Drinking Absinthe

Will anything bad happen? haha
Is there any precautions that should be taken? eg. stop drinking after a couple even if can't feel the effects cos blocked by thujone?
Is it different from other hard alcohol?
What does it feel like?
And any other info you deem useful. Cheers.

ps. I know there is another thread about Absinthe, but it didn't really succintly answer the questions I have.

 

Anything bad? only if you want it to. I don't think there is enough Thujone relative to the Alcohol for it to matter - unless you have a supply of ancient absinthe. It's just about how much how quickly and whether you have eaten or taken any drugs that could potentiate or antagonise the effects.
Mood, company and surroundings can make a big difference -
Oh and if you keep a bottle of Stolly in the freezer and down a decent sized shot the combination of chilled spirit and a warming sensation when it hits the gut ----

 

THe absinth buzz is definantly there.. but something to the power of taking a small hit of weed. The buzz is similar, but very clean with clear thoughts. If you drink too much of it you will loose some of the subtle effects by the booze buzz. Enjoy!

 

The first shot makes you see the world as you want it.

The second makes you see the world as it is.

The third shot makes you kill yourself.

Thats what they told me about absinthe.

So I had my old lady bring me back a few bottles from her trip to Europe a few winters ago. She brought back four different brands. Two were cheap and two were expensive.

I drank em all and noticed very little difference between drinking absinthe and drinking whisky or any other liquor. The taste is fairly distinct but the fun of absinthe is not in the drunk, but in the drink. The level of thujone in any bottle of absinthe you are going to drink is not going to make you 'van gogh' yourself. Don't worry about that.

It has a lot of history and getting ready to drink a glass is almost a religious experience if you have the proper equipment.

Cheers. and enjoy!

 

holy shit, i never even heard of absinthe, i just researched it and it says it is banned in U.S. , what a shocker, can you order it online anywhere, like from Europe, i'd like to try it.

 

Do a search on
czech absinth... The Czechs allow the highest levels of thujone

 

whats thujone?!

 

dear god............

 

WTF, i just wanna kno....

 

don't buy it.it's usually crap.make it.it's easyer than twisting your nipple.

get 1l of vodka.
get 1 bag (300 g ) of wormwood (arthemisia absinthium) tea.
get some anise (200 g)
get good flavoured stuff for seasoning (mint,lemon peels,whatever)

put all in the vodka;let it steep for a week or more.

get a 2 m long,2 cm wide hose.
get a 0.5 m long,20-25 cm wide tube.if you can't get one,make one from a bucket or something.
get a pot.a cooking pot.
get some ice.
get a wooden board.

make a hole in the board.put one end of the hose in the hole,make sure it's air tight.at 0.5 m from the board,coil 1 m of the hose through the tube.put a bottle under the other end of the hose.
put the 1 week or more old mixture in the pot,put board on top of the pot,put tube horizontally,fill tube with ice,put bottle under the other end of the hose,boil mixture at low fire.tube should be the highest part of the installation,leaning towards the bottle end.
you should get 0.5 l of greenish-milky stuff,smells like medicine and tastes like fire,gives your sight a new depth.that's your home-made absinth.drink with water and sugar.don't forget the sugar.

i've never done it,nor read about this recepy anywhere.i just dreamt about it last night.

 

tujone is the active ingredient in absinth.the stuff that makes it feel different from other drinks.

 

For the love of Pete.
Thujone is not the active ingredient in absinthe. Alcohol is. The fact that it is 53% is what gets you off, not any bogus marketing hype about hallucinations, etc. Making your own swill is bunk. You can't put herbs in vodka/151/NGS and call it absinthe. It should be distilled.
Please...read...
http://wormwoodsociety.org/forums/index.php?act=Login&CODE=00

 

and stay away from the czech stuff. It's a rip-off and unpalatable.

http://www.absintheonline.com/

 

i finger banged my girlfriend behinde pizzahut when i was drunk off absinth....so it cant b all bad hahaha

 

charming

 

i've drunk real absinthe and it's pretty much the same as drinking regular booze, the origin of the so-called "effects" is early 20th century propaganda. my guess is that most of the effects that differ from those of regular alcoholic beverages are the result of a placebo effect.

 

Dude, that has to be one of the best quotes I've ever read on hipforums. I was laughing for a good 10 mins. If there was a way of putting it in my sig in context I would but unless they had read the recipe beforehand it wouldn't make much sense. Brilliant though 10/10

On topic: My mate just came back from germany today with a bottle of the old green fairy so we're going to get pished tonight. Oh yes.

 

IT is pretty much the same as any other liquer
if there is anything that you drink that tends to make you crazier than others its like that
tastes like ass too

 

I dont agree at all, while most absinthe you can get online is in the 10 mg range, which is what most people can afford cuz its like 40-70$ a bottle. there are two that I have tried that are in the 190-220$ range and they are about 100mg-110mg....they are Zele Premium and King of Spirits GOLD.
so, if you are willing to pay the price ,you get real absinthe, but don't expect "green fairys". It really is a clear headed, creative energetic drunkeness, slight visual enhancements, music is better. so yes, the alcohol plays a role as well but if you get the real stuff and dont over do it...(take like 2 or 3 drinks)..you will see. So spend the 200$ and get the real stuff. All the other is BS hype to make dumb americans buy it. just like the cannabis vodka...yes ,you can get it shipped to the USA.
one more thing soaking wormwood is not absibnthe...so dont count that as a trial either.
Have fun, be safe ,the 2 brands i use are like 170 proof..so dont hurt yourself
I will PM sources upon request, but dont be lazy, just google the brand names

 

lol dude talk about BS hype... $200???? i'm from portugal and they sell real absinthe here, like it's always been made, for €10 a bottle!