Absinthe - a crazy ass liquor drink - GoFuckYourself.com

Biggy2 · 07-23-2003, 07:16 PM

Check this out, apparantly this shit was illegal for quite some time, but now you can buy it online - I was reading about it in Maxim..

The shit is crazy, costs up to 200/bottle, and is the reason for Van Gogh chopping off his ear and giving it to a prostitue.

THe article said it can take a while to deliver the bottle since it comes from places like the Czech republic, etc..

You can buy bottles at absinth.com, laboheme.uk.cm, and eabsinthe.com

If anyone in the Russian, CZECH republic can get me bottles of this stuff for cheaper, and ship it out, let me know - I will pay you well

My ICQ is below.

Sly_RJ · 07-23-2003, 07:18 PM

I've heard crazy stories about that shit.

Biggy2 · 07-23-2003, 07:18 PM

140 proof, this is some crazy ass shit, the plant its derived from is conidered a poisonous food additive by the FDA.

For all you big time webmasters throwing parties at internext, this is the shit you need to get

Biggy2 · 07-23-2003, 07:20 PM

I;m serious about if you are from the Czech Republic and can get this shit..

this article has got me all excited.

TurboAngel · 07-23-2003, 07:23 PM

here

Pat must have gotten some!

Ludedude · 07-23-2003, 07:24 PM

Fuck absinthe.

You guys want high-test? This is the shit http://www.beerliquors.com/liquors/grain.htm

Biggy2 · 07-23-2003, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ludedude
Fuck absinthe.

You guys want high-test? This is the shit http://www.beerliquors.com/liquors/grain.htm

THe thing about absinthe is not just the alcohol level, this shit can make you hallucinate apparently since the plant is derived is actually considered a poisonous food additive (not even exactly sure what that means)

buzzard · 07-23-2003, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ludedude
Fuck absinthe.

You guys want high-test? This is the shit http://www.beerliquors.com/liquors/grain.htm

lol grain alcohol . We used to mix up 40 gallon trash cans full of Hairy Buffalo at parties, nuthin but Everclear, Kool Aid and some cut up apples. Found some people under chairs one time cuz they thought it was raining in the house.

Would like to try some absinthe sometime.
Absinthe

Strife · 07-23-2003, 07:39 PM

Absinthe will fuck you up real good.

Muffin · 07-23-2003, 07:39 PM

Absynthe has a fun connection to my relationsip with my hubby. Yes, in the 18 and early 1900's people used to drink this liquor alot. After drinking this stuff consistently for a while it can cause dementia!

It tastes gross, this is definatley the kind of liquor you want to mix strongly with heavy, sweet things.

It has a cool and intriguing history!

Ludedude · 07-23-2003, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by buzzard

lol grain alcohol . We used to mix up 40 gallon trash cans full of Hairy Buffalo at parties, nuthin but Everclear, Kool Aid and some cut up apples. Found some people under chairs one time cuz they thought it was raining in the house.

Would like to try some absinthe sometime.
Absinthe

Yep, exactly...into the trash can with everything and a few bottles of everclear. Goodnight Irene.

The alcohol content is high enough that you'll hallucinate although since I've never personally tried absinthe I cant' speak to whether that's a different type of hallucination.

dirtysouth · 07-23-2003, 07:42 PM

I've made it. The scary part is boiling pure grain acohol in a glass beaker submerged in a pot of cooking oil over a gas flame. YIKES!

Ludedude · 07-23-2003, 07:44 PM

After reading the FAQ on the link posted by buzzard, I'm not convinced there's any magic to this other than the high alcohol content.

I quote "Around the turn of the century, after observing a subset of alcoholism referred to as "absinthism", and noting that heavy absinthe users had a propensity toward madness and suicide, by the second decade of this century it became banned in the Western world, unfairly lumped in with opiates, cocaine, and marijuana when it is, in fact, just another alcoholic beverage (although one with unique properties). Although the effects of thujone can be toxic when consumed in very large quantities, this substance is found in properly made and distilled absinthe in only the smallest trace amounts. The most popular misconception about absinthe is that it is a drug. "Not so!" says the Fée Verte FAQ. As for the so-called "secondary effect", we refer you again to the FAQ:

