Lucid Absinthe

[SmokeyJoe]

Don't take it too seriously... I for one appreciated your post and felt like you made it clear you were trying the stuff out... but knew enough about how you are supposed to drink it that you used the sugar cube and water. Take care, brother.

Originally Posted by Darrell

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!

[hova45]

I keep Absinthe in liquor cabinet it is a staple for me I love the stuff. The best and most authentic absinthe is the Jade Absinthe, You do not hallucinate their isnt a stupid green fairy but you do feel clarity. It is simply amazing how you are tipsy but can still think clearly and the feeling that it gives you is as if you never drank anything. But the best way to drink it is with two sugar cubes and and really icy water this is the cup you should purchase.






ps- it isn't liquorice it is anise and it has nothing to do with a sophisticated palate it is just a matter of personal taste.

[hova45]

Originally Posted by Tripp

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.

incorrect jaegermeister does not have wormwood and it is not a offshoot of Absinthe. wiki it and you can get the whole story behind it

[sspolv]

Originally Posted by Darrell

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:



Are you the pot or the kettle? Just curious.

I think he was talking about the review he was giving. It sounds like he was a first timer as well. Although, it could be me misinterpreting it. As for Absinthe, I've never tried it but I'd like to. I was in France last spring and tried to get my hands on it, but I never could. Some day...some day...

[KingJunior]

Originally Posted by Darrell

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:



Are you the pot or the kettle? Just curious.

Huh?

Look I know that I'm new to this site and all, but what the fu©k?

This was a post that I originally put on an Absinthe site, but none-the-less how could you take that personally, when it's not even geared towards anyone but myself? I can't even see how you interpreted what I wrote the way you did, unless you're that insecure in life.

I said that this review was coming from a person without a sophisticated palate, meaning me (since I was the one posting the review). I later reinforced that by saying "uneducated-palate-having-opinion". How did you even get "if you do not like Absinthe, your palate sucks" from what I wrote?

This is the reason why I tend to hate forums and sites. You took something that I wrote about myself, tried to apply it to you, and then tried to get all other members of this site to agree with you and make me look like an ass. You're the ass.

Why is it that when it comes to the internet people try to do shit like this?

And if you think I'm over-reacting, why did you respond the way you did at all? It wasn't/isn't constructive to what I was writing about, and was meant to start something.

OK, I said what I had to say, and I'm done. I come here to have fun, not get aggravated.

Junior

[hova45]

Originally Posted by KingJunior

Huh?

Look I know that I'm new to this site and all, but what the fu©k?

This was a post that I originally put on an Absinthe site, but none-the-less how could you take that personally, when it's not even geared towards anyone but myself? I can't even see how you interpreted what I wrote the way you did, unless you're that insecure in life.

I said that this review was coming from a person without a sophisticated palate, meaning me (since I was the one posting the review). I later reinforced that by saying "uneducated-palate-having-opinion". How did you even get "if you do not like Absinthe, your palate sucks" from what I wrote?

This is the reason why I tend to hate forums and sites. You took something that I wrote about myself, tried to apply it to you, and then tried to get all other members of this site to agree with you and make me look like an ass. You're the ass.

Why is it that when it comes to the internet people try to do shit like this?

And if you think I'm over-reacting, why did you respond the way you did at all? It wasn't/isn't constructive to what I was writing about, and was meant to start something.

OK, I said what I had to say, and I'm done. I come here to have fun, not get aggravated.

Junior

Be easy no need to start flaming each other can't we all just get along???

[Darrell]

Originally Posted by KingJunior

Huh?

Look I know that I'm new to this site and all, but what the fu©k?

This was a post that I originally put on an Absinthe site, but none-the-less how could you take that personally, when it's not even geared towards anyone but myself? I can't even see how you interpreted what I wrote the way you did, unless you're that insecure in life.

I said that this review was coming from a person without a sophisticated palate, meaning me (since I was the one posting the review). I later reinforced that by saying "uneducated-palate-having-opinion". How did you even get "if you do not like Absinthe, your palate sucks" from what I wrote?

This is the reason why I tend to hate forums and sites. You took something that I wrote about myself, tried to apply it to you, and then tried to get all other members of this site to agree with you and make me look like an ass. You're the ass.

Why is it that when it comes to the internet people try to do shit like this?

And if you think I'm over-reacting, why did you respond the way you did at all? It wasn't/isn't constructive to what I was writing about, and was meant to start something.

OK, I said what I had to say, and I'm done. I come here to have fun, not get aggravated.

Junior

Ah, I misunderstood what you wrote. I thought you were talking about me. No worries though man, people have misunderstandings.

[Kayak_Rat]

Originally Posted by Darrell

Ah, I misunderstood what you wrote. I thought you were talking about me. No worries though man, people have misunderstandings.

When people don't take the time to read, this happens. Things like this are much better taken to pm. No need to cofront someone on the board.

[KingJunior]

Originally Posted by Darrell

Ah, I misunderstood what you wrote. I thought you were talking about me. No worries though man, people have misunderstandings.

It's all good, and I agree. This will now be, pardon the cliche, water under the bridge.

[Darrell]

Originally Posted by Kayak_Rat

When people don't take the time to read, this happens. Things like this are much better taken to pm. No need to cofront someone on the board.

I did read it, actually. Several times. What threw me was the fact that he said:

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

He opened with this is my take, I figured he meant his take on my review. Shame on me for misreading and getting defensive. I don't care for fighting on the internet, it's dumb. I admitted I misunderstood and I'm sorry.

[Tripp]

Originally Posted by hova45

incorrect jaegermeister does not have wormwood and it is not a offshoot of Absinthe. wiki it and you can get the whole story behind it

I didn't mean that Jagermeister was MADE with absinthe. The only similarities are anise and wormwood, which IS still in the German only vesion. For some reason it's not documented well. I had some imported, and it does indeed say "contains wormwood"(might say thujone I it when I moved) on the bottle.

And is posting links to absinthe sites treated like like posting links to habanos sites?

/not a flame

[KingJunior]

Originally Posted by 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

Just a followup. I had some more Lucid Absinthe this weekend. Had about 4 Death in the Afternoon cocktails, and it's official, you get an amazing kind of clarity with this. I was definately buzzed with a warm feeling in my body, but my thoughts and actions were completely sober. It's so hard to explain, but this is what I was always looking for. Try it for yourself.