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anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
edited August 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I know it's recently become legal in the US.

Has anyone dabbled with this stuff? I don't want to hear rumors or stuff like that, but if you have first hand experience with it, I'm interested in hearing about it.

My husband picked up the little spoon thing you need to make it and I've gotten some advice on how to prepare it. I have no idea what is a good brand and what is crap.

I just want my first experience to be a good one.
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    It does NOT taste very nice although if you use the proper "water dropped slowly over a sugar cube on the spoon" method, it should be more palatable.

    It will also not make you trip, in spite of its reputation. You might feel a bit spaced out as the hallucinogenic ingredient and the high alcohol content start to effect you but you'd need to drink enough to kill you to start seeing green faeries and shit.
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  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    a lot of it is crap...from my experience.

    the last time i had it was a year ago at some friends...they picked it up out of the country so the girl swore it was the real thing.

    it was really bright green....i have had some 'real' absinthe that wasn't and supposedly it only turns greenish when the sugar hits it? anyway, my buddy and i drank the whole bottle and it tasted like candy....the beers we had the night before hit us hardr than this stuff did.


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  • pearljamjenpearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    I've never had it in the States but have had it in Europe and thought it was gross :eek:
  • riffrandallriffrandall Posts: 685
    anotherclone wrote:
    I know it's recently become legal in the US.

    Has anyone dabbled with this stuff? I don't want to hear rumors or stuff like that, but if you have first hand experience with it, I'm interested in hearing about it.

    My husband picked up the little spoon thing you need to make it and I've gotten some advice on how to prepare it. I have no idea what is a good brand and what is crap.

    I just want my first experience to be a good one.

    I've tried it. I used to crazy-obsessed with getting my hands on a bottle, and about 8 years ago I got one from Europe which was supposedly decent stuff, as opposed to the swill they sell out of the Czech Republic.
    Only bring that up b/c I'm not sure if what you can buy here now is decent or swill.

    I prepared it very old-school (think "Bram Stoker's Dracula"), I had my little Absinthe spoon, poured the liquor over a sugar cube, then sucked the sugar cube while I drank- sorry, sipped it. Stuff was still very, very bitter.
    I can see where you would go out of your way 100 years ago to drink the stuff but now, with American taste buds, it was... not good.

    I also got drunk beyond reason off a really small amount. I didn't see green fairies flying around or anything, but I was shit-housed off of 2 glasses (and I had a seriously high tolerance at the time) and puked, which I have done exactly 2 other times in my drinking life.

    That was my Absinthe experience. Trust me, it was way more romantic when it was limited to art deco posters from the 20s.
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  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    I'm quite a drinker, and I can really hold my alcohol, but it's good to know that I shouldn't overindulge.
  • meisteredermeistereder Posts: 1,577
    I've tried the "real stuff" in Europe a couple of times. Bottom line, it's a whole lot of hype. Ultimately, even with the thujone that is in it, it doesn't make you "high." Back in the day, that rumor came probably just from the high alcohol content. Not the wormwood/ thujone.

    Anyway, if you drink enough of it, you'll get drunk, and you'll also likely vomit, due to the nasty taste and the sugar. Think Jaegermeister. Not intended to be drunk in large quantities, but rather as a digestif. Sorry to burst the bubble. But if you like the taste of black licerice and alcohol, go for it.
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    meistereder wrote:
    I've tried the "real stuff" in Europe a couple of times. Bottom line, it's a whole lot of hype. Ultimately, even with the thalugen that is in it, it doesn't make you "high." Back in the day, that rumor came probably just from the high alcohol content. Not the wormwood/ thalugen.

    Anyway, if you drink enough of it, you'll get drunk, and you'll also likely vomit, due to the nasty taste and the sugar. Think Jaegermeister. Not intended to be drunk in large quantities, but rather as a digestif. Sorry to burst the bubble. But if you like the taste of black licerice and alcohol, go for it.
    Isn't the chemical in wormwood called thujone?
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • meisteredermeistereder Posts: 1,577
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Isn't the chemical in wormwood called thujone?


    You're right. I was going off memory.
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  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Don't drink a lot of it unless you want about four days of serious intestinal woes and heartburn.
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  • MonsterOfTheMidwayMonsterOfTheMidway Posts: 416
    The stuff legal in the US now a days isn't real Absinthe. It's knock off fake Absinthe. I had some in New Orleans in May and it was alright. It taste like licorice. I drank it 2 parts Absinthe, 1 part brandy.


    If you want legit Ansinthe, you will probably have to go to Europe.
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  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,903
    I've had the real thing- pretty much blacked out everytime my friends and I drank it. Very strong stuff, no hallucinating or anything, like drinking moonshine or everclear. I had to put a lot of sugar with it.
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  • saveuplifesaveuplife Posts: 1,173
    Had it once, and blacked out immediately. I can drink a lot and I blacked out right away. It's not really worth it.
  • Gossard_Is_GodGossard_Is_God Posts: 1,031
    The first time i tried it i took a massive swig from the bottle and it stopped me breathing for a good 40 seconds lol
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  • lalalalaaaaaaaalalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    I think the best way is just to shoot it...have 1 or 2 shots, and you will be feelin' grooooOOOOooovy. Absinthe is the most relaxing alcoholic bev I know of...fantastic right before bed.
  • stu geestu gee Posts: 1,174
    The first time i tried it i was 16 and on a football trip with my team down in England and i was wrecked, bt i was drinking loads of other stuff as well, and still managed to get into some pubs afterwards, so it cant have been that good.
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  • Glorified Irish GuyGlorified Irish Guy Posts: 350
    its pretty strong stuff, a shot feels like burning glass goin down but its got a nice taste, iv seen ppl pretty hammered drinkin it so i take it easy with the stuff
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,298
    Saturnal wrote:
    I think the best way is just to shoot it...have 1 or 2 shots, and you will be feelin' grooooOOOOooovy. Absinthe is the most relaxing alcoholic bev I know of...fantastic right before bed.

    It tastes like ass, but you're right...it will make you super relaxed!!

    I drank "a lot" of it one night and while I didn't see stuff, it def. made my perception a little different. Hahahaha, maybe that's just cause I was so damn wasted. :D
  • BetterManningNYGBetterManningNYG Posts: 777
    lucid is the only brand i know of that is legally sold in the united states. i have a bottle of it sitting in my liquor cabinet but i haven't gotten around to it yet, so we'll see how it works out.

    there's also a liquor called absente that's sold in the US. stay away from it. it's fake. it's made from a wormwood substitute that contains no hallucinogenic properties.

    one piece of advice about drinking absinthe: if you get drunk, you're doing it wrong. as with any hallucinogenic drug, alcohol will lessen its effects dramatically. the trick is to sip it slowly and limit yourself to a maximum of three to four drinks over the course of the night (or morning... i'm not here to judge ;)). it's completely different from when you drink alcohol to get drunk: you don't have to ingest absinthe quickly in order for it to "work."
  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    It's one of the biggest gimmick's ever. Don't waste your time.
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  • NOCODE#1NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    anotherclone wrote:
    I just want my first experience to be a good one.
    dont drink it, it tastes like shit.
    and your about 3 months too late for the cool train
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    NOCODE#1 wrote:
    dont drink it, it tastes like shit.
    and your about 3 months too late for the cool train


    3 Months late??? Everyone I know tried it after watching Euro-Trip in 2004.
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  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    NOCODE#1 wrote:
    dont drink it, it tastes like shit.
    and your about 3 months too late for the cool train

    Actually, I don't like to take the cool train. I take the "I don't give a crap" bus. :p
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