Tavia wrote:

(Is absinthe green? I fear my closest encounter with the drink is the eponymous Degas painting...)

I gather it is a somewhat bluish-green. I've never seen any myself, but I've been told it looks not too different from Absorbine liniment [1], which also contains oil of wormwood. (Drinking Absorbine is not recommended, though I've actually heard of people who do. Of course, much the same could be said of absinthe.)

- Lisa

[1] A horse liniment containing menthol, acetone, and assorted plant extracts, including that of wormwood. A watered-down version is marketed for humans under the name "Absorbine Jr.", at about five times the price of the horsey stuff. I just buy the latter, in gallon jugs, and use that.

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