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Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

Absinthe and gin delicately lead this subtle cherry-flavoured cocktail. Bitter liqueur adds more colour than flavour, while pink grapefruit freshens
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Robert Stark’s Avatar Robert Stark
29th May 2020 at 22:34
Curious if the inventor of this tasty beverage takes his lead from remark by English poet, Ernest Dowson: "Absinthe makes the tart grow fonder": there's truth to both propositions, maybe.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
30th May 2020 at 07:20
I suspect you're right Robert, hence I've added a note about the origin of the phrase above.
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