Move over toyol! The green fairy’s in da hood.
Those of u who’ve been like, smuggling the stuff from abroad, don’t need to feel like criminals anymore. A couple of good absinthes – from the actual village where the fuel was created – were launched at Werner’s recently.
Meet Swiss chicks Angelique and La Clandestine. The former is 68% alcohol by volume (ABV) while the latter is 53% ABV.
There were quite a few excited guests there that evening. Me, my bro and Lili were eager-nigaz at 7pm sharp. Went straight upstairs, and absinthe cocktails were being served. Efficient.
This was actually the first of a series of cocktails for d nite. How nice.
Local superstar bartender Ben Ng (who will be interviewed in this blog soon) fixed us our first round, it was called Jaded. Yummy stuff, a little like a real good and slightly fruity-herbal-ish Long Island, but not as strong.
This cocktail shit was new to me. I’ve had absinthe on many occasions – rock n roll style. Pour a shot into a glass over a cube of sugar that’s on a spoon, light up the cube, let it burn, stir it in (the whole dam glass is on fire by now, tabletop too), blow it out, “Salud!”, down it! Slam the glass down.
And go brrrehhhaaaaaaarghhhhh…!!
Then hwwwbbehhbbbehhbbbbehhhh!!
Or leggo some profanities.
Hey it works. This is a lil similar to the “French style”, but we do it Malaysian Style, coz there’s fire. Coz we like fire.
The second round of cocktails were called… hmmm…….. don’t remember.
Gosh, instant brain damage.
It was green. A nice green.
There were three cocktails in total. Then i got involved in an exhibition lesson with Ben on how to make it, French style: Pour a shot, place a sugar cube on an absinthe spoon, pour cold water through the sugar, stir and drink.
Huh? Where’s the fireworks??
“Don’t i light it up?” I asked, looking disappointed.
“U can if u want, but it’s not necessary,” Ben says to me & the crowd.
Dam. I downed it anyway. It’s pretty good with cold water.
Will post more recipes soon.
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Absinthe was banned in most countries until recently. Typical government paranoia. It was never banned here I think, maybe coz d dam Customs officers probably never even knew watdefuck it was. “Ah?? Nenek punya ubat batuk?? Ok la, jalan.”
It’s extremely herbal (like Hacks & Sambuca) and contains wormwood. Thujone is a chemical in the wormwood plant that is a hallucinogenic.
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If u think absinthe is gonna make u hallucinate, stop thinking. There isn’t enough thujone in the drink to cause that. (Awwww……… disappointed? Well, u could always try shrooms.)
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So absinthe is not some God-sent alco-drug combo meal. It’s alcohol. With plant extracts. Good for tummy aches.
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What do I like about it? The fact that I feel sumtin in my head after ONE shot. Try six. I’ve had 80% ABV absinthe and that shit’s lethal.
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As well as the fiery ritual that goes with it. There’re very few ritualistic drinks around actually. (If u wanna do sum caveman chant while drinking it, oso can.)
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Wanna know more about absinthe and these two brands? There’s a fascinating story: *click!*. This sure is the original thing from the birthplace of absinthe in Switzerland. Some hillbilly kampung.
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And, here’s where u can get it at in Malaysia:
Quattro @ Avenue K
Gypsy @ Changkat BB
Werner’s @ Changkat
My place. Haha
El Cerdo @ Changkat
21 @ Changkat
Blanc le Club @ Heritage Row
Red Square @ Cap Square
Metropol
Shalome, Wabisabi, Tao, Bamboo 9, HQ9 @ TTDI
The Social @ Bangsar
Hush
Shuraku @ Solaris
La Bodega @ BSC
Bubba Gump (watdefuck!) @ The Curve & Pyramid
Cafe Chulo@ Jaya 1
Two Monkeys @ Jaya 1
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It’s imported by TWE (Tong Woh). Will check and revert if u can buy it at any liquor store, especially if u’d rather take it home and start an arson party. Trust me it’s fun. Best done just before u go out to party.
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U heard it here first. Salud!
Your dream job eh? I’ll get my dose from “My place. Haha” thank you.
absinthe in kl – this the best news i’ve heard all YEAR
well, as they say … absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
sounds yummylicious to me… bring it on deep!! maybe 2 glass is enough to knock me outzz!
Ur such a kidder Abby
Yea, 2 shots cukup la for u
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Good write-up, and thanks for visiting my blog. Did you see I already quoted your blog in a much more recent article?
I lived in KL from 1999 to 2002, and hope to get back there later this year. Will you have left any booze for me?
Thanks! Yea i saw that one. Good one, tho u couldn’t make it. Haha.
Hope to meet u around someday. And yea, will save a little alcohol for u!
Hai dude, I got a Pere Kremann’s Absinthe right here. Where you can suggest me to get those Absinthe? I’m interested with the Lucid Absinthe.
Please let me know.
Thanks
Rcode – http://joan.web.id
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U can get La Clandestine n Angelique from Tong Woh. Details here http://thirstyblogger.my/2009/04/come-n-get-it/
i to am a absinthe maniac,i been drinking it for 5 year on now and rare to find in Malaysia, i been importing my absinthe directly from Berlin and UK haha but thanks for the heads up i dont have too do it anymore,hope to see you all in one of the club and let the green fairy stir your mind.
No prob man.
See u out there!
Now absinthe is available at BeerHive SS2 mall too… I like hw they serve it
You do realise that doing the fire thing actually burns off most of the alcohol.
Yup. A bit of a waste i guess. But alcohol-arson is fun
How are they serving absinthe at BeerHive SS2 mall? Are they burning it? If so, I’ll try to get a message to them to consider alternative serves. Or alternative ways to burn down bars.
The classical of drinking absinthe the bohemian gypsyical way in France before it was being banned it was a shot in the absithe over slow dripped water thru a filter sugar cube over a slotted little absinthe spoon. Once the sugar is being dissolved, you would stirred the liquid so that the sugar remnants would being at the bottom of the glass.
The ppl whover love to flame any alcohol particularly absinthe are arseholes that should flame their own arses while shooting absinthe thru their arseholes with exception of those food chefs which flambe to enchance the flavor of the food
Really now? Do i look like i give a fuck about tradition or norms?
Hey Deep,
Good stuff here. Just checking on the Tong Wah whether they do sell it at the store. Throwing an arson party this weekend mate and defo need this fairy god mother drinks. LOL. Thanks heaps.
Nice, sounds fun! Need back-up lemme know. Yea they shd have it. Have a BLAST