Got the absinthe. Am happy man, at least on that front.
I think its quite good but I am not an absinthe connoseur on any level, this being my first bottle. Strong liqourice smell, heavy anise taste. Louche is nice and certainly helps with atmosphere, hah!
Other stuff I tried was rakia, not sure if i wrote that correctly, during xmas evening with family. It was something wicked strong, like 40%, but tasted like sweetened lemon juice and went down really easy. No wonder everyone was drunk off their arses that night and preferred to stay in bed the next day!