taokow
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Anybody ever try Absinthe?
Been thinking about getting a bottle of Absinthe. Anybody ever try it or have any suggestions as to a particular brand? I will probably get a German
Brand (up to 35% Thujone),
I said "Elemental" and just then, it started to rain.
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Sidewinder 42
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Kübler 57 is supposed to be good. I've only tried the 45.
There are several different types out there, of the 3 categories, Swiss is supposed to be the best (Swiss is a style, it doesn't have to be from
Switzerland, although the one above is). If you want more info about the styles/history etc, I suggest you visit:
http://www.feeverte.net/
or
http://www.absinthebuyersguide.com/
One of the best brands, and I have tried this one, is La Fee. It has a big green eye on the label, and can be bought thru eAbsinthe. This is a French
one and considered to be excellent.
Hope this helps.
Have fun dancing with the fairy  :flip:
[Edited on 30/4/2003 by Sidewinder 42]
[Edited on 30/4/2003 by Sidewinder 42]
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moya
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first time i got drunk was with absinthe..... it was not a pretty thing. lol
used to drink a lot of that when i was 16...
haven't had it in a long time... i used to mix it with some orange juice.
got no idea what brand it was but again you can get that here anywhere...
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Absinthe
Apparently Marilyn Manson drinks it a lot. One song on the new album is completely "Absinthe fueled".
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Come taste the lunacy
I can take all of your dreams
Transform the way you feel
Make life a little easier
For you to face your fears
As the evening starts to crawl
dark shadows on the walls
Are dancing and inviting you
To come and taste it all
If you want to take a chance
Seductions in a glass
Taking you to another place
Come taste this lunacy
Be blinded by the green fairy
Creeping out of your glass
Into your mind
Then you can really see
I can take all of your fears
Transform the way you feel
Welcome to the spirit world
Where all your dreams are real
And now our trip to Wonderland
Has finally come to an end
And if your not completely mad
I will be your best freind.
Bad fun children take no lip.
Rev your engine from the hip.
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* The Witch *
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Have you tried it yet?
I've never..
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Inka
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I love Absinth!
There was a fest in Finland last Thursday called Vappu. We dressed like witches with my friend. You know - funny hats and I had purple hair, my friend
blue. Like witches from a cartoon. We were at a pub and one guy asked us:
- 'What is a favourite dring of a real witch?'
- 'Absinthe, of course'
He ordered this wonderful drink for us and one more one more one more...
Here this story breaks:puzzled:
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* The Witch *
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Why does the story break? Must of had way too much fun.
purple and blue hair - cool
What makes absinthe special? Why is it different from drinking tequila. Is the buzz a hallucinating kind..or what?
I thought it was illegal in the USA...
Oh wormwood
thujone
peppermint green
Do you think the bottled stuff you can get now packs the same sting as the stuff Poe and VanGogh sipped..
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moya
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bit of information
i actually don't remember much from my absinthe experiences i was way too young and got way too drunk with it...
http://www.absinthebuyersguide.com/
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moya
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"Absinthe was banned in the United States in 1912 as part of the Food Inspection Decision 147. Thujone was banned as a food additive by the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act of 1972. In 1975, the Federal Food and Drug Administration designated thujone as an unsafe herb. But many thujone
containing food additives, such as sage and rosemary, have been given Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status by the FDA(4).
In Europe, a limit on the amount of thujone contained in food has been set by the European Community Codex Committee on Food Additives. The
acceptable level is 0.5 ppm (mg/kg) in foods and beverages, 10 ppm in alcoholic drinks above 25% alcohol, 5 ppm in alcoholic drinks less than 25%
alcohol, and 35 ppm in bitters(4).
Although absinthe has been banned in the United States, it is still legal in Spain and some other contries in Europe. The drink also has a "cult"
status on the web where absinthe can be ordered and recipes for homemade absinthe can be found. "
Where is absinthe made?
Absinthe is primarily produced in France, Spain, Germany, Portugal, and the Czech Republic :o :D
[Edited on 5-5-2003 by moya]
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Sidewinder 42
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ACTUALLY, true absinthe has been banned in many countries. However, like true (or compound) gin (which, believe it or not, is ALSO banned in many
countries) they have developed a product that is known as "extracted Absinthe" (with gin it's called distilled gin).
To give a bit of background, I'll focus on gin, but the same is applied with absinthe.
To make TRUE gin (compound) they used to first distill the neutral spirit (around 85+% alcohol) and then take a copper basket and fill it with the
botanicals (herbs and plants and shit) and immerse it in the spirit for a period of time (varying for the brand and flavours desired). After this,
they would then filter it to remove any solids that may have escaped, cut it (ie: drop the percentage of alcohol by diluting with water) and then
bottle for sale. The problem is, that some of the botanicals had toxins (much like in absinthe, although the absinthe connection has never been fully
proven). To combat this, and allow people to consume vast quantities of gin without having to worry about toxins other than alcohol, they devised a
NEW method of production.
This new method, was to proceed as above, but after soaking the botanicals, they distilled it another time, thus retaining the flavour in the
distilled spirit, and leaving the toxins behind.
True Absinthe is illegal here, but the extracted version (made like the distilled gin) is perfectly legal, and tastes pretty much the same, without
the toxin risk, these are the ones you'll usually see on the market.
Sorry about the long-winded reply, but hey, it's all edumakashun.
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Inka
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Absinthe is also illegal in Poland bu luckily not in Slovakia - just 20 minutes driving from my home:flip:8):flip:8)
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<"The drink also has a "cult" status on the web where absinthe can be ordered and recipes for homemade absinthe can be found. ">
CULT status.
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