The Absinthe Drinker by Pablo Picasso. What is he doing? He is preparing the absinthe (a strong alcoholic herbal drink) by placing a sugar cube on top of a slotted spoon and then placing the spoon on the glass which has been filled with a shot of absinthe. Ice-cold water is then poured over the sugar cube so that the water is slowly and evenly displaced into the absinthe. During this process, components not soluble in water (mainly those from anise, fennel, and star anise) come out of solution and cloud the drink. The resulting milky opalescence is called the louche (Fr. "opaque"). Releasing these components allows herbal aromas and flavours to "blossom" or "bloom" and brings out subtleties originally over-powered by the anise. (from the wiki)
3 comments:
It is a well-known poison.
Anon.
It turns out that absinthe had a bad rap - it is no worse than any other liquor. It is now legal again in many countries. Society has a compulsion to ban anything enjoyable - extramarital sex, drugs, gambling, etc. If you are having fun, it should be illegal.
K
It has a bad reputation.
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