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- BBWolf, on 07/21/2008, -2/+86Some buddies and I got hammered on this stuff in Japan once in the 70's. We learned a few things that night. One of them was that the Japanese police have no sense of humor.
- apastafarian, on 07/20/2008, -2/+65It was never a hallucinogen and should never have been banned in the first place. It's just really high proof and IMHO awful tasting booze. I guess those who consider Jager drinkable will probably like it. Those lusting for the green fairy will have to consider travel to San Francisco or wait for the Greenwich Village NYC Halloween parade :)
- jacktheripperr, on 07/21/2008, -6/+66absinthe is like being teabagged by god.
- diemunkiesdie, on 07/20/2008, -1/+50For those who don't live in the 18 ABC states:
ABC stores are retail alcoholic beverage outlets operated by the Alcoholic Beverage Control agencies or comparable government agencies in Alcoholic beverage control states of the United States.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_stores - DeadlyCouncil, on 07/21/2008, -4/+39Not gonna lie to you dude, it tastes like hell.
- bipolarruledout, on 07/21/2008, -0/+33That wasn't god teabagging you..... you just thought it was at the time... you were pretty ***** up.
- Zlorp, on 07/21/2008, -5/+30its not, the effects of absinthe are one of the biggest myths i can think of. its just strong liquor and thats IT.
- speel, on 07/21/2008, -4/+22This is old news , absinthe has always been legal in all liquor stores BUT the thing is the government only allows 10mg of the chemical in wormwood that goes into absinthe ( I forgot the name of it ). So what your basicly drinking is a Ouzo like drink.
( i work in a liquor store so I need to know this ) - username7410, on 07/20/2008, -6/+24Awesome, I hope it's as cool as NIN's 'The Perfect Drug' video made it out to be!
- molotovcat, on 07/21/2008, -1/+18Absinthe is pricey and suits very few palates. You will not hallucinate if you drink it, ever.
As someone said, it has an interesting history and the preparation and accessories that are attached to the culture are neat. - digitaldivinci, on 07/21/2008, -2/+17Dugg for comments destroying my delusion that Absinthe must be amazing.
- RothenbergXXX, on 07/21/2008, -1/+14Thujone may be a tryptamine but it's psychotropic effects are little to none (and I speak from some experience). For those who are still curious to try it and can stomach the large amount of alcohol that accompanies a good dose, go for the Kubler pictured here. It has the highest Thujone content for the money of any readily available brands available today.
Many states whose liquor industry isn't controlled by the ABC offer it too, for the record. It's been that way since November. - 0x0000ff, on 07/21/2008, -1/+14no you didn't
- CobaltBlue, on 07/21/2008, -2/+14You might want to try thinking ahead there sparky. Those Monday holidays are planned quite a bit in advance.
- digglet08, on 07/21/2008, -1/+11I for one thought it was a good comment.
- antileet, on 07/21/2008, -7/+17Yay! Let's all get drunk now and continue drinking until we get alcohol poisoning and die!
Now why the ***** isn't marijuana legalized?!?!?! - iamnobody8614, on 07/21/2008, -2/+12Eh. Real men drink Everclear out of the bottle while snorting cocaine and having sex.
- bipolarruledout, on 07/21/2008, -4/+13i work for the internets so I know everything I need to know.
- CrushThemTorg, on 07/20/2008, -1/+10I really just dugg this for HamptonRoads.
- sockpuppets, on 07/21/2008, -2/+10Kermit's gay cousin Eugene?
- twinklyJesus, on 07/21/2008, -1/+8Dude, it's 52 percent, not 52 proof. 52 percent = 104 proof.
- Zlorp, on 07/21/2008, -1/+8if thats the case then you would have done the same thing drinking any other liquor
- DirtyBinLV, on 07/21/2008, -1/+7I drank some Absinthe from the Czech Republic that Maxim reviewed as the real deal. You can recreate the experience very cheaply- just mix a drink of half Jager half Everclear and then add enough sugar so you can choke it down. People will try it because of the hype and mystique. A tiny percent will drink it a second time.
- fritzbrown, on 07/21/2008, -0/+6The traditional technique, at least in the USA, is to mix Absinthe with sugar and ice water which will give the drink a cloudy appearance. Prepared this way it is meant to be enjoyed slowly.
Van Gogh cut off his ear because he was crazy. - MiamiRox, on 07/21/2008, -2/+8I got all excited until I got to this part.
"ABC Fine Wine & Spirits" stores in the state of Florida are an exception. They are privately owned establishments that use the familiar name; Florida is not an alcoholic beverage control state."
I was already planning the several ways to get blasted, get naked and make poor choices with seedy men. - ZombieSociety, on 07/21/2008, -1/+7I heard about this in May 2007 when it happened.
- LeRenard, on 07/21/2008, -0/+6The banning of Absinthe has never made much sense since Vermouth also contains wormwood. For those of you thinking of trying it, unless you really like Anise and Licorice, I wouldn't bother. Also realize it's not meant to be drunk neat or straight, you water it down considerably over sugar to sweeten it. When done right, it's quite enjoyable. The rumors of its potency are quite exaggerated however. At best its a very slightly perceptibly different type of drunk. I think people have been watching too many NIN videos.
