tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post1452483358886177986..comments2024-03-11T16:29:13.619-05:00Comments on Lingwë - Musings of a Fish: Chasing la fée verteJason Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-6609434872406919562012-08-22T06:33:30.662-05:002012-08-22T06:33:30.662-05:00'when I travel to England later this summer......'when I travel to England later this summer...'<br />Then of course when I got to Return of the Ring, you were not there! So sorry not to have had the chance to meet you, but hope another opportunity will arise.<br /><br />All the bestSarannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875490083776087957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-85539076158440766352012-06-07T04:47:26.389-05:002012-06-07T04:47:26.389-05:00I once tried a Lebanese Anise spirit. I don't ...I once tried a Lebanese Anise spirit. I don't know if you know the Spanish version but it was like that but without the sweetness. Quite overwhelming.Andy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942445460732496214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-82103760770587978592012-05-08T15:27:46.878-05:002012-05-08T15:27:46.878-05:00I have to admit, I hated the stuff when I tried it...I have to admit, I hated the stuff when I tried it, I had 3-4 of them one evening, was extraordinarily sick, then had the worst hangover of my entire life the next day.. and could still smell the liquorice scent for about 2 days afterwards.. it's actually making me a bit sick just thinking about it.Lagomorph Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385231158384929598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-61260214046861424622012-04-16T06:13:33.688-05:002012-04-16T06:13:33.688-05:00Ouch! I still think you can't beat a Pan-Galac...Ouch! I still think you can't beat a Pan-Galactic Gargle-BlasterSarannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875490083776087957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-38963561883194026042012-04-03T05:28:59.698-05:002012-04-03T05:28:59.698-05:00So there still haven't been any chemical tests...So there still haven't been any chemical tests to determine whether it's true that absinthe makes the heart grow fonder?David Bratmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090662884600828582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-83273651320015489822012-04-01T11:23:36.525-05:002012-04-01T11:23:36.525-05:00No doubt about it, sweetheart! All those spice str...No doubt about it, sweetheart! All those spice streets, Cinnamon, Clove, Ginger, Sage, especially Mint ... hold a very dear place in my memory. :)Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-40611711346578252382012-04-01T11:18:25.595-05:002012-04-01T11:18:25.595-05:00Thanks for sharing this, Carl. Now I will have to ...Thanks for sharing this, Carl. Now I will have to try indeed to track this down! (Not the palm wine, though! :)Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-2392696250535384222012-03-31T14:26:18.541-05:002012-03-31T14:26:18.541-05:00I must say that I particularly loved you saying it...I must say that I particularly loved you saying it was "right up your street". Why? Most people say, "right up my alley." You used the word 'street'. I would like to think my growing up on Mint Lane (surrounded by many other botanical, herbal, and spice names) had something to do with your choice!The FishWifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-79953465403393626052012-03-29T22:38:48.045-05:002012-03-29T22:38:48.045-05:00Here in the "highland" part of central C...Here in the "highland" part of central Colombia, South America, the traditional licor is an ouzo-like anise-flavoured drink known as "aguardiente". There are, of course, plenty of other licor's in the Spanish-speaking world with this name (basically: "fire-water" :)) but I am not sure that many are anise-flavored as the local poison is. There's also a sort of "mulled" version, heated with added herbs and stuff, considered suitable for chilly nights (which, of course, on top of the Andes, most nights are). Actually, I think aguardiente has been losing ground to rum locally, and people who want to show off drink really awful whiskey (which is trendy because its imported, and thus expensive, but awful because it's, well, imported but necessarily still affordable locally -- and, really, no one should drink what the combination of those factors implies!). Still, fans of anise-flavoured licors could do worse than track down a bottle of Colombian aguardiente. Not too dangerous, really. :) It's the "palm wine", typically sold in "recycled" 2-liter soda bottles in the tropical regions of the country that will, if you're lucky, only kill you .... ;)Carl Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088507380154524745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-7874844801619153512012-03-29T13:02:04.555-05:002012-03-29T13:02:04.555-05:00Right, it’s never had those effects. The absinsthe...Right, it’s <i>never</i> had those effects. The absinsthe in actual vintage bottles has been tested, and new absinthe has also been made from traditional period recipes, and the thujone levels in these have all been miniscule — far below causing any noticeable effects, let alone hallucinations, blindness, madness. You’d have to drink dozens of bottles a day before the thujone in absinthe would affect you, and of course, the alcohol would be a problem <i>long</i> before that!Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-14108803773567069232012-03-29T11:34:08.773-05:002012-03-29T11:34:08.773-05:00And, apparently, absinthe doesn't have the kin...And, apparently, absinthe doesn't have the kinds of fun effects it was famed for, as Wayne Curtis points out in "<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/04/the-secret-ingredient/8910/" rel="nofollow">The Secret Ingredient: Liquor companies love to claim they use closely guarded, centuries-old recipes. Usually it’s just marketing.</a>" <br /><br />Square one sounds appealing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com