August 2004 - I arrived home from a vacation in Europe armed with Slibovitz and Absinthe. A week or so later, the ex and I throw a house party. We put on a wicked spread of appetizers and bbq'd burgers, etc. Of course our friends brought bottles of wine and beer. I'm happy to see everyone so I'm in prime form, drinking lotsa wine and beer. After dinner I break out the European booze. "Anyone want to try any of this?" Surprisingly, not too many takers. Only a few people had a shot, and I think they were just being polite. I had several shots of each and was quite loaded by 9:30 pm. Topped all that off with a bottle of the Quebec beer "La Fin du Monde" which has 9% on the label. You can really taste the pine needles in this stuff. Well that was it. I spent the next hour or so hurling and was in bed by 11. I've since quit drinking.