So, I'm sitting in a booth waiting for my husband to eat his dinner, and I pull out my little palm pilot and start reading the Gene and Reg (et al.) absinthe thread to him. Aside from being intrigued with the absinthe mystique, he's a scot and alcohol is always fine conversation matter. Very informative and encyclopaedic stuff there, especially E. Martini.

The point, in any case, is after reading the part about the hangoverlessness of grain because of the lack of oils or esters or resins or whatever it was, my husband spent thanksgiving in Indiana where, unlike Virginia, you can buy Everclear. Now how on earth does one explain to the extended family why there's a bottle of "let's get drunk" amongst my gifts on Christmas morning? Maybe I'll tell them it was doctor recommended. Wouldn't be the wierdest thing I've ever had suggested by one of my actual doctors.

Kelly