Hi there, this is Greg Young with a special presentation.

Now we know that some of you like to get into the holiday spirit with actual spirits, and

that's why we wanted to share with you this episode of the Guilded Gentleman, the Barry

Boys spin-off podcast hosted by Carl Raymond.

The Guilded Gentleman is celebrating its one year anniversary this month.

So we wanted to bring you this episode, one of my personal favorites that he's done

this year, which lays out everything you've ever wanted to know about Absent, aka the Green

Fairy, that mysterious spirit famous with 19th century artists, writers, and dandies.

Carl's guest on this show is cocktail maestro Don Spiro of the Green Fairy Society, who

reveals the fascinating history of Absent, and dispels many myths associated with it.

Now after you finish this show, head over to the latest episode of the Guilded Gentleman

podcast, because surprise Don has joined Carl once again to explore the story of another

legendary alcoholic potion, champagne.

And I have a surprise waiting for you, dear listener, because later on in this show, I'll

present a cocktail recipe that you can make at home using Absent and Champagne.

So get your champagne flutes ready, drink responsibly everyone, and enjoy the show.

It was said to have inspired some of the greatest art of Bellapoc France in late Victorian

England.

Dicac and Manet painted denizens of the Paris cafés reveling in its pleasures.

Go-Gah himself enjoyed its effects and along with Van Gogh, it was said to have helped

produce moments of their greatest creative visions.

French poets, Bodleur and Campbell were avid drinkers, and it even seems that the great

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