[Q]uality absinthe, properly distilled, does have a different effect over and above the results of alcohol, though at up to 70%, the effects of the alcohol alone can be considerable. Absinthe's effects, despite popular conception, are not due to the wormwood (Artemisia Absinthia) alone. Absinthe's constituents consist of a very delicate balance of various herbs, most of which contribute in one way or another to its intoxicating effects. [Chemist and absinthe expert] Ted Breaux once explained it that it is a push-me, pull-you effect of the various herbs, as some are of an heightening effect, and others are lowering. The effect on the individual is subjective, and can best be described as a kind of heightened clarity of mind and vision, mildly ponderous and sparkling, and warmed by the effect of the alcohol. This seems to wear off after 20 or 30 minutes, leaving one with an alcohol buzz. 2-3 glasses seems to do the trick. More than that, depending on the proof of the alcohol, will just make you very drunk.
But saying all that, 'secondary effects' seem to be quite subjective. Some have never felt them at all. Some say one brand works for them, others another. Many absintheurs ... have placed absinthe's 'effects' low on their priority list when it comes to judging modern commercial absinthes, preferring to focus on actual herbal constituents, manufacture and historical detail."

Seems like it's all about the alcohol. Check out everclear for the hallucinogenic bargain elixir.

dirtyd99 · 07-23-2003, 07:47 PM

the wormwood in it give a hallucinogenic effect.

johnny depp in From Hell shows how to properly drink the shit.

Ludedude · 07-23-2003, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dirtyd99
the wormwood in it give a hallucinogenic effect.

johnny depp in From Hell shows how to properly drink the shit.

"It has been assumed by many that the so-called "active ingredient" in absinthe is wormwood, although that is apparently not really the case."

From http://www.gumbopages.com/food/beverages/absinthe.html

What's your source?

dirtyd99 · 07-23-2003, 07:55 PM

oh you're probably right. i'm probably one of those assumed by many folks.

skazzel · 07-23-2003, 08:10 PM

The hallucinations from absinthe are from the wormwood which contains thujone. This isn't shit to be trifled with. A few years ago I ordered a couple of bottles from czech. Expensive stuff, but it is 140 proof, so a little goes a long way.

The proper way to drink it is with a sugar cube and water (1 part absinthe to 5 parts water). If you have seen that movie with Johnny Dep (From Hell), there is a scene where he drinks some. Adding water to absinthe makes it immediately go cloudy, giving it an eerie glowing green color.

I have a bottle of absinthe from Spain here now. I would recommend the Czech version, but it is a bit hard to get.

From what I understand, Absinthe isn't and has never been illegal to posess, but wormwood is not a legal food additive in the U.S.

pimplink · 07-23-2003, 08:10 PM

Toulouse Lautrec drank that stuff and it shows in his later works. Moulin Rouge from a very dark perspective.

TheGoldenChild · 07-23-2003, 08:13 PM

HAIRY BUFFALO parties?

Now that takes me back to OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY circa 1987

:-))

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh good times...
I recall the color of one's puke after an "HB" party
never could get all the red out of my sheets.....

FiReC · 07-23-2003, 08:21 PM

Hairy Buffalo?

We call that jungle juice in the AZ

skazzel · 07-23-2003, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ludedude

"It has been assumed by many that the so-called "active ingredient" in absinthe is wormwood, although that is apparently not really the case."

From http://www.gumbopages.com/food/beverages/absinthe.html

What's your source?

Quoting that article is useless as it itself presents no evidence for it's claims

It's like someone putting up a web page saying only "Pigs can fly" and then citing it as evidence that pigs can in fact fly.

Wormwood contains thujone which is a disassociative. Disassociatives can (through chronic use, or very high dosages) cause Onley's lesions - basically holes in your brain. IIRC, absinthe is a GABA antagonist - it was originally believed to bind to the cannabinoid receptors.

That said, most of absinthe's effects are certainly from it's high alcohol content and most absinthe probably doesn't have enough thujone to be very noticable.

nofx · 07-23-2003, 08:50 PM

i want some

Ketadream · 07-23-2003, 08:52 PM

Onley's lesions have NEVER been associated with humans and disaccositaves, only animals.

Ludedude · 07-23-2003, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by skazzel

Quoting that article is useless as it itself presents no evidence for it's claims It's like someone putting up a web page saying only "Pigs can fly" and then citing it as evidence that pigs can in fact fly.

Wormwood contains thujone which is a disassociative. Disassociatives can (through chronic use, or very high dosages) cause Onley's lesions - basically holes in your brain. IIRC, absinthe is a GABA antagonist - it was originally believed to bind to the cannabinoid receptors.

That said, most of absinthe's effects are certainly from it's high alcohol content and most absinthe probably doesn't have enough thujone to be very noticable.

Point well taken regarding the article. This site http://www.sepulchritude.com/chapelp...um_faq.html#B2 says similar things but does have some traceable sources for its claims.

