Absinthe and Cream Soda

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 | Life

So the other day my roommate broke my last absinthe glass I had at the house. He breaks a LOT of glasses / glass wear in general, though to be fair I had been the one to break my other absinthe glass.

I’m not bitter about the glass, he will buy me a new one next time I order some more absinthe. No big deal. Why I bring this up is because I noticed something that happened because of the glass being broken.

I stopped drinking absinthe. I haven’t drank any absinthe since he broke my glass. Well clearly the glass does not have magic powers, and I should be able to drink my elixir even if I don’t have a fancy goblet to drink out of. Oh don’t get me wrong. I’m still drinking, I have just been drinking disaronno or brandy instead.

So tonight I am discussing brilliant ideas with one of my other roommates Mike, and I am listening to one of the most unique and original musical albums ever made (Fear of Pop, Vol. 1 by Ben Folds in 1998).

Oh, I suppose not many people know of this album. Here is a quick ass review of the album somebody gave on Amazon, to help you understand where my mind was while listening to this:

What a weird freaking album! No melodies… barely any songs. Just a bunch of noises and talking (sometimes screaming) to odd drum beats. There isn’t even much traditional instrumentation, like piano, guitars or bass. It’s ODD. No, scratch that. It’s remarkably ODD. Which is why I keep listening. I can’t figure it out. My wife won’t let me play it in the car, and even my more liberal and open-minded friends can’t listen to it. It’s a head-scratcher that will challenge your concept of music. I don’t think it’s any good, but I like a challenge. So I give it 4 Stars.

Anywho, not having a goblet I got out one of my captain morgan glasses which is fairly large, and I poured 2 shots of absinthe in. Then I added some Shasta Cream Soda. Theoretically this does not sound like a good combination. However it is fantastic.

I recommend this to everybody. Don’t have absinthe laying around and don’t feel like buying some? Try Jagger. It still has that strong liquorish taste, though it might end up a bit too sweet. Hard to say, but worth a try.

               

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