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[sefskillz]

Just finished making it for my graduation party Saturday night. Can't wait to partake.

I'd heard good things about absinthekits.com and they were having a sale awhile back so I picked up one. We'll see how it compares.

 

[kumanoki]

Absinthe is definitely a sipping drink. I couldn't imagine drinking something that tasted like licorice mouthwash all night.

 

[Gek54]

I didnt see faries, I saw big green bats flying around....baseball bats!

 

[Ecrofirt]

didn't Lemmy from Motorhead get shitfaced after only a few shots of this stuff?

 

[Mason]

I've had the American version, Absente, and it fucked me up pretty good. I mean, I only had a few sips but it got me buzzed, so I can only imagine if I had actually drank some. :lol

I've heard the homemade stuff from sites like that don't taste very good at all, though. Le me know how it is.

 

[Lambtron]

I really want to drink Absinthe, but I'm also kind of afraid of it. Maybe for New Year's... hmmmmmm

 

[SD-Ness]

"Got tight last night on absinthe. Did knife tricks."

-Ernest Hemingway

 

[Eminem]

I totally want to try Absinthe, but getting it shipped to the US is waaaaay too much money =(

 

[ManaByte]

 

[aoi tsuki]

I totally want to try Absinthe, but getting it shipped to the US is waaaaay too much money =(

Absinthe should cost more than the shipping, unless perhaps you're buying bottom shelf stuff. Haven't had any myself as i don't like licorice (although Ouzo is nice in small amounts), and seeing as how i dropped a couple hundred in liquors and cordials last week, i don't really need to any time soon.

 

[Ronald_mcd]

Was it very hard to make with the kit?

 

[Scrow]

hmmm, we've got a few bottles of this in the store i work at... maybe i'll buy one.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

 

[etiolate]

I've wanted to try Absinthe for awhile, heard its rather strong.

 

[Triumph]

I'm sure absolutely no one is surprised that I have had copious experience with Absinthe. A girl I used to see brewed the stuff, actually.

Most stuff you're going to drink isn't gonna be what "real" absinthe is. One time, tho, she got a hold of some actual essence of wormwood. The drunk/high that I had that night was fucking amazing... everything was SOFT. There's no other way to really put it, and it was just right, too.

Absinthe does give you the worst hangovers known to man, tho. No trick you think you know will save you. Drinking water, gatorade, whatever. Try it all, no matter what you're going to wake up a couple hours after you pass out and think your brain is trying to crawl out of your ear. It's all part of the charm of the drink, really.

 

[etiolate]

Isn't it illegal in the US? How do you make it here?

 

[Triumph]

Isn't it illegal in the US? How do you make it here?

Carefully.

It's illegal to sell it in finished, brewed and bottled form. It's not illegal to sell the ingredients, tho. It is DAMN hard to get real, actual essence of wormwood.

 

[Ristamar]

Don & Mike are frequently sipping/pimping this while on the air, and I've been wanting to give it a shot.

 

[Axsider]

I didnt see faries, I saw big green bats flying around....baseball bats!

:lol :lol :lol :lol
Awesome

 

[Claus]

didn't Lemmy from Motorhead get shitfaced after only a few shots of this stuff?

The drummer flipped out and streaked through the hotel they were staying at.

 

[Folder]

Just don't end up in hospital getting your innards pumped mate. Rally. That would be bad!
Stay safe.

 

[Seth C]

Your absinthe is weak. Mine is a dark, dark green. Without a light behind it it is almost black looking.