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Absinthe - First Time - The true nature

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Earlier this year, mid october, a friend of mine received an order of "Absinthe King" brand absinthe, which is based on an old swiss recipe. We didnt use the sugar cubes or anything, we just wanted to try it to find out the true nature of absinthe's mystical history.
I poured a shot full, and took a sip, and it was amazingly bitter, with sort of a strange licorice type taste to it(obviously an aquired taste) i downed the first shot, which my friend did also, and waited 10 minutes until the 2nd, and we still didnt feel any effects. we poured a 2nd and 3rd shot eached and downed those within seconds.
All we felt were the mild effects from the alcohol, and an occaisional speedy feeling, which definately wasnt a placebo, but mild.
we each took 2 more shots within the next hour, and of course the effects of the alcohol increased a bit, and also we both felt the speedy, euphoric feeling in a little more intensity, but still being quite mild, with the alcohol being the dominant feeling.
We experimented with it more in the enxt 2 days after that, and in conclusion, i think absinthe was enjoyed for mostly just the taste, which we actually began to enjoy once we got over the initial shock of how bitter it was at first.
Absinthe is in no way psychedelic, but i think it would be a great drink to have for making a good cocktail, and to just mellow out, sip on, and enjoy the taste it has to offer. I wasnt exactly expecting psychedelic results from it, so i wasnt dissapointed in the least bit.
If anything, we both found a new, strong, but great tasting drink to sip on with a nicely packed bong at our sides.
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[ 18 January 2003: Message edited by: Splatt ]
 
a great tasting, EXPENSIVE drink at ur side :p
for the psychedelic effects of absinthe to ***, i'm pretty sure you need to drink more than what you did.
[ 22 January 2003: Message edited by: Padriac ]
 
I believe that Real absynthe is filtered through wormwood which is poisonous and has hallucinogenic properties. I had a different experience with Absynthe that was sold to me at an underground club. I took around 6 shots and it sent me into a delusional state. It was not positive.
Anyhow Just wanted to give me 2 cents
-- Jeremy
 
It is strong liquor and that, combined with the fact that you have to drink a lot to get any psychedelic effects, mean you are mostly just feeling drunk. Of the 4-5 times I have drunk this, one time I DID start to feel inspired to sit at my computer and write the story of my life. So, it can have some slight effect some of the time, but not much IMO. Still, nice to have as an occassional conversation starter or hang out drink.
~psychoblast~
 
i dont think that was real absinthe, atleast if it was bought in the US. There are a ton of imitators out there, i've drank cheap US imitations before. but, i had a friend who a couple of years ago ordered a bottle of real absinthe from europe. he said it was absinthe orginial, which is supposedly genuine czech absinthe. he and a friend drank i believe it was 2 or 3 shots with a sugar cube in it and they were wayyy fucked up. definite pyschedlic affects, mad visuals and everything.

ive been thinking of ordering a bottle myself...pretty expensive though.
 
Very nice. I have tried "supposed Absinthe" many times, i.e. not "real" and very low on thujone content.. this is the stuff sold in America and should not be trusted for the price you pay.

Only once, during spring break in Havasu AZ, did I meet one random guy who had a $110 bottle of Absinthe straight from Chile. He had a very nice looking absinthe spoon and he poured me a few shots after lighting the contents on fire. I took 3 shots overall.

It was great, the clarity and more-positive feeling to the state of drunkenness was welcomed. It was slightly psychedelic, but not in the shroom/lsd general type of way.. it was more like an introspective "MDA" feeling at times - yet still being drunk.

Thanks for the report!
 
Damn that's an old report of mine. I guess the shit i drank was just bunk, but thinking about it now i did feel some additional effects, but with larger amounts, i just felt ridiculously hammered. My alcohol tolerance at that time was pretty low, so i got shitfaced off 4-5 shots of the stuff.

I'd rather just drink 24 beers and smoke a bunch of weed for similar effects, but at least i got to try the shit.
 
