Buying Absinthe online.

[HonestAbe]

I had some Absinthe at the Red Bull party after last Sundays Grand Prix. It was quite possibly the worst attempt at making liquor that I have ever had the misfortune of tasting. In addition, after I had already imbibed the foul beverage in hopes of experiencing wild hallucinations I asked the woman doing the pouring about the thujone content to which she replied "there is none in this version." Talk about regretting not asking questions first.

For putting that past my lips I at the very least deserved to see TinkerBell dressed in nothing more than a G-string dancing all around me for the rest of the evening. The only Tinkerbell at that party was some Goth-sex slave wearing a black vinyl speedo being dragged around with a chain collar by a Dominatrix...which almost made me go back to drink more in hopes the woman was lying to me. GAAAAGGGHHHH!!!

 

[WRman]

It was quite possibly the worst attempt at making liquor that I have ever had the misfortune of tasting.

Homemade stuff is horrible, even with the thujone. Had some homemade stuff at Burning Man last year, and it was crap. I had some real Deva with me, a mid-range brand, and it was a BIG hit.

I asked the woman doing the pouring about the thujone content to which she replied "there is none in this version."

That's why the real thing is so nice.

 

[chef]

........................It tastes like tree bark with moss growing on it.....

Interesting that you know what tree bark with moss growing on it tastes like !

..............Here's where the fun starts. Suddenly I have the funny feeling that I'm sitting on the opposite end of the couch. My view of the room is now from a completley different angle. But I'm sitting in the same spot. The only way I can describe it is going sideways. ...............

Makes me think about my reaction to my first shot of Demerol when I was in hospital. The second shot took away the pain, but there was no hallucination. Is absinthe the same ?

 

[incognito_NYC]

Is absinthe the same ?

It's definitely an altered state of mind. I don't know if I'd be too sociable wandering around out in public somewhere high on the stuff. It's a bit trippy.

I can't imagine how some artists back in the days of Bohemian Paris would put away 10 or 20 glasses of the stuff in a day. No wonder some of them went nuts!

 

[Carla]

It's definitely an altered state of mind. I don't know if I'd be too sociable wandering around out in public somewhere high on the stuff. It's a bit trippy.

I can't imagine how some artists back in the days of Bohemian Paris would put away 10 or 20 glasses of the stuff in a day. No wonder some of them went nuts!

I tried Absinthe recently and was a little bit disappointed. It has 70-72% alcohol so you can't drink too much of it. Even if it had some slight psychedelic effect on me I felt the effect of alcohol much more. So before I would have had hallucinogenic effects I would have probably passed out from the excess of alcohol. I wish they made 40 or even better 20% absinthe.

Carla

 

[WRman]

I wish they made 40 or even better 20% absinthe.

They make 40%, but the rate of thujone extraction is proportionally less. All the stronger absinthes are high alcohol (68%+) content.

Usually the alcohol content is irrelevent, since you cut it with water, typically 5 oz water to 1.5 oz absinthe. Using 70% absinthe, that gives you a 21% alcohol (42 proof) drink - not too far from a liquor or SoCo straight. Nothing says you can't use more water. That should not effect the thujone you get.

A bigger question is if in the burning ritual, which removes some of the alcohol, the thujone is also proportionately removed. We did a taste test last week with Pernod, with and without burning, and we both agreed that at least some burning is necessary to add a delicate caramel flavor. If the thujone survives the burning, then that is an effective way to increase the strength.

Any organic chemists out there who can help?