Absinthe Afternoon

[Cornrow_Wallis]

Originally Posted by Yojimbo

It's hard to find a fellow lover of absinthe. Glad you enjoyed your day.

It sounds like you've had it once or twice, has it ever made you hallucinate(or whatever real absinthe is supposed to do)? If you don't mind me asking of course.

[Bill86]

I'll toss in my

Nope no such luck. I've had several different Absinthe's and I got nothing but a wicked hangover and REALLY drunk.

I can't even smell Absinthe anymore....

[fsjonsey]

Absinthe's infamous hallucinogenic properties are probably more attributable to the fact that the average absinthe is anywhere from 120-160 proof, than the tiny amount of thujone the wormwood brings to the table.

I still love the way it tastes, though. There are some great absinthe cocktails out there as well.

[Subvet642]

It does sneak up on you, though! I don't think I'll be doing that again for a while.

[shark]

Originally Posted by Bill86

I'll toss in my

Nope no such luck. I've had several different Absinthe's and I got nothing but a wicked hangover and REALLY drunk.

I can't even smell Absinthe anymore....

Then what's the point?

[akumushi]

Originally Posted by shark

Then what's the point?

That's kind of like saying, "if a cigar doesn't get you high like weed why would you still smoke it?" People should drink absinthe for the taste, or they're wasting their money. Scientific studies of pre-ban bottles have shown that even back in the day, the amount of thujone in a properly made absinthe is negligible. The old stories about the green fairy are mythical.
Absinthe has a different kind of drunk in the way wine, beer or tequila all feel slightly different for the first few drinks, but if once you're drunk you're just drunk, no green fairies. I for one like the way it tastes & so I enjoy it, but it's a love or hate kind of thing and many of the people I'd shared it with think its disgusting, but please, don't fall for the "we have the most thujone around" marketing hype of many of the over priced czech-sinthes.

[Subvet642]

Originally Posted by akumushi

That's kind of like saying, "if a cigar doesn't get you high like weed why would you still smoke it?" People should drink absinthe for the taste, or they're wasting their money. Scientific studies of pre-ban bottles have shown that even back in the day, the amount of thujone in a properly made absinthe is negligible. The old stories about the green fairy are mythical.
Absinthe has a different kind of drunk in the way wine, beer or tequila all feel slightly different for the first few drinks, but if once you're drunk you're just drunk, no green fairies. I for one like the way it tastes & so I enjoy it, but it's a love or hate kind of thing and many of the people I'd shared it with think its disgusting, but please, don't fall for the "we have the most thujone around" marketing hype of many of the over priced czech-sinthes.

Also, thujone tends to clump, for lack of a better word, so the amount of thujone varies from bottle to bottle. There is, indeed, a "secondary effect", but it can be quite subtle.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by shark

Then what's the point?

Absinthe is a good complimentary drink with cigars. I’d put it in similar terms as Chartreuse; it’s not for everyone but it does go well with cigars.