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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: Chespirito]
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I always thought the buzz from absinthe was similar to good shine. mmmmmmmmmmmmm:crazy2:

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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: dangermike78]
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isnt swiss brands suppose to be the better  of most?


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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: nowwhoutthink]
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Just get some 151 and :rail2:


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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: dangermike78]
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hey op,

how would you obtain your absinthe? if you are planning on getting it through the internet or any source other than a direct connection to someone in a place like the czech republic, then its a waste of time. 

the green colored drink that has been popping up around the USA recently is NOT the good stuff.  True absinthe is brewed with wormwood, which imparts thujone into the drink.  it is thujone that makes this drink mystical and different.  all thujone containing drinks (ie brewed from wormwood) are illegal in the USA.  if you are seeing anything that says its legal in the USA or can ship to the USA, then they are selling you absinth (no "e" on the end).  This is merely a green liqueur that is flavored with spices like anise (licorice) that yields a similar taste to absinthE but is not in any way brewed with wormwood (thujone). 

i recently spent a few weeks in the czech republic, which is one of the few places in the world where you can get the REAL thing.  i bought about 100$ worth of it and backpacked all around europe with it and tried to bring it back to the USA, but i learned the hard way at customs that there are very clear (and enforced) differences between what you can obtain and possess here vs in prague. 

unless you are going to brew it yourself or you have friends in the czech republic that are willing to secretly and illegally ship you some of the good stuff, i think you will be disappointed.

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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: IGholowan88]
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Im not sure what you are talking about.  I found real Absinthe all over Western Europe, and I wasn't particularly looking for it at first.  Also I can go walk down the street and find it (thujone absinthe) in a bar here (Washington DC)

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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: Chespirito]
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hi i like absinthe but only for the flavour like pernod or ouzo but there is nothing special about it the wormwood does not give you vivid colours or hallucinations, all i can say is i can drink a lot of it(70cl and it is 68 percent even the cheap stuff is in the 50s) get real drunk but i dont feel sick and the next day i feel alright but thats just me everyone is different,so it really depends on your tastes :thumbup:


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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: Chespirito]
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You should perform HPLC on this bar derived absinthe to assay the thujone levels :strokebeard2:


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Edited by mellowparty (09/08/10 03:03 PM)

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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: Gumby]
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Gumby said:
Shit's bitter as fuck if you don't mix sugar with it.


in general, i agree with this.


in the old days/old country, when you ordered absinthe you were given a small shot in the bottom of a glass, a pitcher of water, a spoon, and a sugar cube. it was up to you how you wanted to prepare it.

essentially, there is no "right" way.. just the popular way and your way. the popular way can vary greatly depending on the region you are in.

i have 4 bottles of absinthe in my liquor cabinet right now.

any restrictions that were in place on absinthe in the past were 100% lifted in (i think) May of 2007. most stuff you buy in the store is "real" absinthe.. whatever that means.

the only difference between what is commonly believed to be "real" and "fake" absinthe comes down to the simple measure of the quality of the product.. the comparison between Jose Cuervo and Patron is a good example. some absinthes are cheap and shitty (Lucid comes to mind) and others are really amazing (like Kubler or Jade Vert-Suisse) but you will have to pay for them.

paying $60-$100 per bottle isnt actually that bad when you consider you will be dilluting it 3-5 times with water. it will last a lot longer and its not something you can drink on a regular basis.. you need a certain mood to really appreciate it.

there are no hallucinogenic effects. because of the atmosphere, and the way it is drank, it creates this different type of drunken haze that isnt quite so easily describable. its just more of a relaxed, after dinner type thing as opposed to a "lets get wasted bro!" kind of mentality.

if you buy an absinthe that is making the tujhone levels a main selling point, or youre getting one because it is green and other is white they you are doing it wrong. a lot of absinthes are totally clear or cloudy white when water is added.. no green at all.

personally, my two favorites are Vert-Suisse and Kubler. both are Swiss.

You dont need a special absinthe spoon or fountain either. the fountains are great but they can be expensive for a nice one. they wont help or hurt the experience. a normal fork and pitcher (poured very slowly) will do just as well.


hope this has been somewhat informative.. i didnt expect it to be this long but whatevs... there is a lot of bad information floating out there around absinthe..



EDIT: if you would like to get a taste for Absinthe then pick up a bottle of Cartreuse. its pretty similar and a little cheaper if you dont want to spend $100 and run the chance of not liking it.. (most people ive given it to really hate it)


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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: frith]
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nowwhoutthink said:
ok...no need to piss on me hah.

around here its what we call them...sorry. my lingo isnt up to yours my bad


I was just joking around man :tongue:

frith said:
any restrictions that were in place on absinthe in the past were 100% lifted in (i think) May of 2007. most stuff you buy in the store is "real" absinthe.. whatever that means.

the only difference between what is commonly believed to be "real" and "fake" absinthe comes down to the simple measure of the quality of the product.. the comparison between Jose Cuervo and Patron is a good example. some absinthes are cheap and shitty (Lucid comes to mind) and others are really amazing (like Kubler or Jade Vert-Suisse) but you will have to pay for them.

paying $60-$100 per bottle isnt actually that bad when you consider you will be dilluting it 3-5 times with water. it will last a lot longer and its not something you can drink on a regular basis.. you need a certain mood to really appreciate it.

there are no hallucinogenic effects. because of the atmosphere, and the way it is drank, it creates this different type of drunken haze that isnt quite so easily describable. its just more of a relaxed, after dinner type thing as opposed to a "lets get wasted bro!" kind of mentality.

if you buy an absinthe that is making the tujhone levels a main selling point, or youre getting one because it is green and other is white they you are doing it wrong. a lot of absinthes are totally clear or cloudy white when water is added.. no green at all.

personally, my two favorites are Vert-Suisse and Kubler. both are Swiss.

