Absinthe...First time legal since 1912!

[theloxmyth]

"A full measure of wormwood."



I'll let you know!

[Lamone]

Don't go cutting off your ear Enjoy.

[Dr.B]

Does it taste like anise, fennel or licorice.....or maybe all of the above...?

[Prince]

You need to drink it in a classic Absinthe glass:



For the traditional way to prepare an Absinthe drink, take a look:

http://www.howtodrinkabsinthe.com/

The WORMWOOD has made me CRAAAAZY!!!

[theloxmyth]

Originally Posted by Prince

You need to drink it in a classic Absinthe glass:



For the traditional way to prepare an Absinthe drink, take a look:

http://www.howtodrinkabsinthe.com/

The WORMWOOD has made me CRAAAAZY!!!

Thanks for the pictures and directions.

Neat glassarooni.

I got it bass ackwards and poured the Absente into the water.


Sucking on the sugar cube was great, though.

I'm doing to it right, this time!

I'll let you know when I see the green fairy.

[AIKO]

Looks like you are cooking up a dose of crack or something

[theloxmyth]

Originally Posted by AIKO

Looks like you are cooking up a dose of crack or something

I'm too naive for THAT.

When I read "crack" all I think of is plumber's!

Time for another drink.

[Prince]

Originally Posted by theloxmyth

Thanks for the pictures and directions.

Neat glassarooni.

I got it bass ackwards and poured the Absente into the water.


Sucking on the sugar cube was great, though.

I'm doing to it right, this time!

I'll let you know when I see the green fairy.

LMAO - At least you had fun with the project! Green fairies...I see them all the time after several neat 12 year old Single Malts!!!

[theloxmyth]

Originally Posted by Dr.B

Does it taste like anise, fennel or licorice.....or maybe all of the above...?

For my unrefined palette, black licorice!

Check out the link...http://grandabsente.com/

[jdc]

wow you are a brave man that stuff is dangerous

[theloxmyth]

Originally Posted by jdc

wow you are a brave man that stuff is dangerous

Here's hoping!

I had to make keys to a guy's car at a Greatful Dead concert, once.

Hoping to recreate the "mood."

[jdc]

Originally Posted by theloxmyth

Here's hoping!

I had to make keys to a guy's car at a Greatful Dead concert, once.

Hoping to recreate the "mood."

no seriously that stuff is dangerous be very careful!!

[theloxmyth]

Originally Posted by jdc

no seriously that stuff is dangerous be very careful!!

I think you're right!

I have a sudden urge for CREAM FILLED Koffee Kake...There goes my diet.

[Prince]

Originally Posted by jdc

no seriously that stuff is dangerous be very careful!!

No problems really, Martin. Most of the legendary problems are no longer present, or were generally hype to begin with.

Here is an example of the myth-busting facts listed in an article called "Absinthe: Mind-Altering Effects Explained" found on the Huffington Post:

In recent years, the psychedelic nature of absinthe has been hotly debated. Absinthe was notorious among 19th-century and early 20th-century bohemian artists as "the Green Fairy" that expanded the mind. After it became infamous for madness and toxic side effects among drinkers, it was widely banned.
The modern scientific consensus is that absinthe's reputation could simply be traced back to alcoholism, or perhaps toxic compounds that leaked in during faulty distillation. Still, others have pointed at a chemical named thujone in wormwood, one of the herbs used to prepare absinthe and the one that gives the drink its green color. Thujone was blamed for "absinthe madness" and "absinthism," a collection of symptoms including hallucinations, facial tics, numbness and dementia.

"Today it seems a substantial minority of consumers want these myths to be true, even if there is no empirical evidence that they are," said researcher Dirk Lachenmeier, a chemist with the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Laboratory of Karlsruhe in Germany.

[theloxmyth]

Originally Posted by Prince

No problems really, Martin. Most of the legendary problems are no longer present, or were generally hype to begin with.

