Have you ever had Absinthe? - GoFuckYourself.com

TheMob · 01-05-2005, 02:52 PM

Well, tell us your stories.

quincy · 01-05-2005, 02:57 PM

it's toxic. almost made me hurl.
nice green color tho.

machinegunkelly · 01-05-2005, 02:57 PM

im gonna try some
I finally found a local source .

PlugRush Sascha · 01-05-2005, 03:01 PM

I had the Czech shit that's illegal here. The only thing missing was that the devil himself came to eat my liver or some shit. It was definitely wild.

TheMob · 01-05-2005, 03:06 PM

hehe, the original stuff is swiss and should be great. they just legalized it again a few months back..

mortenb · 01-05-2005, 03:06 PM

Yes, I have had it many times. And I think it tastes awful..

Noir · 01-05-2005, 03:07 PM

I like the spanish brands. Expensive to have it brought into the US though.

No real stories with it I guess. It's not all that, but I do feel a sort of cleaner feeling when i'm drunk on it. Regular vodka or the like just clouds your head. Absinthe didn't seem to do that to me.

jt420 · 01-05-2005, 03:07 PM

Ive only had the absente which lacks the toxic trippy properties of absinthe. Ive contemplated ordering the real thing since i have no clue how to find it stateside.

Noir · 01-05-2005, 03:08 PM

http://www.spiritscorner.com/ing/

Is where I got mine. N.S 70%, Deva, and Serpis are all good.

TheMob · 01-05-2005, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Noir

I like the spanish brands. Expensive to have it brought into the US though.

No real stories with it I guess. It's not all that, but I do feel a sort of cleaner feeling when i'm drunk on it. Regular vodka or the like just clouds your head. Absinthe didn't seem to do that to me.

yeah, that's what i heard. that feeling can be very addicting..

Noir · 01-05-2005, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMob

yeah, that's what i heard. that feeling can be very addicting..

interesting. I heard everything from, "it's like shrooms!" to, "nothing happens". It's not like drugs at all, it's basically just liqour. It does make you feel a little bit different though, but only a tiny amount.

IMO, it's expensive to try, and i'm betting a lot of you won't like it. At first, it's overpoweringly licorice flavored. Once you try a few brands (I liked the spanish more than the french, the french stuff was simple, and tasted greasy and salty).

Anyway, those I listed above are all good. They have several herbs which are interesting, and create a multi layered taste.

TheMob · 01-05-2005, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Noir

interesting. I heard everything from, "it's like shrooms!" to, "nothing happens". It's not like drugs at all, it's basically just liqour. It does make you feel a little bit different though, but only a tiny amount.

IMO, it's expensive to try, and i'm betting a lot of you won't like it. At first, it's overpoweringly licorice flavored. Once you try a few brands (I liked the spanish more than the french, the french stuff was simple, and tasted greasy and salty).

Anyway, those I listed above are all good. They have several herbs which are interesting, and create a multi layered taste.

so is it legal in the states?

Noir · 01-05-2005, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMob

so is it legal in the states?

No, wormwood (tuhjohn, however you spell it) is a banned food. you can buy and import absinthe into the US, but only as a collecters item.

Shame on you if you drink it. But even if you do, it's not covered on any drug law, it's a banned food, not drug.

Edit: wormwood is a poison, which is why it's a banned food here. of course, alcohol is a poision itself, so whatever.

Absinthe was invented as a tonic by the Swiss back in the day. Think it was the french who ended up liking it, and making it into a popular pub drink back in the day.

Paco, of Large Cash. · 01-05-2005, 03:17 PM

I had two shots (not consecutively) many years back when I was visiting the relatives in Calabria - WHAT A FRICKEN TRIP!
(Being the accomplished junkie that I am - I was so impressed that I tried to bring 'some' back to Canada ... EH! Wrong - not allowed!)

Many Canadians try to tell me they've had it as well they bought a bottle at the liquor store ... WRONG - too expensive for most as well illegal! I call it the Liquid Green Horse!

Many great minds and criminals used it, frequently. Criminals used its potency to aid the in committing crimes, such as rape (JTR).

Noir · 01-05-2005, 03:20 PM

Van gogh drank it as well. Although rumors of him cutting off his ear on a binge is pure BS.

TheMob · 01-05-2005, 03:25 PM

Yeah, I looked through a great absinthe book at the book store the other day. It's quite interesting..

Paco, of Large Cash. · 01-05-2005, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Noir

Van gogh drank it as well. Although rumors of him cutting off his ear on a binge is pure BS.

lol ... yup, I also hate it when peeps blame the drugs! (A weak mind will always fall while trying to follow.)
Drugs do not kill people - Darwin takes care of the idiots. As for the rest, god takes care of his pets/god-fearing herd while over-looking things such as myself.

