Did you guys know that it is actually legal here in the US? There are a few sold from Europe, one from South America, and one that is made in CA! I've never actually looked for it in liquor stores...I wonder what liquor stores carry it? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/dining/05absi.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
What they sell nowadays is probably not what you are looking for. (just a guess) Its equivelint to real homebrewed grain alchohol 'moonshine' vs. the Moonshine that you can pick up in a liquor store. Anyway it tastes like black licorice flavored a** IMHO with none of the mild halucinagens...or risk of brain damage
Why even drink it if your not going to get drunk, trip out, and possibly, if your lucky, suffer from a brain hemorrhage
all you need to know is right here http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/entries/date/the_absinthe_donuts_story.phtml#280 preface: I used to think that I'd seen everything. I had experienced so many things that I had become jaded with life; nothing affected me anymore. I was world-weary in the truest sense. That was before I drank absinthe. That devil juice is brewed from the urine of Lucifer. Now I know why Van Gogh cut off his ear and why Toulouse-Lautrec painted funny looking midgets; it wasn't mental illness, it was that goddamn absinthe. A few weeks ago one of my old friends, we'll call him "Rich," was in town to visit. This is the story of that night:
lmfao, i saw some in Munich...thought about buying it, decided against it. lol, interesting to learn it actually is legal here
The Thirsty Traveller did an episode on Absinthe, and it was in Europe in a small town known for making it etc. The guy interviewed a group of regular absinthe drinkers and they were wacked out of their minds on a daily basis....much like stoners.
if anyone really wants this foul nasty stuff.. I will make you a bottle.. just pm me. I can make both green, and blue absinthe. and I will make it like it was made from back in the day. and no.... it won't taste good... but it willl do what it does...
they just did something on the history channel on this... real absinthe is illegal in the us, the stuff they are allowed to sell is anise flavored moonshine. try drinking that stuff with a real absinthe glass and you'll never get the cloud. the EU has begun to allow licensed producers to make the drink, however they make them adhere to strict quality standards. as to the hallucinogenic affects of the drink, those came from INFERIOR product which destroyed the industry. there were people making the beverage from poisons which left toxins in the brain producing the images/hemorrhages. that said you should be able to import the real French stuff
Tucker Max is often a personal hero of mine. Much the same way that kids look up to Superman. Sure, the life would be cool, but deep inside you don't want the responsibility.
http://www.mnsubaru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16601&highlight=absinthe wrxpeed knows a lil somethin about it.
That's a very accurate description, actually. I don't want to be him, but I certainly find him... "inspiring".
yes I do know a little . I'm glad you linked my thread. There's quite a bit of misinformation in this thread. Here's a quote of mine from the previous thread. Its is good stuff. I have a very popular and premium brand of it at home and when mixed properly with 5 parts to 1 of water to absinthe with a sugar cube, it is drinkable to an extent, much like how a good strong whiskey is drinkable.
^^So what's your opinion on the Absinthe? Kick you in the ass when you drank it or what? Today IS my Birthday you know!?hahaha
summary: absinthe will probably not be very enjoyable for most of you guys, but it will get you drunk like anything else that has alcohol in it. In europe about 10 years ago i drank a half a bottle to see if it "worked" hard to tell when you're that drunk.
i like it. I've only used about half of the bottle I originally bought back in may, its been through many people lol. It has a licorice taste(anise) as most probably already know. If you shoot it it doesn't burn right away, but after a few seconds and swallowing it burns like the d1ckens. When you mix it with the water and sugar, its somewhat sweet as you can expect and doesn't taste too badly. Again, its definitely an acquired taste. What's kinda wierd is that it makes your mouth go numb. Not like "I can't feel it or talk right numb", but more as a dulling. You can't really explain it. As for the buzz, it only takes 1 shot/drink to get you feeling it. Its affects are both of a depressant and an upper, so you don't feel down or tired drunk. You feel pretty focused and alert. I've only drank just absinthe alone once. I generally pull it out after I've had a few other drinks, so my feelings may be diluted by other alcohols. I can't really remember for good reason . Happy bday btw. IF I didn't have to get up at 6am tomorrow I'd bring it out. Maybe this weekend if there's something going on I'll bring it out for a bday shot.
I pretty much feel the same way. I backpacked Europe for 5 weeks last summer and had absinthe in many places and to me it just wasn't all that. Almost no two places served it the same way either.