You dont need a special absinthe spoon or fountain either. the fountains are great but they can be expensive for a nice one. they wont help or hurt the experience. a normal fork and pitcher (poured very slowly) will do just as well.


hope this has been somewhat informative.. i didnt expect it to be this long but whatevs... there is a lot of bad information floating out there around absinthe..



EDIT: if you would like to get a taste for Absinthe then pick up a bottle of Cartreuse. its pretty similar and a little cheaper if you dont want to spend $100 and run the chance of not liking it.. (most people ive given it to really hate it)


This man tells the truth and has 100% solid advice. Well done frith!

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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: nowwhoutthink]
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I've had several different brands of imported absinthe, some shittier than others. It's a very lucid drunk or as someone else put it, gets you very fucked up before you realize it. At the end of the day though it's mostly just alcohol and nothing special. If you want to drop some money on an interesting liquor then go for it, but I wouldn't plan my night around it.


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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: F0SS1L]
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If you're looking for a high absinthe doesn't do anything. Some people say it does but it really doesn't, it's just licorice flavored booze. If you want the licorice flavor just get Ouzo.

Edited by sirhotalot (09/08/10 04:15 PM)

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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: sirhotalot]
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good points....id still like to try it either way though.

id assume pick the best


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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: nowwhoutthink]
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nowwhoutthink said:
good points....id still like to try it either way though.

id assume pick the best


Kubler and Verte-Suisse are great.

Pernod is decent too.

all should be available in your local liquor store. Jade Verte-Suisse might be a little tougher to find but not impossible.


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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: frith]
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How much do the brands you mentioned run on average? The liquor store near me has shit for selection when it comes to absinthe, maybe 2 or 3 brands.

Although it will probably be shit, I'm curious to try Marilyn Manson's brand of absinthe, Mansinthe.

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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: Gumby]
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Gumby said:
How much do the brands you mentioned run on average? The liquor store near me has shit for selection when it comes to absinthe, maybe 2 or 3 brands.


i think Kubler runs about $70.
Vert-Suisse (depending on the liquor store) will be closer to $100. sometimes more because they dont have it instock but they will order it for me.
Pernod usually comes in around $60.

Gumby said:
Although it will probably be shit, I'm curious to try Marilyn Manson's brand of absinthe, Mansinthe.


i cant imagine that would be anything more than a waste of money. heh


i know your GF said she was from central jersey when we were talking at that one gathering in NYC. i dont know how far away you would be but there is a really awesome place near Rowan University. they should have everything. Canal's is kinda a crapshoot..


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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: frith]
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@chespirito

yeah you can go to the bar and order it, and it may even contain some thujone.  however, its legal because it has less than 10mg/L of thujone, which under the law is classified as thujone free.  of course, they won't say that on the label.  the good stuff (and still illegal in the usa) has around 3 times that level, which you are correct in saying can be found in quite a few european countries now, but cannot be legally obtained in the usa

the ban that was lifted is what allowed for that loophole, but doesn't really change anything  with respect to getting what most of us are actually looking for

from dept of homeland security:

The importation of absinthe is subject to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations (21 C.F.R. 172.510 and the Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau regulations (27 C.F.R. Parts 13.51, 5.42(a), and 5.65. The absinthe content must be “thujone free” (that is, it must contain less than 100 parts per million of thujone); the term “absinthe” cannot be the brand name; the term “absinthe” cannot stand alone on the label; and the artwork and/or graphics cannot project images of hallucinogenic, psychotropic or mind-altering effects. Absinthe imported in violation of these regulations is subject to seizure

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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: IGholowan88]
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people get so hungup on the thujone/woomwood debate that ignore that there was very little difference between the two anyway..

Quote:
From The Wormwood Society:
To be honest, I can't pick out any glaring differences between this version, and their European offering.


i got pretty used to drinking Absinthe while living in Geneva and now that im back in the US, i honestly dont see much of a difference in the more quality brands. the cheap stuff is obviously cheep.. that sucks by anyones standard.. absinthe fan or not..

thujone is not the be all/end all to the quality of absinthe. there is a hell of a lot more shit in there that just that.


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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: frith]
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yo. if your tight on a budget, dont get it. The shit is not worth it. You WILL NOT trip. You will just be really drunk and placebo. Trust meh. why dont you instead make a great 24 hour batch of jungle juice instead. Or just buy some damn four lokos and get crazy. absinthe=waste of money

oh yea.... its the same fucking effect. no trips.  its like comparing wine to drinkin tequila. just a different drunk.. or you think....


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Re: should i order absinthe for my bday? is it worth it? [Re: dshow]
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dshow said:
yo. if your tight on a budget, dont get it. The shit is not worth it. You WILL NOT trip. You will just be really drunk and placebo. Trust meh. why dont you instead make a great 24 hour batch of jungle juice instead. Or just buy some damn four lokos and get crazy. absinthe=waste of money

oh yea.... its the same fucking effect. no trips.  its like comparing wine to drinkin tequila. just a different drunk.. or you think....


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