This year for Advent, my wife purchased an Absinthe Advent Calendar for me as a gift. It was pretty fun getting a mystery absinthe every day… even if some were pretty crappy or fake. There were enough in there that I enjoyed and some were pretty interesting and unexpected! I can’t really recommend that anyone […]
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Since beginning this practice with the Adobe Generation Professional demo sessions, I’ve begun recording any live demos using Camtasia 9 and uploading them to YouTube. The full session with all speakers is linked below as well – but this segment has better audio and video. I also include the project files created during the session
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Last year, I was able to contribute to a small paper along with Lauren Labrecque and Garret Warr titled “Absinthe: an Exploration of the Role of Mythology and Ritual in Market Revival” which looks at the spirit, absinthe, from a marketing angle with a brief overview of the history, ban, and revival. In terms of the paper itself,
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The Phoenix Sipping Pipe was created to celebrate the revival of the artisanal craft of absinthe. It was inspired by absinthe enthusiasts all over the world. It was designed using science and art fused together to create a traditional purist form of ritual while creating an easy way to conveniently enjoy absinthe in today’s modern
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Short video demonstrating proper absinthe preparation with some Jade PF1901 (2013 bottling). I use a glass dripper and standard pontarlier style glass with a 1 oz. reservoir in this video. The main reason for this video is to have something to work with and distribute alongside my soon to be released AS3-WebVTT library. It is to be released
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This video describes how to properly prepare a glass of absinthe if you do not have proper absinthe accessories (absinthe glass, absinthe spoon) on hand using common household items; a wine glass, water bottle, and fork.
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It’s almost Hallowe’en in the United States. Invariably, a bunch of people will try absinthe for the first time at parties given its reputation as a “spooky” drink. This will probably involve either consuming absinthe as a “shot” or lighting it on fire, or both… THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DRINK ABSINTHE! To help
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I recently gave a short set of talks for the Adobe Apps for Education: Live! series which aims to demonstrate uses of Adobe products for educational purposes in short, 30 minute project examples. These are divided into two talks; a morning talk for beginners, and an evening talk for advanced concepts. There are links to
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Absinthe Antiques: A collection from la Belle Époque features pieces utilized in the preparation and serving of the famed spirit absinthe. These lovely antiques from the mid 1800s through the early 20th century evoke a time of beauty, art, new technologies and changing culture; the era known as France’s la Belle Époque. Spoons, glasses, carafes,
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Why not celebrate with a glass of fine absinthe? New to absinthe? Curious? Visit The Wormwood Society.
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The Wormwood Society has released a well-worded statement on the situation involving the Swiss IGP for exclusive use of the word “Absinthe”. The full text is represented below – but you are also encouraged to view the original at The Wormwood Society website and spread awareness around this important issue. This would require all European
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Before getting into the topic at hand, just a quick mention that I’ll probably be posting more and more in regard to this recent passion of mine (absinthe). I’ve been exploring the world of absinthe for over two years now – and I learn more and more all the time. It’s a passion and as
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