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Re: Absinthe! [Re: carnage11]
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I made my own. I bought a kit online with all of the herbs in different bags, one bag for predistillation and another bag for postdistillation. It was potent. The bitterness would not go away. I am a hardcore drinker, and 2 shots of this fucked me up. I felt lucid, energized, and happy, just like mention above - being drunk and doing coke. I was really chatty and I thought I was in complete control, but later I was told that it made me become an ass. And there was a bit of "roid rage" type of feelings after a few more shots.


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The higher wormwood content alcohol is wholly unique. By drinking between one and three shots (mixed with sugar and water), you can experience the unique effects of Absinthe, when compared to alcohol. You do not hallucinate, though there is certainly a visual aspect to it all. What is really the best thing about it, for me, is the fact that it does not seem to inhibit your ability to think or speak, which is really weird for a high proof liquor. It is like it is a "conversational" drunk, which seems like it should not exist. It is extremely clear headed.


Maybe on 2 shots, but with more I felt aggressive and extremely hyper. I could still taste the bitterness the next day.

Good stuff though. I don't touch it anymore. A little does a lot, and it does not take too much to black out.


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Re: Absinthe! [Re: Puppet Master]
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Macerating herbs with liquor does not make absinthe. Absinthe is a distilled liquor.

If you were to macerate barley in a vodka you would not have a whiskey either :shrug: you would have some perfectly good, clean ethanol soaked in garbage.

Glad you enjoyed it though :thumbup:


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Re: Absinthe! [Re: LongStrangeTrip]
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i have tried absinthe but that crap at the clubs. not the illegal good one :frown:

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Re: Absinthe! [Re: tarandino]
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Made me trip slyly, -traces, colour enhancement and that when the UK ban was lifted several years ago.

Wormwood, theres something going on there


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Re: Absinthe! [Re: UK Explorer]
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My friend tried some.. He said it does make you feel effects and he describes it more like brighter streaky lights and also like "meditation" he said.. but he also said it's hard to describe the effects.. Also, it makes you more daring and definitely more confident. If you were buzzed by regular beer, absinthe will take over and you wont bu buzzed anymore.. you will be wide awake.. also he said a few shots wont give you a hangover but drinking a lot will give you a worse hang over than regular alcohol


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Re: Absinthe! [Re: Mushrumours]
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Video on how to drink Absinthe (auto download)


The market is saturated with all sorts of crap at sometimes outrageous prices. It is important to realize that a lot of "Absinthes" you can buy quite often have nothing to do with real Absinthe. Here's advice on which kinds to buy, at what price, and how to prepare it. The preparation is detailed in the attached video.

OK, here goes.

Absinthe can be bought in bottles of 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 and 1 liter.

For liters, you can expect to pay $50-$150. Since a serving of absinthe before dilution measures 20-30ml, this boils down to $1-$5 per glass.
Here are brands that come highly recommended:

DUPLAIS (Balance, Verte, Blanche)
FRANCOIS GUY
HELFRICH (Verte, La Blanche)
JADE (Edouard, Nouvelle Orleans, PF 1901, Verte Suisse)
LA VALOTE (Bovet, Fornoni, Martin)
LASALA (spanish Absenta, can be had for $35/liter)
SEGARRA (spanish Absenta)
UN EMILE 68 (also their La Blanche)
VERSINTHE (Verte and especially La Blanche)
VERTE DE FOUGEROLLES

These 20 Absinthes from 10 houses all are top notch quality, contrary to the extensive list of crappy or even false Absinthes. You can expect to pay $75 a liter on average.

As you can see there are two kinds of Absinthe: Verte (green) and La Blanche (white). Both are traditional. Basically the distilled Absinthes are La Blanche, and when additive herbs are steeped into it it gains flavor and a green color, producing a Verte.

If you have not a clue which to select my personal choice for the beginner would be to buy a 0.5 liter bottle of Duplais Balance (costs about $35, 15-25 glasses) which is a rather good Verte absinthe, and to buy an absinthe spoon with it.