Noir · 01-05-2005, 03:33 PM

If anyone is interested in trying it, I will mention I still oddly haven't tried La' Fee, which is french. It's supposed to be one of the best Absinthes you can get.

axelcat · 01-05-2005, 03:34 PM

I think I will have some soon

TheMob · 01-05-2005, 03:35 PM

I will try to get some.. Noir, did you get any problems ordering from that site?

Paco, of Large Cash. · 01-05-2005, 03:46 PM

If you do try and order it, look for the lower percentage of alcohol, not the higher. You are looking for higher levels of Wormwood, and lower levels of alcohol.

Remember: Fresh ice-cold H20, sugar cubes and a deep soupspoon.

Noir · 01-05-2005, 04:09 PM

From the fine spirits corner? No. It took forever for the bottles to arrive, and shipping is damn expensive. I've ordered from them 3 times, and each time things went fine.

I ordered 5 different bottles at the same time, since they cut shipping costs a bit. If anything I could have sold the extra bottles, but instead I just sampled and eventually drank them all.

hova · 01-05-2005, 04:10 PM

yes, and it's not that special........it does get you drunk fast

IRQ0 · 01-05-2005, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ktj4l

I had the Czech shit that's illegal here. The only thing missing was that the devil himself came to eat my liver or some shit. It was definitely wild.

I just had some last night. The Czech stuff is the shit and it is banned in most states. Anything that lists wormwood as an ingredient is the good stuff.

Noir · 01-05-2005, 04:11 PM

Mari mayans is the ultra bright green absinthe, but it has no wormwood, and is simple.

For a party drink kind of thing, it's cool, just because the vibrant green color, and the louche is amazing. They also sell single bottles on their own website, and it's not too expensive. but it isn't truly absinthe without it.

chauncy tc · 01-05-2005, 04:20 PM

friend brought it back from monico and was afraid to drink it i thook a couple of shoots did the whole sugar cube thing and i was fucked up pretty bad

Noir · 01-05-2005, 04:23 PM

Yeah, part of the fun is setting everything up. It's like the heorin of alcohol, since there is a sort of ritual behind it.

Most people dilute it with 10:1 water, which I found made it way too weak. My mixes were 1:1, with very little sugar.

TheMob · 01-05-2005, 04:24 PM

hmm, i will order some tomorrow

pxxx · 01-05-2005, 04:27 PM

Nope, i never had it in my life,

Noir · 01-05-2005, 04:33 PM

Yeah, years ago NiN's the perfect drug video came out, where I saw it for the first time. Back in like 1999, when Maxim was still cool, they wrote an article on it. After that, I was sold.

Maureenoz · 01-05-2005, 04:36 PM

How can you possibly get drunk on this stuff? We brought some home from the Czech Republic and Bulgaria last year and it tastes so nasty I can't imagine ever being able to swallow enough to get drunk!

Ecstasy Glass · 01-05-2005, 04:39 PM

My buddy just got into trouble last month for trying to bring some of that shit and some seeds back from Amsterdam to the states. US customs got him and confiscated everything and gave him a nice $500 fine.
I never tried the stuff myself, though.

blazi · 01-05-2005, 04:41 PM

never heard of that drink until now but I'm curious to try it!

TheMob · 01-05-2005, 05:03 PM

it should be good stuff!

Noir · 01-05-2005, 05:04 PM

Well, I let most of my friends try it, but they all hated it. Only one girl I know liked it.

So IMO, expect not to like the taste too much. It took me a little while, but after I got used to that licorice (anise) taste, I started tasting everything else, and started enjoying it.

01-05-2005, 02:52 PM	#1
TheMob Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2006 Posts: 8,584	Have you ever had Absinthe? Well, tell us your stories.

01-05-2005, 02:57 PM	#2
quincy Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: behind you Posts: 444	it's toxic. almost made me hurl. nice green color tho. __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60. Let me repeat... A 120 x 60 button and no more that 3 lines of DEFAULT SIZE AND COLOR text.

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jt420 Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: in the foothills of the mind. ICQ: 279561428 Posts: 2,479	Ive only had the absente which lacks the toxic trippy properties of absinthe. Ive contemplated ordering the real thing since i have no clue how to find it stateside. __________________ I made my fortune selling pubic wigs! New program Merkin Money coming soon!

01-05-2005, 03:06 PM	#5
TheMob Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2006 Posts: 8,584	hehe, the original stuff is swiss and should be great. they just legalized it again a few months back..

01-05-2005, 03:06 PM	#6
mortenb Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Denmark ICQ: 7880009 Posts: 2,203	Yes, I have had it many times. And I think it tastes awful..

01-05-2005, 03:07 PM	#7
Noir Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 449	I like the spanish brands. Expensive to have it brought into the US though. No real stories with it I guess. It's not all that, but I do feel a sort of cleaner feeling when i'm drunk on it. Regular vodka or the like just clouds your head. Absinthe didn't seem to do that to me.

