[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Absinthe. Anyone try it? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 5/21/2010 8:08:54 AM EDT
I know it's legal in the US now. I heard the effects are crazy shit, up to hallucinating  Feedback?
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I thought US legal Absinthe is not true Absinthe.
I wouldn't be surprised. Frankly I'm not into paying 60 or 70 bucks a bottle for novelty junk knock-offs. ETA: Yeah, a little research confirms that US-legal absinthe must be thujone-free. Source: http://www.absinthebuyersguide.com/faq.html |
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Quoted: I heard the effects are crazy shit, up to hallucinating None of that is true. As for people who say it's happened to them from drinking it, well, I've also seen sorority girls get sooooooo druuuunnnk on 'jungle juice' that didn't really have an alcohol in it. ETA: the jungle juice with no alcohol in it is a hilarious party trick, btw, and saves you money on cheap vodka. |
| had the real shit from france when I was about 18. The most fucked up night ill never remember. The mix between drunken hallucinations and the high altitude made for some very scary moments. If the shit you can get here legally is anywhere near that then i would say go ahead an try it just so you can say you know what its like. |
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Quoted: had the real shit from france when I was about 18. The most fucked up night ill never remember. The mix between drunken hallucinations and the high altitude made for some very scary moments. If the shit you can get here legally is anywhere near that then i would say go ahead an try it just so you can say you know what its like. Did somebody tell you before hand that it would make you hallucinate? |
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Absinthe originated in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland
Absinthe has been portrayed as a dangerously addictive psychoactive drug.[7] The chemical thujone, present in small quantities, was singled out and blamed for its alleged harmful effects. By 1915, absinthe had been banned in the United States and in most European countries except the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Andorra and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although absinthe was vilified, no evidence has shown that it is any more dangerous than ordinary spirits. Its psychoactive properties, apart from those of alcohol, have been much exaggerated.[7]
A revival of absinthe began in the 1990s, when countries in the European Union began to reauthorize its manufacture and sale. As of February 2008, nearly 200 brands of absinthe were being produced in a dozen countries, most notably in France, Switzerland, Spain, and the Czech Republic.  Commercial distillation of absinthe in the United States resumed in 2007.[9]
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had the real shit from france when I was about 18. The most fucked up night ill never remember. The mix between drunken hallucinations and the high altitude made for some very scary moments. If the shit you can get here legally is anywhere near that then i would say go ahead an try it just so you can say you know what its like. Elaborate! I'm off for the next three days, I wanted that. But now that seems like a no go 
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I've bought the Absente (Doesn't contain grande wormwood) and Lucid (does contain grande wormwood).
Kinda nasty drunk straight. Doing the 'loosh' (pouring ice water over the sugar cube on the slotted spoon) gives it a mellower taste. Couldn't tell a difference drinking wither one, but I did get royally drunk. |
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had the real shit from france when I was about 18. The most fucked up night ill never remember. The mix between drunken hallucinations and the high altitude made for some very scary moments. If the shit you can get here legally is anywhere near that then i would say go ahead an try it just so you can say you know what its like. Elaborate! I'm off for the next three days, I wanted that. But now that seems like a no go Absinthe hasn't been made for decades (woodworm and thulane I believe) with the poisons that caused the alleged "hallucinations" that people were claiming, usually by people who worked in the, you guessed it French Wine Industry. Imagine that. |
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had the real shit from france when I was about 18. The most fucked up night ill never remember. The mix between drunken hallucinations and the high altitude made for some very scary moments. If the shit you can get here legally is anywhere near that then i would say go ahead an try it just so you can say you know what its like. Elaborate! I'm off for the next three days, I wanted that. But now that seems like a no go It was while I was at whistler BC doing a week of downhill mountain biking. Me and three buddies met up with some locals on a saturday night and went party hopping.dont remember much after the 4th or 5th party but do remember drinking the absinthe at house number 2 or 3. it was poured into a glass and then some ice water was added. i took a good size shot of it and remember wanting to die. Chased it down with some grey goose, repeat and continued partying. woke up the next morning on the front stoop of the cottage we rented without my tshirt or the hat i started out with. |
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What got me turned onto it was a friend from an old job telling me he had it at a party and experienced some trippy shit, the story of which caused laughs to be had by all.
