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ITALIAN STYLE OP MIXING
ABSINTHE.
(Use a large bar glass.)
1 pony-glass of absinthe;
2 or 3 lumps of broken ice;
2 or 3 dashes of maraschino;
i pony-glass of anisette. .
Take a small pitcher of ice water, and pour the
water slowly into a large bar glass containing the
mixture; stir with a spoon, and serve.
This is a very pleasant way of drinking absinthe,
as it promotes the appetite; it is especially recom
mended before meals.
GERMAN OR SWISS STYLE OP
MIXING ABSINTHE.
(Use a large bar glass.)
The Germans and the Swiss have the. simplest way
of drinking absinthe that I met with in my travels
through Europe. If a person goes to a cafe, or bar
room (as we call it), and asks for absinthe, the bar
tender or waiter puts a pony-glass of absinthe into a
large tumbler and sends this and a pitcher of water
to the customer, who helps himself to as much as he
desires, and there is no mixing or fixing up about it.
I consider this a very simple style of drinking ab
sinthe, as it tastes just as good to them and answers
the purpose.
The very latest of all in drinking absinthe at the
present time can be seen in the city of Paris and other
cities of France. When a gentleman comes into a cafe
and sits down and gives his order to the waiter for
his absinthe, the latter puts before the customer the
bottle of absinthe as well as a bottle of anisette, a piece
of loaf sugar, a pair of tongues to hold the sugar, and