Hey folks, I have a bottle of the green stuff on my shelf that I haven't touched for a year, I bought it last xmas and tried the traditional sugarcube + cold water recipe, but it didn't do much for me.
I was wondering if there were other ones people knew? I did some experimentation and found out that cold lemonade doesn't make a good substitute for sugar and cold water. Yech!
you see the thing of it is i can't recommend adulterating the taste of the stuff. call me a purist, i dunno. if i must recommend ANYTHING i'd suggest absinthe over ice mixed with cold water...to get that green milky effect.
what brand, btw?
I can't imagine anything mixing well with it. Absinthe, sugar, water, a couple of ice cubes... and if you don't like the taste of anise, you're fucked.
Quote from: Nigel on January 03, 2008, 07:42:09 AM
I can't imagine anything mixing well with it. Absinthe, sugar, water, a couple of ice cubes... and if you don't like the taste of anise, you're fucked.
that basicly sums it up. i suggest you learn to like the taste if for anything the buzz is pretty nice and mellow. also for anyone interested in the US i was actually able to receive 2 bottles in the mail from this distributer:
http://www.spiritscorner.com/ing/index.html
they used discreet packaging. :mrgreen:
My regular supplier is running off to grad school soon so I was thinking about buying a still and trying my hand at it.
sorry, absinthe tastes horrible, nothing you can do about it.
i should probably post "bloody mary with absinthe" in that other thread. it's the sort of bad idea you get from drinking some absinthe and bloody mary's, deciding that absinthe is horrible and then trying to fix it.
Quote from: Thalass on January 03, 2008, 05:32:18 AM
I was wondering if there were other ones people knew? I did some experimentation and found out that cold lemonade doesn't make a good substitute for sugar and cold water. Yech!
I've yet to start mixing anything with the absinthe I have, not sure that I will either.
I do occasionally let anise and other spices soak in voda for a more anise flavored drink. This mixes well with a small amount of barenjager or drambuie. It's good drunk straight or mixed with hot tea, and comes off simialr to Jagermeister, except less sweet.
Might work with your absinthe too, let us know if you try it!
Absinthe might mix well with milk or cream and some simple syrup. I kind of doubt it, but it might be worth a try.
Guys, come on-- it's like scotch. You either like it, or you don't.
Don't go trying to mask the flavor that the distillers took so much time to make, just drink something else.
Quote from: LMNO on January 03, 2008, 08:51:44 PM
Guys, come on-- it's like scotch urine midget granny seqkxs. You either like it, or you don't.
Don't go trying to mask the flavor that the distillers took so much time to make, just drink something else.
fixd
Quote from: triple zero on January 03, 2008, 09:14:09 PM
Quote from: LMNO on January 03, 2008, 08:51:44 PM
Guys, come on-- it's like scotch urine midget granny seqkxs. You either like it, or you don't.
Don't go trying to mask the flavor that the distillers took so much time to make, just drink something else.
fixd
:lulz:
I happen to like Sambuca...a lot...so I like Absinthe, as I found out this past week.
If you don't like it, like LMNO said, oops, you spent $50 on a bottle of fine liquor and don't like it...shit happens so try something else.. Also. don't pick up the stuff and expect to trip balls off of it, because you won't. Consider it a heightened sense of awareness, not LCD in alcohol form.
Even if you painstakingly import it all shady like, you're not getting liquor that's any stronger than what it should be.
Besides, its legal to purchase in the states now, dopes.
now i had absinthe a few times, and i thought the flavour was a lot more like vermouth than anise flavoured drinks such as sambucca and ouzo?
Quote from: LMNO on January 03, 2008, 08:51:44 PM
Guys, come on-- it's like scotch. You either like it, or you don't.
Don't go trying to mask the flavor that the distillers took so much time to make, just drink something else.
Srsly
Quote from: triple zero on January 04, 2008, 09:25:21 PM
now i had absinthe a few times, and i thought the flavour was a lot more like vermouth than anise flavoured drinks such as sambucca and ouzo?
I've heard of people using absinthe instead of vermouth in martinis. Would that work?
i guess, i think it would work better than most other replacements for vermouth in martinis.
OTOH, i dont think i ever had a proper martini, so i can't really judge.
Quote from: triple zero on January 04, 2008, 09:25:21 PM
now i had absinthe a few times, and i thought the flavour was a lot more like vermouth than anise flavoured drinks such as sambucca and ouzo?
