hmm... How to get Absinthe...

[Cyprus106]

All I want for christmas is Absinthe... hehehe. Now how to get some... Anybody in the UK willing to do a friend a favor? Any other suggestions guys?

[Toksin]

Buy online.

[Jet-Lee]

just drink everclear.

[knorwj]

just order it online, I buy it all the time .

[imtheoneandonlyD]

https://www.absinthe.bz/

goto town. I have been wanting to buy some but what exactly is it like? Tastewise? I generally drink beer dont mind vodka, tequila, or some rum. Anything else i generally dont like.

[ci5ic]

Originally Posted by Jet-Lee

just drink everclear.

Absolutely NOT the same.

I've got a few friends who go to Canada regularly. Have had them pick me up some a time or two.

Here's the thread I made after trying it the first time:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...ad.php?t=72607

Thought it was pretty funny.

[eversio11]

Originally Posted by imtheoneandonlyD

https://www.absinthe.bz/

goto town. I have been wanting to buy some but what exactly is it like? Tastewise? I generally drink beer dont mind vodka, tequila, or some rum. Anything else i generally dont like.

It doesn't matter what the taste is, it's the effects that people drink it for, it's highly hallucinogenic.

But it does however taste like ass. Imagine the worst tasting vodka combined with 100 proof moonshine.

[Toksin]

Tastes like aniseed/licorice from hell.


I luuurve it.

*edit* Generally I shoot it though, instead of going through the whole sugar cube thing. When I get hold of some proper stuff with proper wormwood, then I'll take my time with it.

It definately is a whooole different sort of buzz.

After my last exam I had 1 beer, 4 shots of absinthe, 4.5 shots jager (with red bull) and fuck knows how much Bacardi 151 mixed with coke.

(Note, it wasn't all mixed together, this was my total at the end of it all)

It was good.

[ci5ic]

Originally Posted by Toksin

Tastes like aniseed/licorice from hell.


I luuurve it.

*edit* Generally I shoot it though, instead of going through the whole sugar cube thing. When I get hold of some proper stuff with proper wormwood, then I'll take my time with it.

Yeah, I did the sugarcube thing the first time, just to check it out, but anymore, I don't even bother... the sugar doesn't do shit to the taste, so I just drink it straight. I ALWAYS stop after 2 drinks of it though.

[vinnym86]

buying absinthe online isn't always smart. i'm not sure about laws in UK, in US though, the absinthe you can buy is legal due to the fact there is a very low level of thujone in the drink. Tujone, for those who don't know, is the active ingredient in wormwood (Artemesia absinthium), which is used in the making of absinthe. This is the ingredient that give the psychoactive characteristics to absinthe.

make some yourself! yet to hear of anyone do that. might be fun!

[knorwj]

Originally Posted by vinnym86

buying absinthe online isn't always smart. i'm not sure about laws in UK, in US though, the absinthe you can buy is legal due to the fact there is a very low level of thujone in the drink. Tujone, for those who don't know, is the active ingredient in wormwood (Artemesia absinthium), which is used in the making of absinthe. This is the ingredient that give the psychoactive characteristics to absinthe.

make some yourself! yet to hear of anyone do that. might be fun!

my roomate tried making it over the summer out of 151 and wormwood, (he didn't want to spend the money on it that i do) Anyway it tasted like shit (worse than absinthe) and they couldn't stomach enough of it to feel effects.

[Toksin]

Yeah apparently wormwood tastes like absolute arse.

[2strokebloke]

How about mixing it with koolaid mix instead of sugar?

[balls_to_the_wall]

There was an aricle in one of the recent Wired magazines, you might look it up.

[clawhammer]

What exactly is that? Alcohol?