Used to live with the master brewer of Obsello Absinthe (Spain) before he left the US. He's recently returned to the states and has set up a distillery in Salinas, CA (whisky). Anyway, before he left for Spain I used to drink quite a bit of his potables, never really developed a taste for la fée verte and prefer a good beer. You really don't want to go on a bender and throw absinthe in the mix. ;)

http://www.obsello.com/

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