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04-09-2007, 05:14 PM
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Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster
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Absinthe - For All you Europeans Around Here ;)
Have any of you tried absinthe? What did you think? Like? Dislike? What are your thoughts on absinthe in general?
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04-09-2007, 05:30 PM
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The Black Númenórean
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I liked it, but a friend of mine who drank it with me said it tasted like gasoline mixed with soda water. He didn't like it.
I can tell you that of all the drinks out there, Absinthe is one of the few that can easily knock you on your ass with your third shot. Not a drink for the faint of heart, to be sure!
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04-09-2007, 05:33 PM
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Never tried, but would like to.
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04-09-2007, 05:34 PM
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Generally I hear bad things about it, but Oscar Wilde drank it, so...
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04-09-2007, 07:05 PM
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Cardboard Harp of Gondor 
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I felt a muscle in my face twitch when I read the title of this post. True story.
 :PI've never tried it myself, but I've definitely heard that it's a pretty rough drink. Some of the actors that I know/knew loved it, but supposedly only drank it at parties because it could become extremely addictive. I dunno if they were just messing with me or telling the truth  . |
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04-09-2007, 07:47 PM
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Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster
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I've never had it, but it's one of those things I've always wanted to try. I was surprised to learn that apparently it's legal to drink it in America, even though it's illegal to sell.
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It was very popular with the bohemian crowd in general, I believe.
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04-09-2007, 08:20 PM
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The Black Númenórean
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I first met the green fairy in Canada, after my cousin brought back a bottle wth him.
And yes, its a very addicting drink, and potent. Kiss your liver goodbye.
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04-09-2007, 10:39 PM
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Elf Lady
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I thought it was illegal because it was so dangerous?
It does have an interesting history though. My history teacher always used that as an example of the deterioration (do you spell it like that?) of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages. Truth be told, he had a lot of those examples, not all of them very factlike, but he was cool.
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04-09-2007, 11:12 PM
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Elven Warrior
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And while I love Oscar Wilde,
I'm not sure we should be getting our drinking habits from him kwim?
course I don't happen to be European, of age, or blue. so I don't really think I'm a qualified consultant on absinthe. And you know, I was going to search it on google, and I had trouble with finding an english page  |
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04-10-2007, 01:42 AM
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of the House of Fëanor
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 To try true absinthe was upon my new year's resolutions list for this year of 2007, which I even posted here on entmoot; to date I'm still nowhere close to getting a swiff of true absinthe. Gotta be in europe and be in the know, while in europe, to get the real thing, and not some nasty fugazi knockoff. The real thing, it's not just booze, people, it's drugs married to booze in this srange and crazy way, something about wormwood, somethingsomething... I must try it. Someday I will; I'm not in any huge hurry 'cause good things come to those who wait... 
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04-10-2007, 01:54 AM
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the Shrike
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Most of the stuff they sell these days is minus the stuff that makes it fairly hallucinogenic - so... it's fairly harmless, if a strong alcohol. I've had the real deal, and it's a kick, that's for sure. Absolutely gross tasting. Very bitter. Ugh.
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04-10-2007, 02:03 AM
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of the House of Fëanor
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Oh, I don't care about the gross and the bitter! The key, important words you mentioned, BoP would be "fairly" and "hallucinogenic;" yeah baby. Who drinks absinthe for the taste? It's for the effect, my lovelies, yes, yessss....
oh, yesss...
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04-10-2007, 02:16 AM
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the Shrike
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Well yeah.... 'twould have been good to know about the mixing in of sugar BEFORE-hand though, huh?
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04-10-2007, 10:55 AM
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Knock yourselves out kids
, but don't call me to come pick you up
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04-10-2007, 11:47 AM
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'shrooms
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But, as was said, the "hallucinogenic" properties were caused by impurities in older manufacturing methods. You can eat ryebread these days without tripping from Ergotism, too. |
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04-10-2007, 12:04 PM
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Cardboard Harp of Gondor
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I will never look at my sandwich the same way again. >.>
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04-10-2007, 03:29 PM
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of the House of Bëor
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tee hee.
Liked it. No sugar whatsoever; bitter taste is good. No hallucinations to report either... Quote:
3 is the limit for me... Hell yeah.Anyone ever had red or black? I had a shot of red once... don't even remember the taste, just that it burnt.
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04-10-2007, 03:36 PM
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The Black Númenórean
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Oh, but you see, with Absinthe, burnt is a flavor.
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04-10-2007, 05:19 PM
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Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster
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The 'real stuff' is what I want to try, too; I'm not that intrigued by the tamed-down version.
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04-10-2007, 05:23 PM
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Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008
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Did you guys ever hear the one about all the dumbos who tried drinking absinthe straight, and had vomiting fits?
^^^^ See Joke Above...
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