My older daughter, Jenny, her husband, David, and their daughter Angela came down to Silicon Valley for a visit. While they were here, we ate Dim Sum and did some shopping in San Francisco, went on a tour at Scharffen Berger's factory, tried Absinthe Verte at St. George Spirits' distillery, drank some Tiki cocktails at the Forbidden Island, and stopped by Ranch 99 for food.
Places to visit
Scharffen Berger
Forbidden Island
St. George Spirits
The History of Absinthe
Alameda Distiller Helps Make Absinthe Legitimate Again
Machine for making chocolate.
Bags of chocolate.
Even more chocolate.
St. George Spirits' distillery: The Firebirds.
St. George Spirits is the only American company since 1912 to sell absinthe in the United States.
View of San Francisco Bay from outside the distillery.
Jenny, David, and Angela outside of the distillery.
Jenny and Angela playing in the wind outside the distillery.
Making Absinthe.
Jenny at Ranch 99.
Angela upside down at Ranch 99.