Here is an example of the myth-busting facts listed in an article called "Absinthe: Mind-Altering Effects Explained" found on the Huffington Post:

In recent years, the psychedelic nature of absinthe has been hotly debated. Absinthe was notorious among 19th-century and early 20th-century bohemian artists as "the Green Fairy" that expanded the mind. After it became infamous for madness and toxic side effects among drinkers, it was widely banned.
The modern scientific consensus is that absinthe's reputation could simply be traced back to alcoholism, or perhaps toxic compounds that leaked in during faulty distillation. Still, others have pointed at a chemical named thujone in wormwood, one of the herbs used to prepare absinthe and the one that gives the drink its green color. Thujone was blamed for "absinthe madness" and "absinthism," a collection of symptoms including hallucinations, facial tics, numbness and dementia.

"Today it seems a substantial minority of consumers want these myths to be true, even if there is no empirical evidence that they are," said researcher Dirk Lachenmeier, a chemist with the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Laboratory of Karlsruhe in Germany.

CRAP...I'M NUMB!

I guess I have to hunt down some baby Hawiian Rosewood seeds.

THEY "had me seeing God!"

Time for a nother dirnk ! (LOL!)

[jdc]

Originally Posted by Prince

No problems really, Martin. Most of the legendary problems are no longer present, or were generally hype to begin with.

Here is an example of the myth-busting facts listed in an article called "Absinthe: Mind-Altering Effects Explained" found on the Huffington Post:

In recent years, the psychedelic nature of absinthe has been hotly debated. Absinthe was notorious among 19th-century and early 20th-century bohemian artists as "the Green Fairy" that expanded the mind. After it became infamous for madness and toxic side effects among drinkers, it was widely banned.
The modern scientific consensus is that absinthe's reputation could simply be traced back to alcoholism, or perhaps toxic compounds that leaked in during faulty distillation. Still, others have pointed at a chemical named thujone in wormwood, one of the herbs used to prepare absinthe and the one that gives the drink its green color. Thujone was blamed for "absinthe madness" and "absinthism," a collection of symptoms including hallucinations, facial tics, numbness and dementia.

"Today it seems a substantial minority of consumers want these myths to be true, even if there is no empirical evidence that they are," said researcher Dirk Lachenmeier, a chemist with the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Laboratory of Karlsruhe in Germany.

interesting Allan you really are hard core you sure you do not have Dutch blood in your veins

[DanP]

没渥 渥攻有 whoops forgot to turn off the chinese. Man im gettin wasted just looking at these pics now wheres my wine?????

Dan

[theloxmyth]

Originally Posted by DanP

没渥 渥攻有 whoops forgot to turn off the chinese. Man im gettin wasted just looking at these pics now wheres my wine?????

Dan

DUDE!

You multi-lingual guys are just too much!

I envy yunz!

I can't even do English right : )

TR, this means you, too!

I love you, man.

Tiem for another drink!

[DanP]

Originally Posted by theloxmyth

DUDE!

You multi-lingual guys are just too much!

I envy yunz!

I can't even do English right : )

TR, this means you, too!

I love you, man.

Tiem for another drink!

always time for another drink. I'll drink to that

[theloxmyth]

Originally Posted by DanP

always time for another drink. I'll drink to that

I don't know if I should...ITS ONLY 9pm!

My computer says its time for "Eureka!" (DVR thingy)

[theloxmyth]

Originally Posted by theloxmyth

I don't know if I should...ITS ONLY 9pm!

My computer says its time for "Eureka!" (DVR thingy)

WAIT...I MEAN ItS ONLY 9 PM!

Time for another one!

Whew! That green Chartreuse IS powful : )

(It needs ice!)

[chriseskew24]

Originally Posted by theloxmyth

DUDE!

You multi-lingual guys are just too much!

I envy yunz!

I can't even do English right : )

TR, this means you, too!

I love you, man.

Tiem for another drink!

Your english spelling is getting worse with every new drink

Hence your last line tiem for another drink...

[theloxmyth]

Originally Posted by chriseskew24

Your english spelling is getting worse with every new drink

Hence your last line tiem for another drink...

Its like them po-lice glasses...even when your not drunk you feel like your drunk!

Try driving like the way I feel : ) (I'm home for the night : )

Speaking of po-lice...CHECK OUT THE FREAKIN' LINK, Hombes:
http://forums.officer.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=125233

...the OP is me and I got a whole other opinion of the boys in blue, now!

Time for another drink!

