Lucid Absinthe

[Tripp]

Originally Posted by jmcrawf1

Dear god man, do you still have tastebuds??

No, but i do have phantom pains!

[steve r]

this stuff intrigues me so does it taste similar to jagr? cause i can down bottles of jagr. maybe ill have to purchase some and give it a shot.

[Tripp]

Originally Posted by steve r

this stuff intrigues me so does it taste similar to jagr? cause i can down bottles of jagr. maybe ill have to purchase some and give it a shot.

It's kinda like Jager, except a lot more horrible.


Actually, I meant to put this in my original post, Jager is kindof an offshoot of absithe. Basically its watered down, sweetened, and infused with supposedly "151" herbs and spices or something like that. The German version still has wormwood in it.

[steve r]

awesome then i def have to give this stuff a shot. if jager is at least similar. ill have to save up for it, but im sure it will be worth it.

[Kiwi Michelle]

[SIZE=3]Come on guys - you should be hooking into Green Chartreuse!!!

Ask anyone that was at the MegaMob Herf 1



Yes I sell it in New Zealand - and yes it is about the only stuff I drink now!!
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[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Kiwi Michelle

[SIZE=3]Come on guys - you should be hooking into Green Chartreuse!!!

Ask anyone that was at the MegaMob Herf 1



Yes I sell it in New Zealand - and yes it is about the only stuff I drink now!!
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I plead the 5th, Michelle.

[Ski1215]

A general rule of thumb is that if its made in the states or is USDA approved, its not the real deal. Real absinthe has wormwood and thujone in higher percentages.

[physiognomy]

Originally Posted by Kiwi Michelle

[SIZE=3]Come on guys - you should be hooking into Green Chartreuse!!![/SIZE]

I definitely prefer the taste of Chartreuse over Absinthe... A few shots of either will heal all that ails you

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by physiognomy

I definitely prefer the taste of Chartreuse over Absinthe... A few shots of either will heal all that ails you

Or you'll end up in the back of police cruiser, in ditch with no memory, or hurled over a toilet seat...

[Baric]

Most Absinthes sold anywhere will not contain enough wormwood (and thujone therefore) to achieve any of the (in)famous effects but wormwood is quite a common weed in most parts of the world. If you really wanted to experience that absinthe 'experience' and its legal to possess wormwood (as it is the UK), just harvest some wormwood and leave the cuttings in the absinthe for a month or so, shaking occasionally.

Be aware though that thujone (the main psychoactive in wormwood) is pretty toxic and in high doses will cause mustle convulsions etc and ultimately death. Not fun if overdone so be careful.

However, Absinthe can be nice even without large quantities of wormwood in it - a true high alcohol absinthe will provide a different more relaxed and content effect than normal alcohol just due to the high alcohol and slight wormwood content.

[Darrell]

Originally Posted by Baric

Most Absinthes sold anywhere will not contain enough wormwood (and thujone therefore) to achieve any of the (in)famous effects but wormwood is quite a common weed in most parts of the world. If you really wanted to experience that absinthe 'experience' and its legal to possess wormwood (as it is the UK), just harvest some wormwood and leave the cuttings in the absinthe for a month or so, shaking occasionally.

Be aware though that thujone (the main psychoactive in wormwood) is pretty toxic and in high doses will cause mustle convulsions etc and ultimately death. Not fun if overdone so be careful.

However, Absinthe can be nice even without large quantities of wormwood in it - a true high alcohol absinthe will provide a different more relaxed and content effect than normal alcohol just due to the high alcohol and slight wormwood content.

Cliff notes:

Put too much wormwood in your stuff and you will die.

[KingJunior]

This is my take.

For the record this is a review from a person who doesn't have a sophisticated palate, and is completely new to drinking absinthe.

Last Saturday, 8/18/07, I drank some Lucid Absinthe that I purchased 8/9/07 from a liquor store down the street from my job (Park Ave. Liquors). I figured I'd be drinking about 3-4 drinks for the night, and wanted to try it different ways.

First way was the old sugar cube-slotted spoon-"fountain" drip method. What I used for a fountain was this (http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/image...FL._AA280_.jpg), a Christmas gift that I thought I'd never use, and had to search into the back of my closet to find for this occasion. The Lucid was a pale/light green in color when poured into the glass. As I dripped the water over the sugar cube (slowly, ending in a 2-1 water/lucid ratio), it did louche and became a great milky green color. Awesome looking color. As I have no frame of reference to other absinthes, it did give me the "absinthe" green I was looking for. Now for taste. For my uneducated-palate-having-opinion, it smelled like green Nyquil and tasted like Good and Plenty. Admitedly I'm not a huge fan of liquorice, so I didn't find the taste all that pleasing, but it wasn't offensive either. It tasted like Good and Plenty or watered down green Nyquil.

Second way I had it was as a "Death in the Afternoon" cocktail. One shot of Lucid Absinthe in a champagne flute, and filled the rest with Korbel "champagne". This drink I liked better. The flavor of the Korbel mellowed the "liquorice" flavor and allowed for me to enjoy the drink more. So much more that I had another one immediately afterwards.

While I know there has been a lot of hype with Absinthe, I have to say that I really didn't feel drunk/buzzed at all, was quite "lucid" (pun intended) in my thoughts and conversations. I'll definately try it again next weekend, with more being consumed to see if it is truly a "lucid" high/drunk or not.

If you're interested in finding more about Absinthe in general, check out this site/forum - http://wormwoodsociety.org/forums

[Mrs.Ron1YY]

Here's a site for those interested.

http://www.absinthe.se/

Enjoy

Doreen

[SmokeyJoe]

Saw a review on Absinthe on the cable show "Three Sheets." They couldn't find anybody in an ABSINTHE BAR that liked it at all. Definitely not on my "to do" list.

By the way Darrell, the "bottled up evil" line made me laugh out loud. Great!

[Darrell]

Originally Posted by KingJunior

For the record this is a review from a person who doesn't have a sophisticated palate, and is completely new to drinking absinthe.

Wait, I don't have a sophisticated palate because I did not like the taste of Absinthe? WARNING FELLOW BOTLs: If you do not like Absinthe, your palate sucks!

and you tell me I don't have a sophisticated palate, but go to to say this about yourself:

For my uneducated-palate-having-opinion

Are you the pot or the kettle? Just curious.