Halluci-not

San Francisco recently began allowing bars to sell "absinthe," but as I understand it, it's not the famous hallucinogenic of yesteryear. Last night, I decided it was time that I try this new, legal version so I ordered one at the bar. The bartender was clearly irked with my request and had to ask someone else to prepare the drink for me.

He began by pouring some sort of liquid over a sugar cube on a strainer into a glass, then lit the sugar on fire to melt into the concoction. He then mixed some green liquid (the absinthe?) into it and stirred liberally before passing it onto me.

Basically, it tasted like licorice syrup. Nothing special and I was totes disappointed that Kylie Minogue did not visit my dreams as a tiny green fairy.