Gourmets of Wine > Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1899: Absinthe lollipops

Slashfood[Slashfood] A small candy company in (where else?) San Francisco has created absinthe lollipops. According to its website, the inspiration for these grown-up treats came around Halloween last year, "When we found ourselves with a lot of absinthe and no candy."

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Midnight Sun[Midnight Sun] Absinthe lollipops: Hmmm ... A friend turned me onto this site where you can get absinthe lollipops -- made with the real stuff. You can also get them bacon-flavored. I'm not a huge candy fan, but I'm willing to order a batch of these and taste test them. ...

TREND HUNTER Magazinehttp://www.trendhunter.com/trends/absinthe-lollipop-lollyphile [TREND HUNTER Magazine] Absinthe Lollipop - Lollyphile Puts the Green Fairy on a Stick ...: Lollyphile explains on their site. “The US Government recently approved the sale of absinthe within certain guidelines, namely that there is less than 10ppm of thujone.

Synchronicity swirls and other foolishnesshttp://heron61.livejournal.com/538976.html [Synchronicity swirls and other foolishness] Fascinating and yummy-sounding candy: Absinthe lollipops sound absolutely wonderful. I friend of mine gave me some absinthe drops she'd ordered online one time and they made for a really fun day at work.:)

Be a Rock Star! ebay and Online Education for your Business Success[Be a Rock Star! ebay and Online Education for your Business Success] Selling illegal items on eBay?: “Absinthe makes you crazy and criminal, provokes epilepsy and tuberculosis, and has killed thousands of French people. It makes a ferocious beast of man, a martyr of woman, and a degenerate of the infant, it disorganizes and ruins the family and menaces the future of the country.”

The Original Musingshttp://www.naebunny.net/~mommylemur/2008/03/no.html [The Original Musings] No: And while I prefer it the proper way, I can (and have) endured Absinthe straight -- and that'll clear your fucking sinuses out, I assure you. I truly believe the legendary "Ethereal" effects are less attributable to any chemicals in the Wormwood than to the simple fact that it blasts open your breathing passages -- the massive increase in oxygen rendering you wide awake and fully alert, despite being drunk.

Amazon al Dente's Bloghttp://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK2X4MUVMVZ4TJN [Amazon al Dente's Blog] Lollyphile's Bacon Lollipops: Lollyphile, a new San Francisco candy company launched their introductory lollies in the variety of wild flavors: absinthe and maple-bacon. As you all know by now, we're just a tad bacon obsessed around here.

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