Absinthe

[Gawain of Orkeny]

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]

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".

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

The amount of thujone is modern Absinthe is miniscule in any case.

[Ronin]

modern absinthe is just alcohol....and it is sold over here....I don´t drink personally but friends of mine that have had the stuff describe it as nothing more than a pretty stiff drink.

in the old days apparently it did have hallucinogenic substances in it.....need proof? read some of Fernando Pessoa´s poetry the guy used to get plastered on the stuff for what is known.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Here in Germany I've only seen it in 66% or 80% but I've never tried it. I'm fairly sure I wouldn't touch the 80% alcohol version though. For me the 62% alcohol whiskey we drank one night was strong enough.

[Mikeus Caesar]

I once drank the 80% kind of absinthe.

Let's just say i couldn't remember much the next morning.

[The Stranger]

drank that too... its tastes like liquer... the candy one... drop in dutch... but anyways i thought it was disgusting... but my friend liked it and drank a bottle of it... a small one... she woke up in the middle of the night and claimed she heard churchbells ringing... and i was like... churchbells? in the middle of ****** Athens? I hear cars and other stuff... but Bells?