ABSINTHE

[Skyryder]

Anyone drink this?

http://www.absinthe.bz/absinthe-party.html?mv_pc=Daves


Been tempted to get a bottle. Any recommondations of brands etc and methods of tippling.

Skyryder

[SlashWylde]

See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

[Karma]

Anyone drink this?

http://www.absinthe.bz/absinthe-party.html?mv_pc=Daves


Been tempted to get a bottle. Any recommondations of brands etc and methods of tippling.

Skyryder


I've drunk it quite a few times while at uni... quite expensive due to high alcamahol levels, but it's got a kick to it.

Was often the case with mates at uni that if you turned up a pub or two late into the crawl then you'd have to shoot a double absinthe raw. Sets you up for the night that's for sure.

[Teflon]

Yeah it's nice.

You can drink it the traditional way, with a sloted spoon and sugar cubes. Or, I normally have a teaspoon of sugar with a shot of Absinthe.

Theres a brand of Absinthe with a high level of thujone in it, can't remember the name, but i know it's expensive.

[Biff]

Only once while in Bulgaria. Never again. It was like taking LSD (alledgedly). The walls of the building I was in kept crumbling. Spooky.

I don't know what the stuff that can be bought here is like though.

[zeRax]

3 and some years ago when i was 17 , was the first time i experienced absinthe, i had about 2 Glasses of it straight, after i had a few beers and then went into town in nelson, got into about 3 club i think ;D

woke up to extreme heat and dying out in the sun on the front porch infront of the front door, took all day and night to recover before i could drink again, :E

[texmo]

whats the sugar do?

[Jackrat]

Worm wood has been used by some cultures as a poison or in witch craft for seeing shit that don't exist outside some loonytunes head.
I see it also has nutmeg in some brands,,,another herb with some interesting uses. :msn-wink:

[Dadpole]

"Absinthe makes the parts grow longer"

Sorry - couldn't resist it

[parsley]

It was legalised in Europe a few years ago. I've tried the original Czech stuff and I have one piece of advice - don't drink it neat! It's really not good for you.

Hemingway favoured a cocktail called Death In The Afternoon:
1 glass of Champagne (A flute)
Dash of Absinthe
1 Sugar Cube
Pour 4 jiggers (large Dash) over a sugar cube into the Champagne until cloudy.

Never tried it myself...

[parsley]

Any recommondations of brands etc and methods of tippling.
Oh yeah, we drank Hill's Absinthe. Old Czech family, well known in Prague:
http://hillsabsinth.com/

[Sniper]

Fucken dangerous shit that, buy it but if you go blind, don't say we didn't warn ya.

[Aitch]

Absinthe makes the fart go honda......

[MikeL]

Flirt with the green fairy at your own risk. Hard to understand the logic behind legalization, unless it's a lot weaker than it used to be...

[Sniper]

It can still take the paint off cars MikeL

[thehollowmen]

It is fun with laudanum too.
and
uh

we made cocktails caused "death's essence" or something...
1 shot green chartreuse
1 shot absinthe
1 shot good vodka
1 shot lime juice
strain through crushed ice.

Now.. six of us were drinking these and we woke up in the gardens in rotorua.
We have no idea how we got there because we were all drinking, our cars were at the party venue, we had all the money in our wallets that we started the night with... and uh..

we started drinking in west auckland. :doh:

Had one hell of a time getting a bus to take us all home.

Good value for money that stuff is ;-)

I've got a stainless steel absinthe spoon floating around if you want to borrow it. My silver ones all got nicked.

[2much]

I got a bottle of it at home (sorry can't remember what brand), Great for when you want things to get real messy real quick!

[Drunken Monkey]

Don't know what proof it was in the past, but this (attached) was available duty free.
Stroh (160 proof Austrian rum) and Ron Rico 151 are both stronger than Absinthe, but are much less like drinking liquid rat poison.
As you can see, we haven't made much of a dent to this bottle either. It also has the added bonus of scaring people away so they don't touch my single malt hiding behind it.

[Big Dave]

ABSINTHE MAKES YOUR FARTS GO 'HONDA'.

[Lou Girardin]

It was banned early in the 20th century, the current stuff has a lot less thujone in it.
Still want to get some though. I'll wait till the Bandette is drinking alcohol again then get a bottle to celebrate.

[Right Charlie]

Thujone is chemically similer to THC, but dont come up on the piss test.

Great drink but I (and this local Lesbian) will never drink it again, same incident. Ill never forget that morning, but i cant remember the night, condoms and sex toys everywhere!

[Lou Girardin]

Thujone is chemically similer to THC, but dont come up on the piss test.

Great drink but I (and this local Lesbian) will never drink it again, same incident. Ill never forget that morning, but i cant remember the night, condoms and sex toys everywhere!

Felt a bit sore perhaps?
Couldn't think why because you didn't have a curry for dinner?

[Sniper]

You admiting to being a Lesbian Lou?

[spudchucka]

You admiting to being a Lesbian Lou?
He is a sour cunt after all!

[Darryboy]

A brand that is supposed to be quite good (although I haven't seen it in NZ) is 'Sebor'.

[Sniper]

He is a sour cunt after all!

:2thumbsup :killingme

[parsley]

Hard to understand the logic behind legalization, unless it's a lot weaker than it used to be...
Nah, the real reason was that the Czech republic was joining the European Union and it's illegal to stop imports of a member country's goods. It's legal in Czech, so it's legal everywhere!