It doesn't in my opinion... but different distillers have different recipes, so it might. The guy I get mine from uses a lot of anise, and it works very well with the other herbs.
Just mix it with some of eric claptons finist.
Just to add my 2cents, we drink it with the sugar cube and ice water method. When I was in Amsterdam, they served it in shots.... Api is not a big drinker so it hit me hard. Since I was in Amsterdam, I'll give you one guess as to what my inebriator of choice is....
I also point you here, eh? http://www.drinknation.com/ingredient/Absinthe
Did they set the shots on fire? I know that tends to be a common modern practice in Europe.
Quote from: Apikoros II on January 21, 2008, 02:16:36 PM
I also point you here, eh? http://www.drinknation.com/ingredient/Absinthe
Thank you!
The link to the old vs. new versions of the "absinthe ritual" off of this mention a point I nearly scream at people.
Old: water over sugar routine
New: Light sugar on fire and pretend you're J. Depp.
Quote from: Apikoros II on January 21, 2008, 02:14:59 PMSince I was in Amsterdam, I'll give you one guess as to what my inebriator of choice is....
getting hit by a windmill to the head?
canal water?
dike huffing?
wait--you
are aware of the health risks of snorting tulips, right?
Quote from: triple zero on January 21, 2008, 06:13:47 PM
Quote from: Apikoros II on January 21, 2008, 02:14:59 PMSince I was in Amsterdam, I'll give you one guess as to what my inebriator of choice is....
getting hit by a windmill to the head?
canal water?
dike huffing?
wait--you are aware of the health risks of snorting tulips, right?
Triple Zero lives a wild life in the Netherlands.
Btw, are the tulips really that bright or is Holland itself one big Photoshop?
if you ever have the chance to come and take a close look at them, you could tell by the ragged cut edges that they are, in fact, done with MS Paint.
I have about a gallon and a half of homemade absinthe that needs to be redistilled to be drinkable. Too much wormwood in the final soak.
The catnip absinthe is drinkable as is.
Quote from: Jerry_Frankster on February 22, 2008, 05:07:29 PM
I have about a gallon and a half of homemade absinthe that needs to be redistilled to be drinkable. Too much wormwood in the final soak.
The catnip absinthe is drinkable as is.
don't go blind!
:gheyforum:
Taht's just an urban legend.
So's the idea that you can get high off the thujone.
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Yes it is.
Also, you don't see little green fairies, pink elephants maybe, but no fairies. The elephants could be green though.
I do think thujone contributes something to the buzz, but no more than asarone or fenchone from calamus and fennel, respectively.
well oscar wilde saw some fairies.
and just look how the molecule of thujone seems to just say:
(http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/absinthe/images/thujone_2d_sm2.jpg)
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SUPERSTAR!
Quote from: burnstoupee on February 27, 2008, 04:23:38 PM
well oscar wilde saw some fairies.
and just look how the molecule of thujone seems to just say:
(http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/absinthe/images/thujone_2d_sm2.jpg)
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SUPERSTAR!
:mittens:
TRAFFIC LIGHT
2 parts of cranberry juice
1 part of orange juice
1 part of Absinthe
Pour carefully into a cocktail glass half filled with ice.
HEMINGWAY
Pour one part absinthe into flute glass over ice. Top up with champagne.
Good n Plenty
part: lucid kahlua vodka and cream
shaken not stirred
Quote from: Pēleus on March 04, 2010, 10:23:23 AM
TRAFFIC LIGHT
2 parts of cranberry juice
1 part of orange juice
1 part of Absinthe
Pour carefully into a cocktail glass half filled with ice.
HEMINGWAY
Pour one part absinthe into flute glass over ice. Top up with champagne.
I always thought a Hemingway was a strong daiquiri without less sugar.
I thought it was two barrels of buckshot to the face.
Quote from: Pēleus on March 16, 2010, 10:21:28 AM
Good n Plenty
part: lucid kahlua vodka and cream
shaken not stirred
This sounds disgusting.
Quote from: Suu on March 16, 2010, 02:39:33 PM
Quote from: Pēleus on March 16, 2010, 10:21:28 AM
Good n Plenty
part: lucid kahlua vodka and cream
shaken not stirred
This sounds disgusting.
ever have those good n plenty candies?
they
are disgusting.
Perhaps someone here can answer a question I've been asking my friends for a while, now.
