Re-enacting French tradition

[caulfield]

I went halfsies with a friend to obtain a bottle of quality (highly acclaimed) Jade Absinthe Edouard 72 along with some very nice replica glassware and ice-catcher water drippers (ala Hemingway). We are all agog.

A reliable online faq posted by some fairly snobby absinthe hipsters stated the following:

"Absinthe was traditionally served as an aperitif. During the Belle Époque the time between 5 and 7 PM became known as ' l’Heure verte ', or the Green Hour, because everyone would stop by their local café for an absinthe on their way home from work, or in preparation for the evening meal."

Sounds good to me. Wish us much merriment and delight in our sophisticated appreciation of this fine old tradition!

-Caul