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 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/

[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

[jdc]

wow you are a brave man that stuff is dangerous

[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.

[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 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!!!

[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

[theloxmyth]

I think the other green stuff here REALLY kicks ash!

The 130 alpine hhherbs ARE great tasting and medicinal, too, I think!


The above is a VERY old bottle from a deceased uncle, God bless Uncle Louie! Green is 110º, yellow 80º and V.E.P. 108º and rarely available...The only liqueur to have a colour (for my E.U. friends) named after it, Chartreuse...Unique in all the world.

When it is gone, it will be forever gone.

I think I kneads a peace of cheeze...Mm, Colby Longhorn or Asiago! (I feel numb...LOL! I don't do this often enough!)

Crap...gotta make keys from scratch to a car tomorrow morn.

Where's the Koffee Kakes?

Mm!!! Koffee Kakes and cheeze!

[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

[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 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!)

[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!

[Prince]

Originally Posted by jdc

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

Actually, I just might, Martin. But don't tell Frans that!

[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

[Watchdog]

Always heard such legends about this stuff . . .

[DanP]

Originally Posted by Prince

Actually, I just might, Martin. But don't tell Frans that!

The only thing Dutch about me was my Great great Grandfather and my OVEN

[HYDROMAROC]

I HIGHLY doubt that Absinth in the US is anyware near the Absinth that is available in Europe... Especialy from the Chez republic....Either way... Enjoy...!!!

[Lol-x]

That stuff is like pure rocket fuel

I'll drink to that