[DanP]

My buddy Scott at work had his brother bring back some absinthe from France last time he went there a few months ago. Were saving it for camping and some of those shrooms LOL Itll make me feel 17 again I hope. those fairy's are not only gonna be green but geo-metric

[Lol-x]

That stuff is like pure rocket fuel

I'll drink to that

[buz-lh]

I wonder if the "Old Absinthe House" in New Orleans will start serving it again. They have been using a liquor called Herbsaint as a replacement for many years.


The Absinthe House Frappe
Our signature drink - created here in the 1860's by Cayetano Ferrer

Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice add:
1 1/4 ounce of Herbsaint
1/4 ounce of Anisette
top with a splash of soda water

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Sazerac
One of the definitive New Orleans Cocktails

Chill a rocks glass by filling with ice and cold water

Fill a shaker with ice and add:
1 1/2 ounces Old Overholt or other Rye Whiskey
1 tsp. simple syrup (sugar water)
3 dashes each Angostura and Peychaud Bitters

Stir until mixed.
Empty the ice and water from rocks glass.
Add approx. 1 tsp. of Herbsaint to glass
Coat glass with Herbsaint by 'rolling the glass' with your hands or you can try the traditional tossing of the glass (be careful!)
Drain off any additional Herbsaint left in the glass.
Strain the rye-bitters mixture into the Herbsaint coated glass
Garnish with a lemon twist


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Old Fashioned
Still made the 'old fashioned' way here

In a rocks glass muddle a slice of orange and a cherry add 2 drops Angostura Bitters and 2 drops Peychaud Bitters

Add 1 - 1 1/2 ounce of sugar water
1 1/4 ounce of Bourbon (we like Maker's Mark for ours)

Garnish with a slice of orange

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Absinthe Suissesse
Classic New Orleans Breakfast drink
sworn by many to be a cure-all for hangovers

In a tall glass add the following:

1 whole egg
1 1/4 ounce Herbsaint
1/2 ounce Orgeat Syrup (almond Syrup)

Add Crushed Ice and fill with Milk
Mix under a drink mixer or a blender until frothy
serve straight up


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[Xenophon]

A local bar run by a couple of frenchmen that I frequent sells a few different types of absinthe. We generally only drink it (with all the parphenalia) on birthdays. The record is held by a good mate who downed five of them before dancing up the street chasing the green fairy.
Personally, I'd rather drink brasso. It's kinder.

[vh_bu98]

It has been legal in Canada for awhile and legal in the US for at least a year now.

I have a bottle myself and the reason why it's not as dangerous as the past is because wormwood has been replaced with its cousin southern-wormword.

[Prince]

Originally Posted by vh_bu98

It has been legal in Canada for awhile and legal in the US for at least a year now.

I have a bottle myself and the reason why it's not as dangerous as the past is because wormwood has been replaced with its cousin southern-wormword.

That's true Vu, but the product you are referring to is not Absinthe, but Absente. Here is a reference to it, straight from The Wormwood Society Absinthe Association Website, found at: http://www.wormwoodsociety.org/index...sk=view&id=147

The following is an ad for this product, but you will note the comments at the end of the page concerning this product, and products like it.

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Absente, The first Legal Absinthe in the US since 1912!
How did we bring Absinthe back to the US? We replaced the banned botanical Wormwood with a less bitter cousin, Southern Wormwood, also known as "petite absinthe." Southern Wormwood contains legal levels of Thujone, making Absente the first and only modern version of the legendary and notorious Absinthe.

Wormwood Society Editor Comments: Despite the distributor's comments, Absente is not an absinthe. Absinthe must contain Artemisia absinthium, hence the name. Southern wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, is one of many species of Artemisia commonly called "wormwood". It is not "petite wormwood", which is Artemisia pontica, an authentic absinthe ingredient.
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However, the TRUE/AUTHENTIC Absinthe is now legal in America. Please see this article regarding this: http://gothamist.com/2007/11/12/america_goes_gr.php

You can have the real, authentic Absinthe and not worry about any spurious effects. Actually, if you read extensively about Absinthe, there really NEVER was a problem - it was mostly myth and legend to begin with.

Enjoy!!!

[Goodwatch]

Yes! Shown before but I still have the pics: