Fairy Iced Tea

Ah, absinthe. It became legal in America about ten years ago after a long ban based on technicalities of the wormwood ingredient. I have to admit, it was the unusually intoxicating nature of absinthe that finally got me to be okay with, and eventually fall a little bit in love with, the flavor of anise/licorice. Absinthe is super-high proof, so we used only half a standard pour of it, and because of its herbal components, the high can be a bit different and more intense than regular booze,