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Your route into absinthe
Choose a bottle with better questions, serve it with control, and keep flavor, evidence, and mythology in their proper places.
Choose
Use label clarity, production language, style, proof, bottle size, lawful availability, and intended use to make a fair shortlist.
Taste
Measure the pour, add cold water slowly, watch the louche, and note aroma, texture, balance, and finish before adding sugar.
Understand
Move from herbs and distillation into history, art, film, and research reading. Apply the right evidence standard to each kind of claim.
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