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Anyone ever tried Absinthe?

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By that I mean real absinthe, with the wormwood oil & all that jazz. If you have, what does it do?
I know long term it drives you insane (like Edgar Allen Poe among others), but what kind of high does it give you?
I found a recipe on a couple websites today, and even though I know it's prolly the equivalent of bathtub LSD recipes you find on the web, I was curious.
So anyone that's been to a country where it's still legal & tried it (Spain & Czech Repub. I think...), tell us what it's like if ya don't mind.
 
I had the real thing in Prague last winter, they claim it's the best thing to drink, but all i have to say is that its effects are a very, VERY nasty drunkeness and lots of vomit. No tripping off that drink I assure you. Just make sure you drink it right: pour absinthe in shot glass, get a spoonful of sugar and then dip the spoon in the shotglass, gathering some absinthe without dumping the sugar, then light the spoonful on fire, dunk it in the shotglass, and shoot.
Score!
~Andrew
 
It's like being drunk (you are, cuz it is in alcohol), except you feel more mellow, "flowy" if that makes any sense. It is very subtle, nothign that will overwhelm you if you notice it at all. You will def. NOT trip.
 
err... yeah, you should hold it in your mouth as long as possible apparently. So all it did for me was made my mouth go totally numb and get me a bit drunk. Not that great, I only really did it cos it was legal here. Tastes like aniseed.
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The vast majority of absinthe found by tourists in bars and liquor stores is not made from wormwood, but qualifies as absinthe technically nonetheless. Most of the shit in Spain and the Czech Rebublic is obviously not the "real deal" (brands like Hill's for example are technically absinthe but without any hallucinogenice or neurotoxic effects but still taste like complete ass). To find the "real stuff" takes a little more work; I never came across any in Spain, but did in the Czech Republic (ask a local, they always know where to find the good shit).
 
Yeah Ive been in Prague a few times over the last few months. Altho absinthe is a great way too get drunk I don't see the big deal as a drug. I more enjoyed just the ritual behind the sugar caramelizing, I mean nothing better than a shot that you burn first. Still can't get over the number of Czechs who just sip it tho, I mean it is harsh in my opinion.
 
my experience with the green faerie has been a little more traditional than the methods i am hearing.
the first time i had absinthe, i had a double shot. way too potent to be enjoyed. however, i subsequently had many 'absinthe drips' which someone kind of explained above.
take a pony glass ( i believe thats the name, something with a wide mouth and a narrow base, almost like the kind of glass you have a sundae in), pour in about 1.5-2 oz. of absinthe.
next place an absinthe spoon (a spoon with two slits...i think you can find these on ebay or hell, make em yourself).
Then get a big sugar cube to place atop the spoon. Then your slowly drip water through the sugar cube. (hence the name of the drink).
If the absinthe is real, it should turn milky white as the water drips in to the liquor. Pour in a desired amount of water, and then sip away. If you have ever drank Pernod or Ricard (both anise-based liquors) you will know what i mean.
With a good dose of absinthe you CAN experience visual distortions, and like someone above mentioned, a flowy kind of feeling that is difficult to put into words. I guess i would desribe it as a WEAK opiate like effect, but not as cool.
Be careful though, absinthe is highly alcoholic and thujone is a neurotoxin. you can harm yourself, and land yourself in the hospital if you consume too much. obviously body weight and tolerance have a lot to do with it, but to be safe, i would consume no more than 4 absinthe drips in an hour. see how that makes you feel.
as dracula once said....
"the green faerie vants your soul,
but YOU are safe with me"
smile.gif
 
Best of luck finding it in the states.
If you're looking through Erowid, they have a number of "recipes" for steeping wormwood in alcohol (most of the recipes use Everclear, but if you're super-lazy [or live in California or some such state where it's not legal to purchase it] you can use Pinod). A fictional character who might resemble me if he existed has had personal experience with that method -- you feel "something." I'd almost refer to it being a "smart drunk." I feel stupid when I drink, yet I feel fairly on top of things when I had the Absinthe concoction.
As I understand it, though, the *real* way to get yourself some absinthe (other than drinking/smuggling some from Czech) is to distill it. Apparently the thujone won't be extracted properly without a home distillery. *That's* a lot of work. Anyone ever put one together successfully? Seems like a lot of work for not-a-lot of payback.
 
speaking of overrated and mythologized lickers, let's here your mescal stories...
Split a bottle with a friend once, didn't get anything out of it except a shaved head and brutal hangover.
 
i've got a friend who has a home distillery. he's bored and rich. he makes absynthe from time to time, and i tried it once. it tastes like black licoriche. i hate black licoriche. thusly, fuck absynthe with it's nasty ass black licoriche-y taste. fuck it right in the ear.
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One of my friends ordered a bottle of Absinthe off of the internet (unfortunately I don't know the website addy) and I got to try a couple shots. I agree that the black licorice taste is nasty and its just hard liquor mostly anyhow. I don't like drinking liquor at all so I could barely drink it. All it did was give me a headache. Wasn't impressed. Its all hype.
The bottle was cool though and had a pretty fairy on it.
 
How do you know if it's "real" absinthe--is there anyway besides that sugar, milky trick? What is the fake stuff?
I just had some 'cause a friend of a friend picked some up in the Czech Republic. I only took one shot--like basic, not with the fire and all. I didn't wanna get fucked up--just wanted to try it, see what the hype was about. I wanted to see stuff. I tried really hard! (cue laughter)
 
okay, the real shit is WHACKED.
you just gotta drink a bit of it.
it tastes kinda like mouthwash diluted with rubbing alcohol straight, so you really gotta do it with someone who knows how to prepare it. and if that person has an actual absinthe spoon, then they kick ass.
watch the NIN video for "the perfect drug" for hints on preparation. or look it up.
its fun.
 
I still have the homebrew stuff that I made a year ago. Basically I was ordering a mushroom spore from a smartshop & thought I may as well pick up some wormwood at the same time. Put an ounce of wormwood and 0.7l Pernod in a coffee pot strainer thing. After 2 weeks of daily pushing & pulling. The alkaloids are extracted. This stuff tastes awful & you do not get any immediate effect. But after a few months you will notice the green absinth phychosis taking over you're sole. Subtle but real.
 
Stop mimicing what I say. I just wanna add that this stuff tastes so bad that there is no way I will be getting drunk on the stuff.
 
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