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cementor · 10-01-2009, 08:27 PM

Has anyone tried this stuff? If you have do you have any stories to share?

SecretMethod70 · 10-01-2009, 08:31 PM

I've tried it a couple times. Not for me though: I don't like the taste of anise. If you don't like black licorice, you probably won't like absinthe.

ratbastid · 10-02-2009, 04:17 AM

It's tasty, but I can't drink too much of it. The flavor is pretty overpowering, and it just gets sticky after a while.

My friends who are really into it are, I think, mostly attracted to the ritual of it. The special equipment, the process of watering and sugaring it. As a drink, it's not really all that exciting.

Leto · 10-02-2009, 05:44 AM

I've bought a few bottles of Pernod and Ricard in the past. Expensive and distinctive in flavour. But they last a long time. Not sure if they are up there with absinth (i.e. I don't think they have wormwood in them).

The effect of adding cold water to the shot is nice tho.

Cynthetiq · 10-02-2009, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq

yes i drank a lot of it in prague. it was tasty! drank it with the burning sugar and such...

Czech Ritual
(with sugar and fire)

1. Pour 4-6cl of Absinthe in a glass.

2. Put an Absinthe spoon with a sugar cube on it on the glass. Drip a little Absinthe on the sugar and light it.
3. Wait until the fire is gone out. Slowly pour water over the sugar cube, so the sugar melts and the water gets into the glass.
4. Mix the content of the glass with the Absinthe spoon.
5. Enjoy.

French Ritual
(with sugar, without fire)

1. Pour 4-6cl of Absinthe in a glass.

2. Put an Absinthe spoon with a sugar cube on it on the glass.
3. Slowly pour water over the sugar cube, so the sugar melts and the water gets into the glass.
4. Mix the content of the glass with the Absinthe spoon.
5. Enjoy.

Swiss Ritual
(without sugar and without fire)

1. Pour 4-6cl of Absinthe in a glass.
2. Slowly add icecold water.
3. Mix the content of the glass with the Absinthe spoon.
4. Enjoy.

I have a bottle in my cupboard. It's nice and emerald green....

here's what I posted.

SSJTWIZTA · 10-02-2009, 04:39 PM

the stuff i had was ordered from europe by a good friend. i was about 15 at the time, so i wasnt as interested in the brand as much as i was about drinking it.

i'll describe the taste as licorice and gasoline.

when the stuff kicked in my body felt almost the same as it does when i eat the local psilocybin mushrooms. other than that it was the same as just being hammered. fun stuff i suppose. nothing i could see myself drinking as regularly as whiskey though.

cementor · 10-03-2009, 03:39 PM

Thanks all. Since I absolutely abhor licorice I will likely take a pass. My father in law bought the stuff when it was illegal to own in the US. One of my favorite characters from the literary world (Agent Alouisius Pendergast) partakes of the elixir, which is what led me to inquire. Thanks again!

World's King · 10-03-2009, 03:59 PM

I drink it a lot when I go to New Orleans. There's a bar called Pirates Alley. Only serves it. Great town to get fucked up and wonder around.

nikkiana · 10-03-2009, 08:29 PM

It's not something I care to drink all the time, but it's something that I will occasionally. I concur with what someone said earlier... if you don't like black licorice you're probably not going to like it.

Mister Coaster · 10-07-2009, 06:54 AM

I picked up a bottle of "legal absinthe" in the US called Lucid a little over a year ago. I guess the only difference is the lack of real wormwood in it. I liked it, but definately not an everyday drink. At $60 a bottle (750 ml), it's something you want to make sure you really want before buying it.

spindles · 10-09-2009, 12:28 AM

There is a czech beer bar in North Sydney - went for dinner with friends. We tried both the dripping water through the sugar cube into and the flaming sugar cube. The drink itself is ok, but I'm not rushing out to buy more. The czech waitress was hot, so may have influenced our buying decisions!

lostgirl · 10-09-2009, 03:15 PM

I have some absinthe from France that a neighbor gave me. I rarely drink so I have yet to try it. I will have to let you know what it's like when I do.

I made some for the SO and he liked it. I love how you make it, especially lighting the sugar cube on fire.

10-01-2009, 08:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
cementor Crazy Location: Denver	Absynthe Has anyone tried this stuff? If you have do you have any stories to share? __________________ Cementor If I was any better I'd have to be twins!

10-01-2009, 08:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	I've tried it a couple times. Not for me though: I don't like the taste of anise. If you don't like black licorice, you probably won't like absinthe. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

10-02-2009, 05:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	I've bought a few bottles of Pernod and Ricard in the past. Expensive and distinctive in flavour. But they last a long time. Not sure if they are up there with absinth (i.e. I don't think they have wormwood in them). The effect of adding cold water to the shot is nice tho. __________________ You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey And I never saw someone say that before You held my hand and we walked home the long way You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I Last edited by Leto; 10-03-2009 at 04:00 AM..

10-02-2009, 04:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
SSJTWIZTA Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator. Location: Windiwana	the stuff i had was ordered from europe by a good friend. i was about 15 at the time, so i wasnt as interested in the brand as much as i was about drinking it. i'll describe the taste as licorice and gasoline. when the stuff kicked in my body felt almost the same as it does when i eat the local psilocybin mushrooms. other than that it was the same as just being hammered. fun stuff i suppose. nothing i could see myself drinking as regularly as whiskey though. __________________ First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for me And there was no one left to speak out for me. -Pastor Martin Niemoller

10-03-2009, 03:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
cementor Crazy Location: Denver	Thanks all. Since I absolutely abhor licorice I will likely take a pass. My father in law bought the stuff when it was illegal to own in the US. One of my favorite characters from the literary world (Agent Alouisius Pendergast) partakes of the elixir, which is what led me to inquire. Thanks again! __________________ Cementor If I was any better I'd have to be twins!

10-02-2009, 04:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	It's tasty, but I can't drink too much of it. The flavor is pretty overpowering, and it just gets sticky after a while. My friends who are really into it are, I think, mostly attracted to the ritual of it. The special equipment, the process of watering and sugaring it. As a drink, it's not really all that exciting.

10-03-2009, 03:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	I drink it a lot when I go to New Orleans. There's a bar called Pirates Alley. Only serves it. Great town to get fucked up and wonder around. __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

10-03-2009, 08:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
nikkiana Tilted Location: Brooklyn, NY	It's not something I care to drink all the time, but it's something that I will occasionally. I concur with what someone said earlier... if you don't like black licorice you're probably not going to like it. __________________ nikkiana

10-07-2009, 06:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
Mister Coaster Big & Brassy Location: The "Canyon"	I picked up a bottle of "legal absinthe" in the US called Lucid a little over a year ago. I guess the only difference is the lack of real wormwood in it. I liked it, but definately not an everyday drink. At $60 a bottle (750 ml), it's something you want to make sure you really want before buying it. __________________ If you have any poo... fling it NOW!

10-09-2009, 12:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	There is a czech beer bar in North Sydney - went for dinner with friends. We tried both the dripping water through the sugar cube into and the flaming sugar cube. The drink itself is ok, but I'm not rushing out to buy more. The czech waitress was hot, so may have influenced our buying decisions! __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?

10-09-2009, 03:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
lostgirl lightform Location: Edge of the deep green sea	I have some absinthe from France that a neighbor gave me. I rarely drink so I have yet to try it. I will have to let you know what it's like when I do. I made some for the SO and he liked it. I love how you make it, especially lighting the sugar cube on fire. __________________ We're about to go through the crucible, but we'll come out the other side. We always arise from our own ashes. Everything returns later in its changed form. - Children of Dune