absinthe advice

[beamish]

o.k. now that absinthe is legal anyone know which brands are the original recipe? I am talking the stuff we can buy in the u.s......thanx

[68TriShield]

Nothing sold in the U.S. is original recipe.

[mosesbotbol]

Check for some sites from France or Switzerland. Don't forget you'll need the correct spoons and spigot to make it correct.

[adampc22]

man i drink alot of absinthe but i aint american but a no a guy that will ship to the usa and so on send me a pm and i will try and help u out i like to think i no alot about absinthe lol

[CigarDood]

Try Kubler.
http://www.drinkupny.com/Kubler_Absinthe_p/s0465.htm

[N2Advnture]

greenfairy.org

This is the best stuff I've found (true to original)

http://www.greenfairy.org/product.php?productid=3&cat=0&page=1&featured

I hope this helps

~Mark

[Killjoy]

i read somewhere that some of the american stuff has been "reversed engineered" to match the original french formula..minus the posion of course

100 posts!!!!
woot!!!

[MadAl]

lucid, Absinthe Supérieure

http://www.drinklucid.com/

[Mark C]

i read somewhere that some of the american stuff has been "reversed engineered" to match the original french formula..minus the posion of course

100 posts!!!!
woot!!!

I think that's right. PM jkorp, he's done his homework on absinthe.

[BengalMan]

The whole Absinthe thing is pure marketing at this point. It's just another shitty tasting high proof alcohol. It will not make you high, see green fairies, or anything else, just drunk.

[yellowgoat]

These are my favorite in available in the US
http://www.drinkupny.com/La_Clandestine_Absinthe_Superieure_p/s0638.htm
http://www.drinkupny.com/Duplais_p/s0684.htm
http://www.drinkupny.com/Marteau_Absinthe_p/s0716.htm

But Jade absinthe to me is the best. I love the Verte Suisse 65 and Edouard 72

http://www.absintheonline.com/acatalog/Jade.html

[mosesbotbol]

Actually making a proper Absinthe is not easy without the spoon and spigot. If you do not have the spigot, fill a pitcher with ice and then pour the ice water from it through a very narrow funnel as slow as possible over a sloted spoon with a sugar cube into a rocks glass with a shot of Absinthe.

Here's a good picture of one with the proper glasses and spoons. If you have any shot of even liking Absinthe at all, it must be prepared properly (unless you're a licorice whore).

http://thuillier.marc.free.fr/images/Gears/IMG_6142MS.jpg

[blugill]

The whole Absinthe thing is pure marketing at this point. It's just another shitty tasting high proof alcohol. It will not make you high, see green fairies, or anything else, just drunk.

Yes you are correct sir!

[Snake Hips]

I drank absinthe in Spain. I think I'll just drink molten licorice.

But I'd like to try it again; good stuff this time. The Spanish stuff I bought at a grocery store. I'll look for some place in France or something, that has the "hallucinogen" ingredient. I don't expect to see things though.

@mosesbotbol
Could you explain the proper procedure? You drip water over a sugar cube? I thought there was more to it.

[MadAl]

I drank absinthe in Spain. I think I'll just drink molten licorice.

But I'd like to try it again; good stuff this time. The Spanish stuff I bought at a grocery store. I'll look for some place in France or something, that has the "hallucinogen" ingredient. I don't expect to see things though.

@mosesbotbol
Could you explain the proper procedure? You drip water over a sugar cube? I thought there was more to it.

the whole hallucination thing was proven false. guess if you drink enough of anything...

[Snake Hips]

the whole hallucination thing was proven false. guess if you drink enough of anything...
Haha, oh well. I'd like to try some quality stuff anyway, prepared correctly.

[mosesbotbol]

mosesbotbol
Could you explain the proper procedure? You drip water over a sugar cube? I thought there was more to it.


1. Fill Absinthe spigot with Ice and wait 10 minutes
2. Put shot of Absinthe in glass
3. Put sugar cube in slotted absinthe spoon and put on top of glass
4. Center sugar cube on spoon under the spigot
5. Turn spigot on so one or so drops at time comes out
6. Wait until Absinthe glass is full

Important that the water comes out real slow

Enjoy.

[Steelergar]

Here is a useful website I use to use.

http://www.wormwoodsociety.org/

I used to buy the stuff a couple years ago it is aweswome just haven't been able to afford it lately plus my credit card company charges like $60.00 for overseas transactions. Clandstine La blue is my favorite.

[Steelergar]

the whole hallucination thing was proven false. guess if you drink enough of anything...

I never hallucinated off this stuff but it does effect your perception a little. I remeber drinking this with some friends while watching Richard Pryor stand up and we could see tracers from Pryor constanly moving back and forth, his face looked funny. I like to think this stuff makes you a philosopher and you do not get grougy and tired like you do after alcohol. Never tried it with a cigar but I bet its good.

