Absinthe Journals I - Humour
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The satirical journals of the day delighted in mocking the pretensions of absintheurs, and the intricacies of the absinthe ritual. A
particular point of amusement was the tendency of experienced absinthe drinkers to hold the carafe as high as possible above the
glass, so as to battre (batter) the absinthe.
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