Posted: 11/7/2011 8:32:22 PM EDT
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Anybody else like absinthe? i got a bottle recently of trillium absinthe and am trying it tonight. Its damn good! Taste like 120 proof licorice
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Last time I looked long enough at a bottle to notice the price it was damn near $100/bottle. Ever since I've skipped right over it on the shelf on my way to the whiskey and beer. It's just alcohol. Not real Absinthe. I thought the ban was lifted a couple of years ago? There were two bottles on the shelf, one was a lot cheaper. The guy behind the counter said the expensive stuff was real. |
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Last time I looked long enough at a bottle to notice the price it was damn near $100/bottle. Ever since I've skipped right over it on the shelf on my way to the whiskey and beer. It's just alcohol. Not real Absinthe. i don't believe this to be true. I have researched this topic thinking the same thing you are and have found that the FDA allows for the actual worm wood ingredient now that was once banned. |
I have tried several varieties, and some are dramatically better than the others. Can't be of much help there. I can tell you that there is nothing special as far as feelings go compared to regular spirits, it just seems to be myth (from my experience). I tried the whole sugar cube and perforated spoon thing––this tasted pretty good––-but finally I just drank some of it straight (140 proof or something). Made my face numb!  YMMV, of course. |
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Last time I looked long enough at a bottle to notice the price it was damn near $100/bottle. Ever since I've skipped right over it on the shelf on my way to the whiskey and beer. It's just alcohol. Not real Absinthe. i don't believe this to be true. I have researched this topic thinking the same thing you are and have found that the FDA allows for the actual worm wood ingredient now that was once banned. Ok, if you have done the homework I'll defer to that. I figured it had to be a diluted alcoholic drink and not the old school psychedelic version. |
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Last time I looked long enough at a bottle to notice the price it was damn near $100/bottle. Ever since I've skipped right over it on the shelf on my way to the whiskey and beer. It's just alcohol. Not real Absinthe. i don't believe this to be true. I have researched this topic thinking the same thing you are and have found that the FDA allows for the actual worm wood ingredient now that was once banned. Ok, if you have done the homework I'll defer to that. I figured it had to be a diluted alcoholic drink and not the old school psychedelic version. The problem with Absinthe is that too many people are far too eager to speak out of their own ass about it. As a result, there are mounds of misinformation and outright lies floating around out there, some of which have already been spouted in this thread. If you're serious about enjoying it as a hobby, start here: http://www.wormwoodsociety.org/ You wouldn't go to DUh to learn about guns. Don't bother asking anywhere else if you are expecting factual information on this topic. Best of luck! |
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Last time I looked long enough at a bottle to notice the price it was damn near $100/bottle. Ever since I've skipped right over it on the shelf on my way to the whiskey and beer. It's just alcohol. Not real Absinthe. i don't believe this to be true. I have researched this topic thinking the same thing you are and have found that the FDA allows for the actual worm wood ingredient now that was once banned. Ok, if you have done the homework I'll defer to that. I figured it had to be a diluted alcoholic drink and not the old school psychedelic version. The problem with Absinthe is that too many people are far too eager to speak out of their own ass about it. As a result, there are mounds of misinformation and outright lies floating around out there, some of which have already been spouted in this thread. If you're serious about enjoying it as a hobby, start here: http://www.wormwoodsociety.org/ You wouldn't go to DUh to learn about guns. Don't bother asking anywhere else if you are expecting factual information on this topic. Best of luck! That link is very informative and interesting. Good post. I like how you call it a "hobby" 
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I ordered some from Germany back during the ban. Pernod was the only credible brand I got, the rest were a mash up of different styles and origins. Most of it tasted like 150 proof dog shit. I tried it a couple ways and even though I got tore up, I never saw any fairies or anything. I honestly wouldn't waste my money unless you really like it or really feel the need to try it. My hippie friends said it made them trip but I don't trust them. My $.02. |
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Last time I looked long enough at a bottle to notice the price it was damn near $100/bottle. Ever since I've skipped right over it on the shelf on my way to the whiskey and beer. It's just alcohol. Not real Absinthe. i don't believe this to be true. I have researched this topic thinking the same thing you are and have found that the FDA allows for the actual worm wood ingredient now that was once banned. Ok, if you have done the homework I'll defer to that. I figured it had to be a diluted alcoholic drink and not the old school psychedelic version. The problem with Absinthe is that too many people are far too eager to speak out of their own ass about it. As a result, there are mounds of misinformation and outright lies floating around out there, some of which have already been spouted in this thread. If you're serious about enjoying it as a hobby, start here: http://www.wormwoodsociety.org/ You wouldn't go to DUh to learn about guns. Don't bother asking anywhere else if you are expecting factual information on this topic. Best of luck! That link is very informative and interesting. Good post. I like how you call it a "hobby"
Here's a good start. And more: old bottles (pre-ban) were analyzed and found to have a low thujone content. |
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I had to read "Hideous Absinthe" by Jad Adams for one of my history classes. It's an excellent read about the history of absinthe and it debunks a lot of the silly myths surrounding it. (I would link to the book, but it has a booby on the cover)
As for me, I enjoy the stuff. Interesting tidbit: an independent laboratory recently tested the thujone (the infamous hallucinogenic found in wormwood) content in a wide selection of absinthe. They found that the thujone content was actually higher in modern, legal absinthe than in high quality vintage stuff from before and during the ban. Homemade absinthe (there is such a thing) had the highest concentration of all. |
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I have an empty Trillium bottle in my house, it is a really cool looking bottle. Incidentally that was the last absinthe I drank (and will drink for a long time), I got really really drunk off of it and had the worst hang over I have ever had the next day. I cannot even smell black licorice now without starting to gag.
Also it is semi-real absinthe, it has Thujone in it which is what makes absinthe different from regular alcohol but is not allowed to go over a certain percentage (something in the low teens if I recall correctly), where as the European stuff goes higher. I have never seen any hallucinations from absinthe though, I think that notion is made up for movies (or maybe you need a lot higher levels of Thujone). Although in my experience it is a different kind of drunk from regular alcohol. I go to The Green Dragon pretty often which is where they make Trillium. It is a pretty good bar, 50 different beers on tap at all times and they are constantly rotating them so there is always something new to try. |
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I actually saw a little story on absinthe on TV today. They said the "hallucinogenic" qualities are myth and many of the old stories about getting all jazzed up on the stuff were a result of chemicals being added by people selling it. Haven't had it myself, so don't know how much truth was in their claims. |
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Quoted: I actually saw a little story on absinthe on TV today. They said the "hallucinogenic" qualities are myth and many of the old stories about getting all jazzed up on the stuff were a result of chemicals being added by people selling it. Haven't had it myself, so don't know how much truth was in their claims. copper sulfate was used to cut it by some... unscrupulous... distilleries. |