01-05-2005, 03:08 PM	#9
Noir Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 449	http://www.spiritscorner.com/ing/ Is where I got mine. N.S 70%, Deva, and Serpis are all good.

01-05-2005, 03:17 PM	#14
Paco, of Large Cash. Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: --> . <-- Posts: 2,267	I had two shots (not consecutively) many years back when I was visiting the relatives in Calabria - WHAT A FRICKEN TRIP! (Being the accomplished junkie that I am - I was so impressed that I tried to bring 'some' back to Canada ... EH! Wrong - not allowed!) Many Canadians try to tell me they've had it as well they bought a bottle at the liquor store ... WRONG - too expensive for most as well illegal! I call it the Liquid Green Horse! Many great minds and criminals used it, frequently. Criminals used its potency to aid the in committing crimes, such as rape (JTR).

01-05-2005, 03:20 PM	#15
Noir Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 449	Van gogh drank it as well. Although rumors of him cutting off his ear on a binge is pure BS.

01-05-2005, 03:25 PM	#16
TheMob Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2006 Posts: 8,584	Yeah, I looked through a great absinthe book at the book store the other day. It's quite interesting..

01-05-2005, 03:33 PM	#18
Noir Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 449	If anyone is interested in trying it, I will mention I still oddly haven't tried La' Fee, which is french. It's supposed to be one of the best Absinthes you can get.

01-05-2005, 03:34 PM	#19
axelcat Adult Locals Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Posts: 25,450	I think I will have some soon

01-05-2005, 03:35 PM	#20
TheMob Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2006 Posts: 8,584	I will try to get some.. Noir, did you get any problems ordering from that site?

01-05-2005, 03:46 PM	#21
Paco, of Large Cash. Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: --> . <-- Posts: 2,267	If you do try and order it, look for the lower percentage of alcohol, not the higher. You are looking for higher levels of Wormwood, and lower levels of alcohol. Remember: Fresh ice-cold H20, sugar cubes and a deep soupspoon.

01-05-2005, 04:09 PM	#22
Noir Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 449	From the fine spirits corner? No. It took forever for the bottles to arrive, and shipping is damn expensive. I've ordered from them 3 times, and each time things went fine. I ordered 5 different bottles at the same time, since they cut shipping costs a bit. If anything I could have sold the extra bottles, but instead I just sampled and eventually drank them all.

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hova Traffillionaire Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ICQ:209371571 Posts: 22,430	yes, and it's not that special........it does get you drunk fast __________________ http://traffillions.com/ Sign up and get lifetime revshare on your traffic

01-05-2005, 04:11 PM	#25
Noir Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 449	Mari mayans is the ultra bright green absinthe, but it has no wormwood, and is simple. For a party drink kind of thing, it's cool, just because the vibrant green color, and the louche is amazing. They also sell single bottles on their own website, and it's not too expensive. but it isn't truly absinthe without it.

01-05-2005, 04:20 PM	#26
chauncy tc Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 41	friend brought it back from monico and was afraid to drink it i thook a couple of shoots did the whole sugar cube thing and i was fucked up pretty bad

01-05-2005, 04:23 PM	#27
Noir Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 449	Yeah, part of the fun is setting everything up. It's like the heorin of alcohol, since there is a sort of ritual behind it. Most people dilute it with 10:1 water, which I found made it way too weak. My mixes were 1:1, with very little sugar.

01-05-2005, 04:24 PM	#28
TheMob Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2006 Posts: 8,584	hmm, i will order some tomorrow

01-05-2005, 04:27 PM	#29
pxxx First African GFY Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,114	Nope, i never had it in my life,

01-05-2005, 04:33 PM	#30
Noir Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 449	Yeah, years ago NiN's the perfect drug video came out, where I saw it for the first time. Back in like 1999, when Maxim was still cool, they wrote an article on it. After that, I was sold.

01-05-2005, 04:36 PM	#31
Maureenoz I'm older than you are. Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: very far south Posts: 165	How can you possibly get drunk on this stuff? We brought some home from the Czech Republic and Bulgaria last year and it tastes so nasty I can't imagine ever being able to swallow enough to get drunk! __________________ Love Ain't FREE! SexyAds.Com

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Ecstasy Glass Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 315	My buddy just got into trouble last month for trying to bring some of that shit and some seeds back from Amsterdam to the states. US customs got him and confiscated everything and gave him a nice $500 fine. I never tried the stuff myself, though. __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

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blazi Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Closer now Posts: 4,321	never heard of that drink until now but I'm curious to try it! __________________ makingcoin.com - 100% payouts coinscuties.com

01-05-2005, 05:03 PM	#34
TheMob Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2006 Posts: 8,584	it should be good stuff!

01-05-2005, 05:04 PM	#35
Noir Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 449	Well, I let most of my friends try it, but they all hated it. Only one girl I know liked it. So IMO, expect not to like the taste too much. It took me a little while, but after I got used to that licorice (anise) taste, I started tasting everything else, and started enjoying it.