Absinthe Seattle - Page 3

Ended up at the Zig Zag, they have four Absinthes on the menu. They have Kubler, Lucid, one of the Pernod's, and St. George. They are all $12.50. I went for the Kubler Absinthe Supérieure, which is a blanche, or clear Absinthe - on the recommendation of the lovely server Tiffany, and it was pretty darn good. Nice sweet notes when louched. Good anise flavor, maybe some other botanicals I cant immediately place. Nice aroma. Good strong louche. No sugar necessary or offered. A small beaker of cold water, and a separate cup of ice. I like a place that knows how to serve a quality Absinthe. Atmosphere was pretty good, evidently there was some sort of writers gathering there this evening. I have no idea. But the interior of the place is pretty nice, without being douchey. They have a few decent sized booths and about twelve tables. So relatively small, but comfortable. Great table service. The lovely Tiffany was excellent, and very helpful. Murray, the head bartender, whom with I spoke with briefly on my way out, seems like an immediately likable, extremely knowledgeable guy. In fact, when I came home and looked for some pics, I realized that he is famous, or at least nationally known. I will probably be there semi-regularly on Thursday nights. It's relatively close to work, and I like it there. Parking is easiest under the viaduct near the Aquarium (free after six), Its on the second level of the Pike Street Hillclimb, on the left as you head up the stairs towards the market. Gotta dodge the bums sleeping at the bottom of the stairs on the way out, but they are passively snoring, and it sort of reminded me of Tokyo. http://zigzagseattle.com/

Awesome. Looks like you are rollin a 2-1 absinthe to water ratio though. Maybe its because you are using a dripper though?

I am not that bold.

Thats about all it takes... Especially if you are drinking it straight.