Anybody drink Absinthe?

[fiveteamer]

It is $80 a bottle at the LC.

Is it worth it??

[MJT1212]

If your talking about the absinthe in the liquor store in the USA then that "absinthe" is fake. it's just liquor, real absinthe is much much more than a liquor drink.

[RogueScholar]

I've never tried it, and I have to say I don't have much of a desire to. I bought a pack of Absinthe flavored rolling papers to roll joints with, oh, about a couple years ago. Those were easily the nastiest rolling papers I've ever used! They could turn the tastiest of herbs into something that smoked like Mexican brick weed. As memory serves, it's flavored with wormwood leaves. But, it has a reputation for being quite strong, so it'd probably go further than your average bottle of aguardente.

[fiveteamer]

Yes, this has the wormwood shit in it. I do not live in USA.

[fiveteamer]

Rogue I don't care what it tastes like I drink Drambuie for ****s sake. The shit tastes like a pile of plastic bags.

[fiveteamer]

In Canada, liquor laws are established by the provincial governments. As with any spirit, absinthe can only be imported by a government agency; importation by individuals to a private address is prohibited.

• British Columbia has no limits on thujone content.
• Ontario allows only 1 **/kg. The provincial stores sell Hills and Pernod Absinthe.
• Alberta, and Nova Scotia allow 10 **/kg thujone.
• Manitoba allows 6-8 ** thujone per litre.[83]
• Quebec allows 5mg/kg. The government wine and spirit shops (SAQ) sell several brands.
• New-Brunswick NB Liquor only sells Absente, which has no thujone.
• Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation sells only Absente, which has no thujone

[RogueScholar]

Rogue I don't care what it tastes like I drink Drambuie for ****s sake. The shit tastes like a pile of plastic bags.

Drambuie is good in Rusty Nails. In fact, even though I'm bisexual and being called gay isn't a huge concern for me, I think a Rusty Nail is the only way a man can drink Drambuie without being called gay.

My friends took me out on my 21st birthday to all the bars in Downtown Portland and never let me buy a round, but also told me I had to drink what they bought. I ended up drinking 21 Rusty Nails...and three days later when I got discharged from the hospital after the bout of pancreatitis, I found they actually weren't a bad drink at all. I don't remember that night at all, but I can tell you that internal organ pain is second only to bone/tooth pain.

[fiveteamer]

As far as I understand, a Rusty Nail is Scotch and Drambuie. The only thing that I would not want to drink over Drambuie, would be Scotch. To mix these 2 things together is just evil. EVIL. EVIL. EVIL.

[RogueScholar]

Yep, Scotch and Drambuie. It's better than it sounds, just don't overdo it.

[ATB515]

never have. But I did just have a keystone light.

[Matt Rain]

If your talking about the absinthe in the liquor store in the USA then that "absinthe" is fake. it's just liquor, real absinthe is much much more than a liquor drink.

What would be real absinthe? Never tried it, but I see several kinds listed here:

http://www.saq.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&pageSize=10&beginIndex=0&resultCatEntryType=2&searchType=100&tri=RechercheUCIProdDescAttributeInfo&sensTri=AscOperator&viewTaskName=SAQCatalogSearchResultView&searchTerm=absinthe

Anything worth trying in there?

[blittydeuce]

The Czech Republic used to be one of the only only countries it was legal in. I still have 2 unopened bottles That I bought from there...waiting for the right occasion to pop them.

[smitch124]

The Czech Republic used to be one of the only only countries it was legal in. I still have 2 unopened bottles That I bought from there...waiting for the right occasion to pop them.

Ducks' Stanley Cup?

[MJT1212]

if it has wormwood in it its real matt

[fiveteamer]

I looked at the label, it has wormwood in it.

