Calling the green fairy

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An absinthe bar? Oh my! As a fan of drinking and Vincent Van Gogh I had to try this U.S. prohibited drink. I went to the Absinthe Bar in Prenzlauer Berg yesterday evening. It was still early---8:30pm--and very uncrowded. The bartenders, surprisingly male, spoke English. I was tired and ready to return to the hostel when I finally found the bar but, hey, when in Berlin.... The drink was presented to me like so: a glass of green liquid (absinthe) on a saucer with stirring spoon, one sugar cube, and a box of wooden matches, and a shot of water on the side (for mixing with later). I clumsily mimicked the German-language picture gram and arrived at the finished product. The taste still struck me as Jagermiester-esque, which is to say, Yuk!---next time I'll request three or four sugar cubes---and think licorice in liquid form tastes like shit but I finished it after three sips and took my leave. Can't say that I was visited by any green fairy but I was smiling a lot more than before...so I guess the stuff is potent. If I start painting flowers are presenting whores with body parts, then we'll know something is up.