No, that's not the recipe for a whacked-out mimosa. asap demystifies absinthe and takes you behind the scenes at an orange juice plant.
One supplies potassium, Vitamin C and calcium as part of a balanced breakfast. The other fueled late night romps by prostitutes and painters in Paris' red-light district.
In other words, orange juice and absinthe are the yin and yang of the beverage world. Despite the stark contrast, the two have something in common: a lot of people who don't know much about them.
We take orange juice for granted, but not many of us have been inside the factories that churn out the sweet nectar. And of course, the unavailability of absinthe (it's illegal to sell in the U.S.) has added to its mystique, allowing many of us to believe the incorrect rumors that it's hallucinogenic murder-juice.
To shed some light on the process, asap offers interactive presentations on each drink.
See the absinthe interactive feature by PETER HAMLIN here.
See the orange juice interactive feature by DERRIK J. LANG here.
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