I've never tried absinthe. On my "to do list" for sure. But i always hear from people that have done it that they mostly felt alcohol...blah blah blah. Why dont you just let the bottle sit out for a while, uncapped? This way a lot of the alcohol will evaporate. Dont let all of it go mind you, cause you need it to remain in liquid form. Then just fill up with some water or something? Perhaps you can evaporate the liquid and freebase or smoke it?

Just a thought. If i ever get a chance...AFTER drink lots of it, i will try it myself.
 
DexterMeth said:
I've never tried absinthe. On my "to do list" for sure. But i always hear from people that have done it that they mostly felt alcohol...blah blah blah. Why dont you just let the bottle sit out for a while, uncapped? This way a lot of the alcohol will evaporate. Dont let all of it go mind you, cause you need it to remain in liquid form. Then just fill up with some water or something? Perhaps you can evaporate the liquid and freebase or smoke it?

Just a thought. If i ever get a chance...AFTER drink lots of it, i will try it myself.
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Well without getting into the technical aspects of what that might to do to the substance (I have no clue myself), I do know one good reason for not letting it evaporate is because *real* Absinthe is no less than $80 bucks a bottle :)
 
dude your problem was you got fake absinthe. do a google, that brand is laughed at even more then Hills Absinthe...

interesting how some brands contain other ingredients that are psychoactive such as Acorus calamus (calamus) and Myristica fragrans (nutmeg)...
 
yeah, they add other stuff to distract you from the fact that their sinthe sucks. If you are interested in calamus, get TMA-2. As for nutmeg, why would you pay $80 minimum to drink that? I wouldnt want other stuff in it anyways. You wouldnt be able to see what it was even like alone.

This is my reason for maybe POSSIBLY wanting to evaporate some/most of the alcohol. I want to feel the wormwood mostly, with very little drunkeness, if any. Though im sure the alcohol provides a very nice synergy. I dont know. Just a thought.
 
There is such a stigma attached to Absinthe now, even the dumbest of blonde brigade can make a small connection between Absinthe and the "world becoming trippy" [as i heard one ditz say]. I would hate to think you had psyched yourself up for it with expectation and was subsequently disappointed with the result.

I find Absinthe is a mild effect on the body. You can't go expecting fuckedup-ness. It's like taking 50mg of codeine and expecting 20mg of oxycodone.

Aaanyway, further experimentation with Absinthe will ultimately reveal it's true character to you over time :)
 
I was never really psyched up about drinking it, as i wasnt even the one who bought it, and was expecting just to get drunk along with a few additional effects, which is what i got. It also tasted absolutely shit.

I just can't see myself going through the trouble of getting Absinthe myself, as it's expensive as fuck, mostly alcohol, and there are so many different drugs out there to try, especially if i want to experience a "trip", which absinthe definately didn't provide. So, i'm really not interested in further experimentation.

Salvia D. however, which i've been experimenting with, has me pretty damned interested. One of the strangest trips i've ever experienced, and i still have 10 grams left of 10x standardized, which will most likely provide me with hundreds of experiences.

Sorry to go off topic, but Absinthe really isnt that interesting imo, very expensive, and im not much of an alcohol person anyway.
 
Minds/tastes change in 2 years. I look back on it, and the thought of the taste makes me gag compared to other strong drinks.
 
WhiteRabbit4 said:
i dont think that was real absinthe, atleast if it was bought in the US. There are a ton of imitators out there, i've drank cheap US imitations before.
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indeed, or just absinthe in a too low concentration(like this tripreport)
 
just to clarify, do you pronounce absinthe with a definite "sin" in the middle, or is it more, "absanthe"???
I always thought it was the latter
 
Also, FWIW, it's my understanding that the effects of absinthe are not from thujone, but from the "essential amphetamines" (google it or use the BL search engine) - naturally occuring psychotropic chemicals found in calamus, parsely, star anise, veronica, sage, etc, all of which combined have an effect.

Before ya'll run out and make a thujone extract ;)
 
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