- LeRenard, on 07/21/2008, -1/+7That steeped herbs concoction is a pretty poor substitute for the real thing. The real stuff is steeped before it's distilled, not after. Most places in Europe obtaining a half decent bottle is as easy as walking to the local store, and there are way more than one firm willing to ship a bottle to the US.
- darkciti2, on 07/21/2008, -3/+9It used to be distilled using wormwood which was why Van Gogh tripped out and cut his ear off.
It's not psychotropic these days, though, so don't worry.
If you're ever in Prague definitely have a glass/shot of Absinthe served the proper way (tablespoon of sugar, light match melt sugar until it starts to caramelize then pour into glass and shoot the drink).
Also, if you're ever in Prague don't dance up behind girls on the dance floor no matter how close they try to back into you. They dance like American girls, but if you get too close you'll get slapped.
[from what I hear] - Kanten, on 07/21/2008, -2/+8Is this REAL Absinthe, or that goofy wormwood-less imitation they've been putting on shelves the past year?
- inactive, on 07/21/2008, -0/+6It's a fun drink to prepare and try once but you probably won't go back again. People that say they are hallucinating are either lying or not used to drinking such high proof stuff which can hit you quite hard if you're not used to it.
- Galaxylander, on 07/21/2008, -0/+5Except, Absinthe originated in Swithzerland, not the Czech Republic. That's not what you do, that's how it was popularized but that is not the correct way to make absinthe.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=8tWyDxiOz70
Someone who knows what they're doing.
You place the cube on the absinthe spoon and slowly drip water out of an absinthe fountain over top of the sugar cube to create a white louche in the glass.
Now tell me again I don't know what I'm talking about. - Evdog, on 07/21/2008, -0/+5The "uber-horny" part was kind of irrelevant though... right?
Plus I don't think anyone over the age of 16 uses the word "uber", do they? - shadowblade989, on 07/21/2008, -0/+5Thujone. And its 10 mg/L, not 10mg per whatever bottle size they want.
- mightyslick, on 07/21/2008, -1/+6you got to love our govs. support for really dangerous addictive poisons
- inactive, on 07/21/2008, -3/+8They took the wormwood out
- specialbuddy1, on 07/21/2008, -1/+5I heard they legalized weed as well but it doesn't have THC. I caution against smuggling in brands that don’t meet U.S. standards.
- dgaspard, on 07/21/2008, -1/+5They just opened an absinthe museum in New Orleans. Free tasting the entire time you are there.
- SaintStryfe, on 07/21/2008, -2/+6It's a very interesting drink. i didn't like the actual drink as the multiple ways to prepare it. It's got a fun air of mystery about it. Maybe it's just a good marketing campaign, but hey, it's not undrinkable.
- carpespasm, on 07/21/2008, -0/+4Don't worry, it's still a pretty cool drink. The buzz kicks in very sudenly, it tastes like licorice, and it's a much more "aware" drunk than the likes of everclear or 151. still very fun, but too expensive to be a regular staple in the home bar. You also have to jump through questionably legal hoops to get the kind with thujone in it. They sell a southern wormwood "absente" in the US as well as grande wormwood absinthe with the thujone content reduced to legal levels, but from what I've read it's not quite the same. Though aparently a very close cousin to the "absente" variety is pretty popular in Fance.
- Ajajadude, on 07/21/2008, -2/+6What do you mean "you guess"? This is an article about how you can get it now.
- bipolarruledout, on 07/21/2008, -0/+4Where can I get the acid laced absinthe?
- kevman459, on 07/21/2008, -3/+7Aw yeah time to ride the green fairy!
- LeRenard, on 07/21/2008, -1/+5It was most certainly not legal, I was involved with companies looking to import it or manufacture it, and it was considered a banned food substance, but it wasn't considered a drug. Prior to 2007 it could be confiscated and you could get a fine, but it wasn't like getting caught with drugs.
- Colonial, on 07/21/2008, -2/+5all these comments suck
- Zipko, on 07/21/2008, -3/+6Liquor control laws are retarded. In PA you're only allowed to purchase 2 packs/cases of beer at a time. Also, most places can't sell beer on Sunday. These two laws killed me every time there was a Monday holiday and we wanted to party Sunday night. You ended up having to go to the bar and buy 6 packs at bar prices, and you could only get 2 at a time. So after 4 trips to the car and back you've paid $30 a case of a couple cases beast ice or some similar crap.
- ElGigi, on 07/21/2008, -0/+3I love Jager but hate absinthe. It's just an strong drink. If you don't like anise taste, don't even try it.
- rxbudian, on 07/21/2008, -0/+3Hah... there's probably nothing superior to the Swiss Absinthe Superieure. The absinthe that meets the standards are the ones that contain only small (weak) amounts of thujone. There were no new regulations came out to allow the regular absinthe to be imported to the US. If you want to try real, manly, absinthe, just cross the border to mexico or canada.
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/absinthe/absinthe_ ... - inactive, on 07/21/2008, -2/+5Hey there. I would like to mention that I'm a seedy man. ;)
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