How to try absinthe
It made me
silly then lucid. 
"Drinking absinthe was a curious experience..."
How I did it: I drank it the classic way with sugar cubes and a slotted spoon. I put a shot of absinthe in a glass, then the spoon with the sugar cube on top. Then I poured cold water over the cube - I portioned about 3x as much water as absinthe.
The first drink I dealt with the bitterness, but the second and third, I added a couple more sugar cubes to make it easier to handle.
The brand I drank was Trillium, which is made locally in Portland, Oregon.
Lessons & tips: I felt hazy after my first drink. It took 3 drinks (made as described) to give me the feeling I had heard of - the lucid creative feeling that gave the writers and artists of the 19th century their muse...
Resources: http://www.integrityspirits.com/trillium-absinthe.html
