Cocktails, Food, and Gardening South of the hill in Bernal Heights, CA
From the St. George Website:
St. George Absinthe Verte Update 12/22/07
Unfortunately, we have sold out of all our stock of absinthe!
We are in the process of making more and plan on having more in stock at the end of January. This time around, we are making twice as much to meet demand.
Be one of the first [...]
…Monkey?
After months of negotiation with the TTB, St. George finally has the approval to sell its “Brandy with Herbs.”
The original label involved a skull with crossed bones. Apparently, not funny.
Another label, involving a monkey beating two bones on a skull. Also, not funny.
Finally, a monkey beating a cowbell with a bone. TTB [...]
There’s so much bullshit, myth, and just plain wrong information surrounding Absinthe, that it is hard to know where to start.
If you’re interested in Absinthe at all, I first must recommend stopping by the Wormwood Society or La Fee Verte Absinthe House for much more information than I can possibly include here.
First off, Absinthe is [...]
Absinthe Cocktail
1/2 Absinthe (1 1/2 oz Absinthe Verte de Fougerolles)
1/2 Water (1 1/2 oz Water)
1 dash Syrup (Rich Simple Syrup)
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Absinthe (Special) Cocktail
2/3 Absinthe (1 oz Absinthe Verte de Fougerolles)
1/6 Gin (1/4 oz Beefeater Gin)
1/6 Syrup of Anisette or Gomme Syrup (barspoon Rich Simple Syrup)
1 dash Orange Bitters
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Instructions for both [...]
