another thread about Absinthe...

[silverfish]

Tis was the problem with the original stuff, back at the turn of the last century. Drove people crazy, it was outlawed all over the world. The new stuff is safe. Just 140 proof booze. My daughter bought a bottle at the LCBO, & I wasn't impressed. I'd rather have a rusty nail.

Can't be good if you'd rather have a rusty nail. I'll open a bottle this weekend to try, maybe.

 

[blut wump]

I drank mine diluted but without any sugar or rusty nail.

HunterUK, Tesco sells a brand call Le Fé for about £20 for 500 ml.

 

[mrdeeznuts]

only the real stuff slyvokia or however u spell that shit will make u trip, anywhere else doesn't have the hallucinate in it

 

[novamanms]

The Swiss brands are generally considered the best. Instead of a neon green, they are more of a blue-green. A lot of their stuff is home-brewed. The kits you can buy to make your own are generally pretty good. Just be sure to distill the alcohol instead of just steeping the herbs. You can get the strange effects from steeping, but part of drinking absinthe is actually enjoying its taste. Won't happen with steeping. Plus, with distillation, you are more likely to get a liquor that will louche (turn opaque from the volatile oils in the absinthe hitting cold water), which is part of the overall effect of the mood of the drink.

A lot of people order online and have it shipped over (this is how I experienced it). However, many of the European brands are underdosed in Thujone (the psychoactive chemical in wormwood that gives it the additional "umph") due to the fact that too much of it is a neurotoxin. There are numerous brands...Spanish and Japanese generally considered the stronger ones. The most common brand is Hill's, which is generally considered the worst...so bad that it is nicknamed "Swill's".

 

[Dial_tone]

http://www.originalabsinthe.com

Absinthe liquor is an alcoholic drink made with an extract from wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). It is an emerald green absinthe drink which is very bitter (due to the presence of absinthin) and is therefore traditionally poured over a perforated absinthe spoon full of sugar into a glass of water. But strong absinthe is also becoming well-liked as a base for cocktails.

 

[novamanms]

For those that like the taste of absinthe and don't like ingesting neurotoxins, I would reccomend trying to get your hands on Herbsaint. It's A Louisianan liquor that was created to replace absinthe in New Orleans after it became outlawed. There are other alternatives (Pernod, Absinth), but none of them taste as good.

Now I want a Sazerac. Arrg.

 

[AAP]

i can't be bothered playing with my alcohol. I just want to drink the shit and get fucked, not play light up games.

ain't that the truth? the only thing I am going to light up is my trick's ass.

 

[stilleto]

ain't that the truth? the only thing I am going to light up is my trick's ass.

um... i actually meant to write "fucked UP", but i think you meant the original way.

 

[novamanms]

Yeah, but...sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to get the goth girls to come home with ya...

 

[SoreArms]

I was just reading an ad in an art mag from this place that claims to use the exact recipe used in the 1800's (when van gogh and all the other artists of that time used it). I'll check out the mag when I get home and post a link.