Got to love that red tape...

[Soggy]

We have it once very few months we feel like getting hoooooooorribly trashed. Its not bad with sprite

Havent had it for a while after some random guy at a party went and grabbed bottle then proceeded to emty the bottle into a funnel that someone was halfway through. He nearly died
Having said that he says its the best nights sleep hes ever had

we normally tend to get the 89% stuff thats 50-60 bucks a bottle forgotten the name of it.

[Lou Girardin]

You admiting to being a Lesbian Lou?

What makes you think I was there?
I do like women though.

[Lou Girardin]

He is a sour cunt after all!

And this post makes you sound pleasant and jolly?

BTW what makes you think lesbians are sour?
Is it because every chick that turned you down was a dyke?

[SARGE]

I GOT A BOTTLE FROM THE lIQUORLAND IN bROWNS bAY.. NOT BAD, BUT WEAKER THAN THE STUFF I HAD IN ITALY..

$%^&#$ CAPSLOCK

[texmo]

Why do you add the sugar to the absinthe?

[Lou Girardin]

Here's to absinthe friends. cheers *hic*

[Teflon]

Why do you add the sugar to the absinthe?

Takes the edge off it. Depends on brand, it can be bitter.

[spudchucka]

And this post makes you sound pleasant and jolly?

BTW what makes you think lesbians are sour?
Is it because every chick that turned you down was a dyke?
Sour because they sometimes get referred to as "lemons".

I don't get turned down because I don't hit on any, I'm very happily married.

[scumdog]

I back up Spudchucka, never met a dyke (or a faggot for that matter) that gapped my axe as much as a so-called 'straight' bastard.

Most of the arseholes I have had to deal with have been 'straight' - but fought like a 12 year old 'hanky-up-the-sleeve spoilt brat!!
Bloody jessies!!!

[Biff]

Most of the arseholes I have had to deal with have been 'straight' - but fought like a 12 year old


Erm - that sounds very ghey mate.
And I can't say I approve of you fiddling with 12 year olds, or meddling with straight guys arseholes either.

[scumdog]

Erm - that sounds very ghey mate.
And I can't say I approve of you fiddling with 12 year olds, or meddling with straight guys arseholes either.

That is the trouble with you Cantabian 'straight' types ('straight? Biff? mwaahaahahh!!!)
Approve? approve? oh, ye hypocrites!!!!

Yeah, like I 'need' approval!!

I've got my own 13 year old (looks 30+ but acts 12 - and ya don't get put into jail for 'fiddling' with her!!!

[Lou Girardin]

Sour because they sometimes get referred to as "lemons".

I don't get turned down because I don't hit on any, I'm very happily married.

I used past tense.

[Lou Girardin]

I back up Spudchucka, never met a dyke (or a faggot for that matter) that gapped my axe as much as a so-called 'straight' bastard.

Most of the arseholes I have had to deal with have been 'straight' - but fought like a 12 year old 'hanky-up-the-sleeve spoilt brat!!
Bloody jessies!!!


What's "gapped my axe", some down-home southern saying?

[Sniper]

I've got my own 13 year old (looks 30+ but acts 12 - and ya don't get put into jail for 'fiddling' with her!!!

I know what you mean, but it still sounds SO wrong. :banana: :lol:

[spudchucka]

I used past tense.
You don't know how long I've been married. Funnily enough I got married in "The Past".

[InDeSkyz]

Is Absinthe avaliable in any booze shop?
I'm always up for a weird night, but not one that requires running half way around the city to induce it.

This site is great for 'consumption stuff' :
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/absinthe/

[Lou Girardin]

You don't know how long I've been married. Funnily enough I got married in "The Past".

Let me explain in little words. I used past tense in order to be clear that I was not accusing you of infidelity. However I am accusing you of being obtuse.

[spudchucka]

Let me explain in little words. I used past tense in order to be clear that I was not accusing you of infidelity. However I am accusing you of being obtuse.
I didn't think you were accusing me of anything. I simply thought you were being a :tugger: .

[oldrider]

Hey you guy's if you want to get on with a bird for gods sake develop some skills. Give us a break! where's your self belief? Theres more to life than quick fix here quick fix there. Work on it. John. :angry2:

[Lou Girardin]

Hey you guy's if you want to get on with a bird for gods sake develop some skills. Give us a break! where's your self belief? Theres more to life than quick fix here quick fix there. Work on it. John. :angry2:

Wrong thread?

This is the Lou/Spud mutual admiration thread.

[oldrider]

Damn, done it again. Bloody alzheimer's sorry John.

[Lou Girardin]

Damn, done it again. Bloody alzheimer's sorry John.

That's OK Herb

[Teflon]

Is Absinthe avaliable in any booze shop?
I'm always up for a weird night, but not one that requires running half way around the city to induce it.

This site is great for 'consumption stuff' :
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/absinthe/

Most liquor stores have Absinthe. I buy the green label, but red and gold label have a higher alcohol percentage.

And you wont have weird night, NZ Absinthe has a low thujone content.

Good luck.

[Big Dave]

This is the Lou/Spud mutual admiration thread.

With all the asserted acute obtuseness I thought it was geometry class. (until I saw there was no point)

[Sparky Mark]

Absinthe makes the tart grow fonder...

:yeah:

[oldrider]

Thats sharp Sparky Mark, I like it. John err Herb.