Is there anywhere to get real absinthe with wormwood? From what I've gathered, they haven't made it that way in quite some time.
European imports, AFAIK. There's the chance customs will gank it though.
Quote from: Richter on March 16, 2010, 07:01:45 PM
European imports, AFAIK. There's the chance customs will gank it though.
Can you possibly list off a few brands that are authentic? That way I'll at least know what I'mlooking for. I've been wanting to try absinthe for a while, but I refuse to drink it if it's not the real deal.
Better question for LMNO. I won't touch the stuff anymore. Yummy, but I'm never happy afterwards,
Yes, you can buy it online. Yes, it is now legal in the states again.
There are plenty of new online sites, a lot more when I used to drink it.
I guess it depends on what you consider "authentic". It's distilled spirits with a shitload of herbs. Every maker has a different recipe, like gin.
Quote from: LMNO on March 16, 2010, 07:42:25 PM
Yes, you can buy it online. Yes, it is now legal in the states again.
There are plenty of new online sites, a lot more when I used to drink it.
I guess it depends on what you consider "authentic". It's distilled spirits with a shitload of herbs. Every maker has a different recipe, like gin.
It's legal again? Hrm. I'm just curious about this wormwood stuff, TBH.
Legal as long as it meets FDA requirements.
Some traditional recipes, and most brain burning shit served to tourists, fails to pass inspection on this point.
Quote from: Richter on March 16, 2010, 08:12:03 PM
Legal as long as it meets FDA requirements.
Some traditional recipes, and most brain burning shit served to tourists, fails to pass inspection on this point.
Ah, well that's the stuff I want.
Quote from: dimo on March 16, 2010, 08:08:24 PM
It's legal again? Hrm. I'm just curious about this wormwood stuff, TBH.
If you're curious about its psychedelic effect, the concentration is too low. You'd need to drink yourself to alcohol poisoning first, to get a reasonable dose.
Quote from: Triple Zero on March 17, 2010, 11:29:27 AM
Quote from: dimo on March 16, 2010, 08:08:24 PM
It's legal again? Hrm. I'm just curious about this wormwood stuff, TBH.
If you're curious about its psychedelic effect, the concentration is too low. You'd need to drink yourself to alcohol poisoning first, to get a reasonable dose.
This.
Much like the libertarian and madgykhe threads, this comes around every few months.
The myth of thujone was created partially because of the correlation/causation fallacy.
In "ye olde" days, absinthe had a bad reputation for two reasons: Many prominent chronic alcoholics were absinthe drinkers, and much of the absinthe production was notoriously under-regulated and often poisonous.
Thus, the main symptoms of "thujone/absinthe consumption" were identical to both severe alcoholism, as well as both methyl and ethyl alcohol poisoning.
When you do a chemical breakdown of alcohol to active thujone, Trip is exactly right.
Absinthe: Tastes like Uzo and bad Gin. That's about it.
more like Ouzo and bad Vermouth IMO, but yeah that's about it. and it's green. and it's 70% ABV.
it's useful for trying out firebreathing, somewhat, though.
Quote from: Richter on March 16, 2010, 08:12:03 PM
Legal as long as it meets FDA requirements.
Some traditional recipes, and most brain burning shit served to tourists, fails to pass inspection on this point.
French imports OK (Brands: Lucid)
Czech Republic NOT OK :)
found it...
QuoteUnited States and the European Union regulate thujone levels of commercially produced absinthe.
United States - 10 ppm or less.
European Union (EU) - 10mg/l or less.
Germany - 30mg/l or less for specific products
Quote from: Turdley Burgleson on March 16, 2010, 04:11:09 PM
Quote from: Suu on March 16, 2010, 02:39:33 PM
Quote from: Pēleus on March 16, 2010, 10:21:28 AM
Good n Plenty
part: lucid kahlua vodka and cream
shaken not stirred
This sounds disgusting.
ever have those good n plenty candies?
they are disgusting.
yes it tastes just like the candies, so if thats not your thing...
personally the cream and the vodka mix just right that you dont really taste booze,
just black lickerish flavored cream
Didn't read the whole thread, so maybe it's been said, but putting some coffee is DELICIOUS. But then again I love the taste of absinthe to begin with. But having a cup of good, warm coffee in the late afternoon with a touch of absinthe is one of my greatest pleasure in life.
I used to do that at cons form time to time :lulz: You're right, it makes a great anisette coffee that's jsut a TOUCH bitter.