Absinthe now legal in the United States

I can't really see why it was illegal in the first place It's not that strong.

Tastes like shit IMO, have friends who love it though, pretty much an aquired taste, you either like it or hate it.

2007-12-14 04:31:21

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Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7063|London, England

Something along the lines of 60-90% proof right. It gets you fucking hammered. Especially when you take multiple shots of it in a row. I got addicted to it in Year 13.

2007-12-14 04:50:44

#6

twiistaaa: Member; +87|7110|mexico

is this with or without wormwood?

2007-12-14 05:01:54

#7

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6964|...

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
I can't really see why it was illegal in the first place

twiistaaa wrote:
is this with or without wormwood?

Article wrote:
One reason legal barriers have fallen is that, as The New Yorker reported in 2006, the regulated chemical thujone, found in wormwood and once thought to have been the cause of absinthe’s lure and its dangers, did not show up in any significant quantities in analyses of historical absinthe. So these authentic replicas,despite containing wormwood, do not pose a legal challenge. And the alarmed pronouncements about absinthe made from the beginning of the Belle Époque have been proved groundless, which was decisive, a Kübler spokesman said, in swaying United States government regulators.

2007-12-14 05:10:58

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paper_pigeon: God Status; +26|6667|Mildura, Aus

i hate it, i have 2 bottles in the fridge that i took for camping, but only drank a bit, i mixed some with Orange juice, made it taste like orange tic tac!

or maybe i was really hammered.

2007-12-14 05:11:20

#9

Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7208|UK

Yeah had quite a bit in eastern europe. 2 triple shots in a row is enough for a whole night.

Last edited by Vilham (2007-12-14 05:11:31)

2007-12-14 05:19:37

#10

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|7062|Mhz

Oh BTW if you have a problem keeping it down (quite a few people throw it back up straight away) just burn off the layer of pure evil that floats on the top.

2007-12-14 05:21:06

#11

Tehremos: Parcel of ol' Crams; +128|6850|Somersetshire

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Oh BTW if you have a problem keeping it down (quite a few people throw it back up straight away) just burn off the layer of pure evil that floats on the top.

but thats the best bit lol
gives it the kick

2007-12-14 05:24:55

#12

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7063|London, England

Tehremos wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Oh BTW if you have a problem keeping it down (quite a few people throw it back up straight away) just burn off the layer of pure evil that floats on the top.
but thats the best bit lol
gives it the kick

Exactly, you might aswell stick with vodka if you're going to castrate your absinthe

2007-12-14 05:31:33

#13

UK|Hooligan: Seriously, fuck off.; +103|7130|"The Empire"

Its not that popular even though we can get it here in uk. I dont like it to be honest and only drink it once already pissesd as like someone already said it tasted facking vile, and does not even mix well.

2007-12-14 05:34:12

#14

_raab: Member; +28|6675|Western Aust.

Its strong and it takes a while to kick in. Really unique taste, but the stuff here in Aust doesn't have the hallucanigens that some absinthe apparently has.

2007-12-14 05:37:44

#15

legionair: back to i-life; +336|7065|EU

I dont like it much, actually I cant stand it. I prefer a glass of good whiskey rather than absinth.

2007-12-14 05:47:23

#16

mikeyb118: Evil Overlord; +76|7040|S.C.

To OP, the novelty will most likely wear off very quickly... well after the hangover.

2007-12-14 05:48:55

#17

{uscm}Jyden: You likey leaky?; +433|7120|In You Endo- Stoke

As far as i am aware even if the absinthe has the woodworm in its not hallugenic.

There is an ingredient that has been removed, can now be found in rat poison.

I have had cannabis absinthe and it was like paint stripper,but it fucked me up.

2007-12-14 05:54:37

#18

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|7062|Mhz

Tehremos wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Oh BTW if you have a problem keeping it down (quite a few people throw it back up straight away) just burn off the layer of pure evil that floats on the top.
but thats the best bit lol
gives it the kick

No kick at all if you just launched it across the floor

2007-12-14 07:13:07

#19

Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7208|UK

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Oh BTW if you have a problem keeping it down (quite a few people throw it back up straight away) just burn off the layer of pure evil that floats on the top.

Thats how absinthe is done... you dip a spoon with holes in it with a sugar cube in the drink and stir then set fire to the top and down it.

Infact from the sound of it no one in this thread has done absinthe the way its meant to be done.

Last edited by Vilham (2007-12-14 07:14:02)

2007-12-14 07:16:30

#20

TrollmeaT: Aspiring Objectivist; +492|7114|Colorado

It's not that bad, not my favorite though.

2007-12-14 07:18:43

#21

CruZ4dR: Cereal Killer; +145|7098|The View From The Afternoon

awful

2007-12-14 07:32:55

#22

madmurre: I suspect something is amiss; +117|7152|Sweden

Dunno i never liked it taste like shit to me with all the alternatives there is and ye the stronger ones 80-90% are quite a hammer if your already stoned.

2007-12-14 07:45:28

#23

Magpie: international welder....Douchebag Dude, <3 ur mom; +257|6968|Milkystania, yurop

you can just mix it with water (cold as fuck) its really good and a teaspoon will get you tipsy

2007-12-14 08:00:29

#24

GunSlinger OIF II: Banned.; +1,860|7086

https://theyangpa.files.wordpress.com/2006/04/soju.jpg

anyone who has been to korea knows what im talking about.

2007-12-14 08:09:11

#25

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7063|London, England

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
http://theyangpa.files.wordpress.com/2006/04/soju.jpg
anyone who has been to korea knows what im talking about.

Hell fucking yes.

(knows fuck all about what he's actually talking about)

But it looks good

Magpie wrote:
you can just mix it with water (cold as fuck) its really good and a teaspoon will get you tipsy

Or you can just have it as it is, on its own as a shot. That's what the real men do.

Last edited by Mekstizzle (2007-12-14 08:10:26)

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