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Donnie Darko (Besançon)
le Vicomte
Username: Besançon
Post Number: 55
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2003 - 12:38 pm: |   |
What's that line from "Snatch"? No sugar, thanks. I'm already sweet enough...
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Gretchen--"Donnie Darko, sounds like some kind of superhero or something"
Donnie--"What makes you think I'm not?" |
Brett Tyre (Brett)
le Duc
Username: Brett
Post Number: 157
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2003 - 9:35 am: | |
I use Roger's Sugar sugar cubes (Rogers is a big Canadian sugar company). With a proper slow drip, the melt away completely, no pre-soaking required. With a little big of stirring, I can even get it so very little sugar is left in the bottom of the glass. |
The Levitating Grin Salesman (Rimbaud)
le Duc
Username: Rimbaud
Post Number: 339
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2003 - 8:21 am: | |
I do the same thing as well.
"Please pardon our appearance while we are levitating..." |
Monique Brazeau (Atomikpink)
Paysan
Username: Atomikpink
Post Number: 1
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 10:06 pm: | |
Greetings everyone... I like to use C&H sugar cubes. They work well and they're cheap too. I usually wet them down with a drop or two of pre-drip water and let them sit for 30 seconds or so, then start the slow drip. They always dissolve completely this way for me. I thought I was the only one who did this until I read an earlier post by Zman7. It really does work. |
Raindog (Mephistopheles)
Mousquetaire
Username: Mephistopheles
Post Number: 23
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, August 29, 2003 - 5:45 pm: | |
I prefer my absinthe sans sugar. I suppose everyone has their own opinion of what is palatable.
"I'm standing on the corner of fifth and vermouth... using parking meters as walking sticks" Tom Waits |
Celeste (Greeneyes)
Mousquetaire
Username: Greeneyes
Post Number: 6
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, August 29, 2003 - 5:28 pm: | |
I have the Saint Louis sugar cubes on hand, but usually I revert to the plain ol' C&H cubes I bought at the grocery store. They dissolve faster and are slightly smaller than the French stuff. |
Bob (I_b_puffin)
le Duc
Username: I_b_puffin
Post Number: 209
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2003 - 5:45 pm: | |
Are sugar cubes really important to most of you? Most of the time I don't even bother with cubes and an absinthe spoon; I just pour granulated sugar in and use a teaspoon. |
Z (Zman7)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Zman7
Post Number: 351
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2003 - 5:35 pm: | |
Yeah, Perruche sugar takes forever to dissolve. After reading that line from Betty's site, it only reinforces why you should just pass that one on by. Just use Domino, C&H, or whatever ya got. For the tough to dissolve ones I just wet them on the spoon, wait about 30 seconds, and continue to pour my water. Problem solved.
Imperial Order of Absinthe |
Pastor of Muppets (Emmy)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Emmy
Post Number: 238
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2003 - 5:34 pm: | |
i have a bunch of individually wrapped St Louis and also some A La Perruche that i use... when i use sugar that is. i mainly take mine without sugar so when i use them it's usually to show folks how to do the ritual. i prefer the St Louis, they do melt more uniformly, but the differences in the end are subtle... the Perruche seems to have a softer flavor if i remember correctly. i'll have to do a side by side one of these days. like i said, i'm not much of a sugar person anyway. |
Donnie Darko (Besançon)
le Vicomte
Username: Besançon
Post Number: 52
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2003 - 3:03 pm: | |
http://store.yahoo.com/dcimports/sainlouiscom.html
Paris sugar cubes are also very nice. I don't know anybody who uses Perruche sugar.
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Gretchen--"Donnie Darko, sounds like some kind of superhero or something"
Donnie--"What makes you think I'm not?" |
The Levitating Grin Salesman (Rimbaud)
le Duc
Username: Rimbaud
Post Number: 332
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2003 - 2:48 pm: | |
From Betina's site:
"French 'A La Perruche' sugar is a 1.1 lb box:
This sugar reminds one of white, fluffy,snowflakes. The water and sugar dilute in a smoother fashion to create the pearl/blue/gray/green cloudy, swirling louche that is an essential characteristic of absinthe."
What a load of fairy crap! I can get that stuff right near where I work, but I never bothered with it because I hear La Perruche cubes are like rocks and take forever to dissolve. Don't waste your money on that, or anything from Betty for that matter. Go to the supermarket and buy whatever they have. If they have more than one, try them all. Sugar is cheap. Absinthe, on the other hand...
"Please pardon our appearance while we are levitating..." |
Tobi Whaley (Touchmoney)
Mousquetaire
Username: Touchmoney
Post Number: 12
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2003 - 2:32 pm: | |
i know that Betina sells a certain type of sugar for absinthe http://www.allthingsabsinthe.com/antiqueshop.html# I was wondering if it was worth it to get this or just stick with domino from the store? |
The Levitating Grin Salesman (Rimbaud)
le Duc
Username: Rimbaud
Post Number: 328
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2003 - 7:07 am: | |
That's what I use, the Domino Hostess Crystal Tablets. They dissolve within 2-3 minutes or so. And they look way cooler than the Dots. Man.
"Please pardon our appearance while we are levitating..." |
Jay & The Imp (Thegreenimp)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Thegreenimp
Post Number: 385
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - 9:58 pm: | |
Try these instead
http://www.dominosugar.com/store/product.asp?p=1
I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, and I'm happy to state I've finally won out over it........Elwood. P. Dowd |
Kaseijin (Kaseijin)
Mousquetaire
Username: Kaseijin
Post Number: 6
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - 9:55 pm: | |
I haven't been doing this long enough to experience more than two boxes of sugar cubes, so this observation may be empirically useless, but here's what I've noticed::
Box 1 - I have for myself a box of Imperial sugar cubes. They break up really fast and make for a nice, dramatic effect, but they don't quite seem to dissolve completely. They leave a sugary sediment in the bottom of the glass. Depending on how you look at it, this may be a good thing...that last sip is really sweet!
Box 2 - I heard since purchasing the Imperial cubes that Domino Dots worked better, and were "preferred" over Imperial. A friend of mine liked my first bottle of Emile so well, a bunch of us chipped in and got him his own set. I got the Domino Dots for him, thinking it the better brand of sugar. Dots seem to take forever to dissolve! These are some freaking hard sugar cubes. It may be my eyes deceiving me, but I think you can even tell how much more dense they are visually. A cube is one tsp of sugar, correct? The dots *look* smaller than the Imperials, but seem a tad smaller. Anyway, the point is that they really don't like to dissolve. Something good about them is that, once they *do* dissolve, they seem to dissolve a lot more completely. I noticed no residue in any of 4 glasses.
The total dissolution is nice, but I think I may still stick with the Imperials. *shrug* Any other good brands out there? |
The Red Pigeon (Icarus)
Elitist Bastard
Username: Icarus
Post Number: 586
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - 8:05 pm: | |
Domino dots dissolve really slowly. Don't fret, a slow drip should work by the time you reach a 4:1 ratio.
I use Opie sugar, but that's hard to find...
Escapee from the drunk tank |
Tobi Whaley (Touchmoney)
Mousquetaire
Username: Touchmoney
Post Number: 11
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - 8:01 pm: | |
I recently tried out the sugar ritual with my new spoon, so I went to the store and bought some sugar cubes. When I got home to try out my new spoon the cube didnt disolve as much as I had expected or had witnessed when my friend did it. I was wondering if there was a certain type of sugar I should buy or if I should just try pouring the water slower? |
