If you didn't already, try using a sugar cube with it. Traditionally, a sugar cube is placed on a slotted spoon (an absinthe spoon) and the water you add is poured over the sugar cube. The sweetness takes a little of the harshness from the wormwood and the intense anise flavor and makes it a little smoother. The bottom line is that it is primarily flavored by anise. As a result, if you don't like the flavor of black liquorice, you are NOT going to like absinthe.
1 Professional painters will typically charge $1,500-$3,000 to paint an average single-story home. 2  However, if your home is up to 3,500 square feet with multiple levels, you can expect to pay $5,500 or more for exterior painting labor.
How Much Did it Cost to Paint Your House Exterior? We're asking readers to share how much they spent on a given item, project, or upgrade in the home. We hope this information proves helpful to anyone needing to get a basic sense of how much something costs, and how much you can expect to pay to hire someone. If you can, let us know the size of your home, how much you spent on labor vs. supplies, and if the work included windows and trim.