You can use a white wine glass to serve Absinthe:



Make sure the glass can comfortably hold 130ml (30+100) or 90ml (20+60) which your Absinthe requires, and that it is fairly wide so it can fit an absinthe spoon. If you want to improvise entirely, a metal tea-strainer can be put on the glass to hold the sugarcube, and a teaspoon can be used to stir the dilute Absinthe afterwards.

An Absinthe preparation that's good for all kinds is to take a wine glass, pour in 30ml (20ml) of Absinthe, then pour 100ml (60ml) icecold water over one sugar cube on an Absinthe spoon, then stirring until all sugar is dissolved in the dilute Absinthe. Upon diluting, most good absinthe turns cloudy (the "louche") or even becomes so cloudy as to become non-transparent. This is usually a good sign, whereas absence of a louche usually is a bad sign.

You drink Absinthe by taking a sip, and spreading it through your mouth for some time before swallowing. Let the aftertaste linger before you sip some more. It is all about the taste, and a good Absinthe has a lot of taste to it. You should relax and take your time for enjoying Absinthe - if a glass lasts you at least twenty minutes before its empty, you are on the right track. Absinthe is not for chugging, and isn't about getting hammered either.

I cannot stress enough that Absinthe should always be diluted with water, 2-5 parts of water to one part of Absinthe. Drinking it neat is like drinking lemonade syrup neat: you can't expect it to taste good that way. Adding one cube of sugar is most common, some add two and others none. Sugar helps to bring out the flavor.

It's important to realize that Absinthe, real Absinthe, is a drink with often a strong anise flavor to it. If you don't like anise, chances are you won't like Absinthe.

Absinthe is best reserved for before or after dinner, or at the close of day, alone or discussing with friends. I recommend against drinking more than three glasses on a given day: if alcohol becomes a factor it is best to switch to a less refined drink better suited for stiff drinking. Absinthe is too expensive to get drunk on, it has too much flavor for continued drinking, and may give rise to a fiendish hangover if drank in excess. For the frequent drinker, one glass of absinthe a day is the most you should drink of it, and preferably more days without absinthe than with to keep it special.


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I'm going to give you one suggestion almost guaranteed to please you if you like Absinthe:

DUPLAIS BALANCE





Its one of the worlds finest Absinthes, and for its quality (a five star authentic absinthe) it is the cheapest.

It is psychoactive in the way Absinthes are psychoactive. I find it gives you drunkennness with clarity and a tendency to contemplation. It is subtle, drink it as the first drug of the day, when you are fully sober. If you smoke pot the subtleties of Absinthe are lost, so save the joint for after you enjoyed it enough.

You drink Absinthe, in descending order of importance:

1..for the flavor
2..for the ritual
3..for the psychoactivity


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Re: Absinthe! [Re: Mushrumours]
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Well, the feeling is a bit like the guy turning around in a disco feeling good and laughing. The absinth that is legal in europe is limited in the amount of thujone, that's why I can only speak for that.

Absinth makes you drunk, but not the same drunk as pure alcohol.
Imagine you were drunk as fuck but you could walk straight, talk relatively eloquent and read people quite well.
When you are drunk from alcohol and you sit on the toilet you will think "oh man, I'm so drunk...". On Absinth you sit on the same toilet thinking "WTF, am I even drunk?"

I also have to say that I had the worst hangovers of my whole life from Absinth. It's nice from time to time, but if you drink it too often it's a fucked up drug.

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Re: Absinthe! [Re: sof4r0ckeRs1984]
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just recently purchased absinthe with real wormwood, a close group of friends and i intend to enjoy it in the next few weeks.  all of us are virgins to the The Green Fairy!  will post again after planned consumption.:cheers:


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Re: Absinthe! [Re: goldennic007]
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For some reason I've never tried Absinthe, but I've always been interested. Upon my next trip to Europe, I'll be sure to try it once or twice, it's always been very attractive.

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