[Matt Rain]

Cool, Taboo Genuine Absinthe it is... made in Canada!

http://www.cityfood.com/EN/okanagan/taboo_-_absinthe_from_the_okanagan/

[blittydeuce]

Ducks' Stanley Cup?

sounds good smitch. we can drink a bottle each. make sure you dont cut off your ear like van gogh did though

[Teela]

Absinthe is wonderful stuff, but only if you order it from overseas.

[Boner_18]

There is really no such thing as "real" absinth. Yes some have wormwood extract and some don't but there is really no difference between the two. The only effect felt from drinking either absinth, wormwood or no is that you get drunk. There are no hallucinations or psycotropic effects caused by ingredients in any type of absinth. It's science.

However, it is delicious and extremely easy to drink so maybe that is why people claim it is somehow more special than other types of liquor.

[Fischnasty]

boners right about this, as anyone who drinks absinthe will know (and im not talking about the shit you get here in the US). Still like the green devil though!

[Matt Rain]

Cool, Taboo Genuine Absinthe it is... made in Canada!

http://www.cityfood.com/EN/okanagan/..._the_okanagan/

Just had half a bottle of this for a buddy's birthday. Other half was slowly consumed by b-day boy and a couple other people.

Marvelous stuff. No bloated feeling like beer and I can already tell that the hangover will be quite smooth compared to wine.

This post is brought to you by Taboo Genuine Absinthe. 60% alcohol and $55 cash loss. Taboo Genuine Absinthe, what the drinkers drink.

G'night all.

[ijustwant2bpaid]

do yourself a favor and grab a 50 dollar bottle of remy!

[donjuan]

Marvelous stuff. No bloated feeling like beer and I can already tell that the hangover will be quite smooth compared to wine.

I pounded a bottle of wine before I went out tonight. FML.

[fiveteamer]

I gotta tell you something, vodka does not sit well with me. Terrible hangovers.

[raydog]

fiver, as much as you drank last night, you could have just had sprites all night and still had a hangover.

[pavyracer]

Why drink absinthe when you can have ouzo?

[Matt Rain]

Will try it next time, pavy. Is it any different from sambucca, apart from being of Greek origin?

[wild willy]

As far as drinking goes went out last night got suckered punched,well I probally shoulden;t have had my arms around his girl but fuk it.
I beat the living shit out of the guy,and after every body was mad at me .
Fuk I;m the one who got suckered.
Anyway thats no big deal after a couple of buddys convinced me I was not allowed back in and to take a cab.
But I get up this morning and my eye is a little swallon not black.
one elbow is cut up,pretty sure I diden't break my hand but that goes with the trade,but last night I don't remember my leg hurting.
I got up and can barly walk all around my ankle and calf hurt.
Its like I pulled some thing but fells like someone hit it with a bat.
Anyway woke up sitting here big smile on my swollen face good times good times

[pavyracer]

Will try it next time, pavy. Is it any different from sambucca, apart from being of Greek origin?

They are both anise flavored but the ouzo alcohol is made from distilled grapes.

[Matt Rain]

After trying Ouzo last night, I must concur with pavy - absinthe is a total scam. I paid $20 for a 750ml bottle of Ouzo vs. $55 bucks for a 500ml of "genuine" absinthe, and the only difference I can tell is that Ouzo doesn't burn your oesophagus nearly as much when it goes down. Liquorice taste is bit stronger too. Both will get you plastered in no time and the taste is quite pleasing.

Yay Ouzo!

[pavyracer]

After trying Ouzo last night, I must concur with pavy - absinthe is a total scam. I paid $20 for a 750ml bottle of Ouzo vs. $55 bucks for a 500ml of "genuine" absinthe, and the only difference I can tell is that Ouzo doesn't burn your oesophagus nearly as much when it goes down. Liquorice taste is bit stronger too. Both will get you plastered in no time and the taste is quite pleasing.

Yay Ouzo!

Use the money you save to bet.

[Matt Rain]

Use the money you save to bet.

10 bottles of Ouzo on Kevin Kim +400. Pound that bitch, pavy.