All that aside, they all seem to agree with your other point regarding the thujone being essentially only a trace ingredient once the distilling process has been completed.

As to the chemistry of it, I have no knowledge of it so I'll take your word for it...but...as you see, someone else here already had a different opinion.

The fact remains that it seems to be widely accepted that the true "magic" of the drink is directly related to the high percentage of alcohol it contains.

69pornlinks · 07-23-2003, 09:29 PM

i see somebody being reading Maxim

Biggy2 · 07-23-2003, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 69pornlinks
i see somebody being reading Maxim

yep

gotta love it...

saltricter · 07-23-2003, 10:09 PM

check out this story about an absinthe
http://www.tuckermax.com/Stories/absinthe.htm
also check out the main site - www.tuckermax.com

funny ass shit

thekebie · 07-23-2003, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ludedude
Fuck absinthe.

You guys want high-test? This is the shit http://www.beerliquors.com/liquors/grain.htm

We had a huge bottle of grain alcohol when we went camping, we just used to start the fire. People tried taking shots from the cap but would start violently gagging.

You can buy Absinthe in Canada now, but I don't know how good it is since it only costs around $65 a bottle. My friend was drinking it at a party, they would light it on fire or some crap, blow it out, then take the shot.

HEARTBREAKER · 07-23-2003, 10:19 PM

does it make you halluscinate?

Biggy2 · 07-23-2003, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by saltricter
check out this story about an absinthe
http://www.tuckermax.com/Stories/absinthe.htm
also check out the main site - www.tuckermax.com

funny ass shit

this guy tucker max is fucking hilarious, i may have to get his fucking book..

"11:16: The fat girl from the first kitchen encounter comes over. With reinforcements. Her backup: A small frail dork that looks like he just finished a Magic The Gathering tournament, a heinous Asian girl, and a greasy haired fat doofus in a camouflage vest. I ask you?Am I here right now? Is this my life?"

07-23-2003, 07:16 PM	#1
Biggy2 Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,821	Absinthe - a crazy ass liquor drink Check this out, apparantly this shit was illegal for quite some time, but now you can buy it online - I was reading about it in Maxim.. The shit is crazy, costs up to 200/bottle, and is the reason for Van Gogh chopping off his ear and giving it to a prostitue. THe article said it can take a while to deliver the bottle since it comes from places like the Czech republic, etc.. You can buy bottles at absinth.com, laboheme.uk.cm, and eabsinthe.com If anyone in the Russian, CZECH republic can get me bottles of this stuff for cheaper, and ship it out, let me know - I will pay you well My ICQ is below.

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Ludedude Suck it! Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Who wants to know? Posts: 4,432	After reading the FAQ on the link posted by buzzard, I'm not convinced there's any magic to this other than the high alcohol content. I quote "Around the turn of the century, after observing a subset of alcoholism referred to as "absinthism", and noting that heavy absinthe users had a propensity toward madness and suicide, by the second decade of this century it became banned in the Western world, unfairly lumped in with opiates, cocaine, and marijuana when it is, in fact, just another alcoholic beverage (although one with unique properties). Although the effects of thujone can be toxic when consumed in very large quantities, this substance is found in properly made and distilled absinthe in only the smallest trace amounts. The most popular misconception about absinthe is that it is a drug. "Not so!" says the Fée Verte FAQ. As for the so-called "secondary effect", we refer you again to the FAQ: [Q]uality absinthe, properly distilled, does have a different effect over and above the results of alcohol, though at up to 70%, the effects of the alcohol alone can be considerable. Absinthe's effects, despite popular conception, are not due to the wormwood (Artemisia Absinthia) alone. Absinthe's constituents consist of a very delicate balance of various herbs, most of which contribute in one way or another to its intoxicating effects. [Chemist and absinthe expert] Ted Breaux once explained it that it is a push-me, pull-you effect of the various herbs, as some are of an heightening effect, and others are lowering. The effect on the individual is subjective, and can best be described as a kind of heightened clarity of mind and vision, mildly ponderous and sparkling, and warmed by the effect of the alcohol. This seems to wear off after 20 or 30 minutes, leaving one with an alcohol buzz. 2-3 glasses seems to do the trick. More than that, depending on the proof of the alcohol, will just make you very drunk. But saying all that, 'secondary effects' seem to be quite subjective. Some have never felt them at all. Some say one brand works for them, others another. Many absintheurs ... have placed absinthe's 'effects' low on their priority list when it comes to judging modern commercial absinthes, preferring to focus on actual herbal constituents, manufacture and historical detail." Seems like it's all about the alcohol. Check out everclear for the hallucinogenic bargain elixir. __________________

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