[mosesbotbol]

Green Chartreuse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_%28liqueur%29) will give something extra over just getting drunk. Just make sure not to carry any weapons and call the Police ahead of time!

Chartreuse is an excellent liquor for cigars.

[yellowgoat]

Green Chartreuse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_%28liqueur%29) will give something extra over just getting drunk. Just make sure not to carry any weapons and call the Police ahead of time!

Chartreuse is an excellent liquor for cigars.

I have a bottle of this stuff. Green Chartreuse. I haven't had it before or even looked at the stuff really, I may have to crack open the S.O.B. tonight!

[mosesbotbol]

I have a bottle of this stuff. Green Chartreuse. I haven't had it before or even looked at the stuff really, I may have to crack open the S.O.B. tonight!

In a brandy glass, some like it in a rocks glass with ice. Take your time with it as it will grow on you if give a sophmore attempt. Let us know how you make out, and have it with a cigar!

[yellowgoat]

Will do! :usa

Cheers!

[McSmokey]

I know I've come a little late to this thread but I have been drinking absinthe for 5 years now and I only buy from one place

Alandia World of Absinthe (http://www.alandia.de)

Personal recommendations:

If your looking for the full affect Strong68 has the full licorice flavor at the classic alcohol percentage

If your looking for something a little milder to start I recommend the Franco Suisse. It has a slightly lower alcohol content and a different recipe. Unlike some sites most everything you find here is gonna have different flavors because all recipes are different

[MrOneEyedBoh]

I think the green fairy still contains wormwood which has the active Toujlin ( spelling is off ) that is supposed to be the hallucinogen in it. Does it work? Not sure I'm sure if you buy a wormwood extract and go from there maybe.

[Doctorossi]

The whole Absinthe thing is pure marketing at this point. It's just another shitty tasting high proof alcohol. It will not make you high, see green fairies, or anything else, just drunk.

I beg to differ. In my experience, the real stuff gives you a bit different 'high' than does straight alcohol. No visual hallucination, just a mild but profound relaxant. Yes, there is a lot of hype. However, to say that there is no difference from any other liquor just does not jibe with my experience at all.

[McSmokey]

I must agree with Doctorossi while I have had no hallucinogenic experience with absinthe it is a very different feeling from just plain old drunk

[OLS]

I was surprised no one mentioned lighting the sugar cube on fire. Alot of
folks I see do that once the ab has been poured through it. But as expert as I consider myself to be on everything, I don't know $hl+ about absinthe.

[MrOneEyedBoh]

Never heard of that before OLS. Interesting.

[Pilon]

The US versions barely have any thujone (the hallucinogen in the original absinthe) in it, which is regulated to allow it to be sold in the US. The thujone is created when fermenting the wormwood. A friend of mine buys absinthe and re-ferments it with wormwood to increase the thujone content. Works sometimes. I have not had alot of absinthe but read up on it. Lucid is crap in my opinion. Sebor I hear is good. :2

[McSmokey]

Lighting the sugar cube on fire is part o the Czech ritual and really the only difference between the Czech and traditional methods. Works best with 70% or higher alcohol content

[akumushi]

The thujone (psychoactive chemical in grand wormwood) levels in most absinthes are controlled even in Europe, so in most cases the absinthe you are drinking is not as strong as the older stuff. The "poison" in the old stuff was actually methanol (wood alcohol) created by improper fermentation of the wormwood, and it is widely believed that any ill effects that led to Absinthe being banned were from this and the simple fact that it has an incredibly high alcohol content. Thujone is classified as a hallucinogen, but from my experiences, the effect is more similar to marijuana than to any hard hallucinogens like LSD or mushrooms. IMO, drinking absinthe is about enjoying a refined elegant, coctail with an ancient, mysterious ritual, and enjoying the slight trance it induces, rather than chasing any green fairies and trying to see sh!t that isn't there. Logan Fils and Un Emile are two of my favorite brands. An expensive but delicious treat.

[Doctorossi]

the effect is more similar to marijuana than to any hard hallucinogens like LSD or mushrooms. IMO, drinking absinthe is about enjoying a refined elegant, coctail with an ancient, mysterious ritual, and enjoying the slight trance it induces, rather than chasing any green fairies and trying to see sh!t that isn't there.

Well said and a mirror of my thoughts.

[mosesbotbol]

A friend has a beautiful ab fountain with 4 spigots. She has wonderful handmade ab glasses and all fancy imported ab. Couldn’t tell you one brand name, but recognize some bottles from the ab URL posted earlier. Every time I have tried ab, I was already half in the bag and it was more about the ritual of making it than drinking it. Some time, I would like to start off ab instead of wine or Champagne.