Short of shrooms, which I wouldn't/can't have anyway (my brother had me rolling with the stories of what him and his friends experienced), I figured absinthe being legal was the next best thing. Apparently not, in its current form. |
| I've had the real deal, no big deal. I would say the buzz is slightly different than being drunk on straight booze, but then again, I was shithammered and at that point any number of factors could come into play to explain why I was feeling *slightly* off. I'm in the camp of not a big deal. You definitely don't go tripping balls off of it like you dropped acid. |
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Absinthe originated in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland
Absinthe has been portrayed as a dangerously addictive psychoactive drug.[7] The chemical thujone, present in small quantities, was singled out and blamed for its alleged harmful effects. By 1915, absinthe had been banned in the United States and in most European countries except the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Andorra and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although absinthe was vilified, no evidence has shown that it is any more dangerous than ordinary spirits. Its psychoactive properties, apart from those of alcohol, have been much exaggerated.[7]
A revival of absinthe began in the 1990s, when countries in the European Union began to reauthorize its manufacture and sale. As of February 2008, nearly 200 brands of absinthe were being produced in a dozen countries, most notably in France, Switzerland, Spain, and the Czech Republic. Commercial distillation of absinthe in the United States resumed in 2007.[9]
What really got it banned was that people were making cheap knock offs, fortifying them with wood alcohol to up the proof, and using toxic heavy metal dyes to create the unusual cloudy green color, and how it changes when poured into water to create "the louche" etc. Most of it's "extra" effects are just placebo-like expectations due to Absinthe's reputation. Some of the herbal extracts in it might be mild stimulants, with properties similar to caffeine or ephedra, giving you a more lucid drunk. Although that's pretty much the same effect with a Red Bull/Jagermeister combo. |
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Quoted: I know it's legal in the US now. I heard the effects are crazy shit, up to hallucinating Feedback?I think that it's a bunch of bullshit... and just to be clear, consuming enough as to feel any effects would be counteracted by my vomiting. It's pretty nasty tasting shit IMO. |
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Quoted: What got me turned onto it was a friend from an old job telling me he had it at a party and experienced some trippy shit, the story of which caused laughs to be had by all. Short of shrooms, which I wouldn't/can't have anyway (my brother had me rolling with the stories of what him and his friends experienced), I figured absinthe being legal was the next best thing. Apparently not, in its current form. No alcoholic drink is going to give any affect even close to what is experienced with shrooms. |
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I still have a 1/4 of a bottle left from a shady German market. It was stored in a dark back room, no labels, and a good amount of wormwood floating around. Not gonna lie...it fucks you up pretty good. Now I didn't experience Hallucinations, but it gave me such intense spacial distortion, I wasn't sure where I was and distances were not "difficult" to determine, but more of unobtainable. Kind of hard to explain, but it was definitely a different drunk. My FIL brought it back when he was stationed in Heidelburg. We tried drinking it the traditional way first, which is the absinthe poured over a sugar cube on an absinthe spoon into a glass with a little water, then you light the sugar cube on fire and let the caramelized drop into the glass, stir and drink. This was horrible. It really created a few too many fires, and we were in no mindset to be playing with fire. We resorted to shots which were much better and kicked in pretty damn immediately. Good stuff IMO.I can't wait to get back to Europe to find some more, authentic Absinthe.
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Tujone is a psychoactive, but there's no way to get enough of it into a spirit with a tincture from wormwood. You'd have to concentrate it in a lab and add it specifically. And if you're going tor that, why bother with the booze? Also, that definitely rules out "old school" absinthe being any "stronger" than commercial brands today.
It's a neat spirit, think of gin on steroids with a different bittering herb. I like it, but it's certainly a "drinker's drink." There's not enough thujone to get you high, but 135 proof will get you drunk in a hurry. Be responsible, as you would with any spirit. |
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Read this:
http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/080429-absinthe-effects.html Summary: Absinthe is basically bullshit. The most likely cause of any strange effects are from: a) Drinking a lot of alcohol b) Contamination with toxic substances that have nothing to do with absinthe |
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I had some of the real stuff when I was in Europe ... IMHO, it taste like shit, and I got drunk,and had a shitty hangover that was about it ... you want to know what it's like, thinking about giving it a try? mix everclear with scope and drink a glass, then have your buddy hit you in the back of the head with a 2x4, when you wake up you'll feel the same ...waahla I just saved you $65
just rember not to cut off your ear 
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