Absinthe

**Beren Son Of Barahi** · 05-01-2007, 00:51

im not really sure what happened to me when i was drinking it, as i was drinking Absinthe and tequila shots one after the other...it depends on where you get it as well, IMHO france has the best absinthe, that stuff did the job. i did space out a little...

here is a story i saw on tucker max... very funny indeed.
[While this is a hysterically funny story, I feel regretfully that it may not be Frontroom material~BKS]

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 05-01-2007, 01:06

I believe the psychotropic effects were mostly dreamed up by temperance activists back in the 20s. It's perfectly safe, although it will get you absolutely ratted and give you a horrible hangover, in my experience. I've never liked it much, too aniseedy for my taste. The bit with the sugar cube on the slatted spoon is cool, mind.

I can't tell you too much about the different brands/varieties, I'm afraid. I've only ever sampled a few bottles that a friend brought back with him from Czech Rep., and the name of the distillery escapes me at the moment. Just give it a go and see if you like it.

**SwordsMaster** · 05-01-2007, 11:36

It'll get you plastered alright. The strongest I've tried was 80%. Which was pretty strong. You can't drink shots of absinthe all night if that is your question, but it has no secondary effects - just like any other alcohol.

Just don't plan on operating heavy machinery next morning...

**Kralizec** · 05-01-2007, 12:18

I thought the hallucination myth came from the fact that it was popular among artists.

No special effects, sorry to dissapoint you.

**sapi** · 05-01-2007, 12:39

Apparently it did used to be dangerous, thanks to one of the chemicals used in its manufacture being, for lack of a better word, a poison

As for how it is today, though, to me it tastes bloody awful (very strong, as you'd expect, but lacking in any flavour at all), but I get the impression that after the first shot it'll all start tasting lovely

**Stig** · 05-01-2007, 12:42

Every alcoholic drink is dangerous as long as you drink enough of it, if you take only 1 glass you won't feel a thing ... unless you're weak when talking about alcohol.

**sapi** · 05-01-2007, 13:03

Yeh, I understand that, but absinthe was actually dangerous above and beyond the massive alcohol content

**Ice** · 05-01-2007, 18:53

Originally Posted by SwordsMaster

It'll get you plastered alright. The strongest I've tried was 80%. Which was pretty strong. You can't drink shots of absinthe all night if that is your question, but it has no secondary effects - just like any other alcohol.

Just don't plan on operating heavy machinery next morning...

Nuts. Damn those myths!

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 05-01-2007, 19:46

When I was staioned in Japan in 1971 we all drank that stuff in the local bars. In fact it was how we would initiate the noobs their first night out on the town

They never knew what hit them

**Whacker** · 05-01-2007, 21:54

The chemical in question that reportedly causes the psychoactive effects is called Thujone. It's still debated right now, whether or not Thujone in sufficient concentrations can produce the "high" effects. Chemically Thujone is similar to THC, which is the element in weed that creates the "high".

I drank absinthe once in europe, it was about 80% alcohol, unknown thujone content, and I didn't get a "high" feeling. Got pretty drunk, but not "high".