounces of ice water into the plastic cup and held it above the glass, letting it slowly drain.

I can see why people like the stuff. To me, it tastes strongly of licorice. Kind of like a watered-down Jagermeister. Like General Tso's Chicken, the flavor creeps up on you over time. Even cut with water, it is medium-bodied. After one glass, my mouth was coated and my taste-buds numb.

Time for a second glass...