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I’ve wanted to try good absinthe for a long time now. The only absinthe Finnish Alko sells has been reviewed as “almost suitable for cleaning windows”, so that didn’t quite meet the requirements. Luckily there are shops in Europe which shell the good stuff by mail. I got two bottles, Mari Mayans and Deva Absenta:

Both of them have a lot of alcohol (70%). I also got the absinthe spoon to do “the ritual” properly. I’ve used the original one in which water is added to the absinthe dropping it slowly through a sugar cube, instead of the modern version with pyrotechnics. As the following photos show, the liquid turns white when enough water is added:

A real absinthe is a nice, strong drink, but I feel like drinking it only occasionally. Single malt whisky is a lot more pleasant drink.