Rico Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Anybody ever tried this? What was your experience like? I was offered a shot on New Year's Eve, but turned it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 You were wise, my friend. I tried it once over in Europe...never again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Anybody ever tried this? What was your experience like?I was offered a shot on New Year's Eve, but turned it down. 195847[/snapback] Stuff is supposed to be halucinagenic...at least it was in Victorian days. Don't know if the stevesojan they make now is the same as the old stuff. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsNYC Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 My friends drink it all the time. They said its a weird high... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 damn I have never tried it and really want to. I am going to Europe in 5 weeks for 6 weeks- I plan on trying to mail some back. Anyone ever sneak absinthe into the USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac17 Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 I've read online that it's not too big of a deal this days to get your hands on. Some websites even claim they will ship it to america but i find that hard to believe (it's probably the fake stuff without the wormwood or whatever). It's not sold all over europe though - spain and czech republic i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodnarb Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 what you were offered probably wasn't the real thing. you can make a drink look chartreuse but that doesn't make it absinthe. the key ingredient is wormwood extract, which has an alkaloid called thujone in it. Thujone in small quantities does little. Thujone in medium quantities gives an extra pensive levity to your buzz. Lots of thujone alters your perceptions - not severly like acid, but mildly. You like Van Gogh paintings? Well, many theorize that what he painted was his version of photorealism. That's how he saw the world because he was constantly drinking absinthe. I don't know if that's actually the case re: his art, but it's an interesting idea. you can't get it here because we americans have an institutionalized double standard about drugs, and we're pretty foolish when it comes to the concepts of prohibition. Go to amsterdam and drink up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 damn I have never tried it and really want to. I am going to Europe in 5 weeks for 6 weeks- I plan on trying to mail some back. Anyone ever sneak absinthe into the USA? 196584[/snapback] Well if you DO get some, sneak some for me, and grab me some REAL Ouzo while you're at it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Well if you DO get some, sneak some for me, and grab me some REAL Ouzo while you're at it too. 196695[/snapback] went to Greece in 2001, they have Ouzo after EVERYTHING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Chief Navy Pride Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Stuff is good had it over New Years. If you mix it like it says on the bottle its not too weird. Tastes like Sambuca or Jeager. Good stuff that you can get local. I think Premeir has it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ Bills backer Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 nice work, nodnarb - I see there's a little chemist in you. I have a friend who regularly gets absinthe shipped to him in CA - he enjoys the stuff but personally I didn't find it to be anything special... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick in* england Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 The Absinthe we get over here is a bottled varierty at about 40% alcohol. In Prague, where i tried it, they take a powdered version of it, add some sugar to the mix and burn it on a spoon, not unlike 'cooking up' heroine. When the mixture reaches melting point you mix it in a glass of water... The effects of this type of Absinthe are ridiculous. I was sick for days and saw things I never want to see again. The less potent bottled variety is just like drinking goldschlager, jaeger or similar. Will get you drunk cos it is strong, but Beer is way nicer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 In Prague, where i tried it, they take a powdered version of it, add some sugar to the mix and burn it on a spoon, not unlike 'cooking up' heroine. When the mixture reaches melting point you mix it in a glass of water... The effects of this type of Absinthe are ridiculous. I was sick for days and saw things I never want to see again. 196717[/snapback] That's the shizzle *I* want... MWAHAHAHA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Anybody ever tried this? What was your experience like?I was offered a shot on New Year's Eve, but turned it down. 195847[/snapback] Doh. Greatest. Buzz. Ever. You feel mellow and focused. It's no wonder high art is produced under its influence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 damn I have never tried it and really want to. I am going to Europe in 5 weeks for 6 weeks- I plan on trying to mail some back. Anyone ever sneak absinthe into the USA? 196584[/snapback] Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Anybody ever tried this? What was your experience like?I was offered a shot on New Year's Eve, but turned it down. 195847[/snapback] My son got some over the internet - I think from the Czech Republic. Somewhere buried in TSW past threads is my experience. One shot is OK, then take it VERY slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 I have tried it in Amsterdam. I am planning on trying to order it from here. If anyone knows any of the brands let me know. http://www.eabsinthe.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 So does anyone have any suggestions as to how to bring it back to America? I heard Customs intercepts mailed bottles and give you a hefty fine. I am gonna try it anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talonz Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Here ya go - I wanna try it too Green Fairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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