2006-07-17 13:56:35 · 6 answers · asked by edwardpoole2002 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
I think if i can remember its a little dull/bitter
2006-07-17 14:00:01 · answer #1 · answered by prettylittlepowderkeg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to know what absinthe itastes like without buying it, go to any bar or pub and ask for a glass of Pernod or Ricard pastis. Pastis is the wormwood free replacement produced after absinthe was made illegal. These also have lower alcohol, so you add less water. The taste and look of pastis is the same as absinthe.
Absinthe is an aniseed flavored spirit that is clear until water is added to it, when it turns milky. It is not sweet and many add sugar to it.
Absinthe contains a number of herbs and spices, but the one that got it that reputation - most likely unfairly - is wormwood. Wormwood has an ingredient called thujone which has a structure similar to T.H.C. which is the active chemical in cannabis.
There is a tiny amount of wormwood - used for its bitter flavours - in Absinthe, and you'd have to drink an enormous amount of it to be affected. Bear in mind that absinthe has a very high alcohol content, around 70% alcohol (normal spirits are 40%), but that it is drunk with 6 -8 times as much water, thus diluting the alcohol and active ingredients.
However, it was made illegal in France and some other countries because of fear that people were made mad by absinthe. The stories about the effect of the wormwood content were over exagerated. But there was tremendous consumption of absinthe in France and people certainly drank too much.
What does it do? Same as any other spirit. It makes you drunk if you have too much of it. Does it make you high? Well, it didn't affect me. I think you'd have to drink so much of it that you'd be drunk from its high alcohol content first
Does it still have wormwood in it? Yes of course. Bear in mind it wasn't made illegal in all countries and even though France made absinthe illegal and thus Pernod made a wormwood free replacement drink known as Pastis, Pernod continued to make real absinthe for export.
I'm not a lawyer but the absinthe merchants say that it is only illegal to SELL absinthe in the US, but legal to buy and consume it, and so companies like eabsinthe.com ship personal orders to the US and guarantee refund if a consignment is lost or seized.
However, if you want to know what absinthe is like without buying it, go to any bar or pub and ask for a glass of Pernod or Ricard pastis. Pastis is the wormwood free replacement produced after absinthe was made illegal. These also have lower alcohol, so you add less water. The taste and look of pastis is the same as absinthe.
This online merchant that will ship absinthe to US customers from the UK - see http://www.eabsinthe.com
2006-07-18 05:45:30 · answer #2 · answered by Pontac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say a combo of bitter and sweet. Not sour at all. Wormwood, what gives absinthe it's flavor is a bitter herb, related to tarragon. It is also mildly toxic. You can make insecticide from it. If you are really, really really curious---go ahead and try it, but believe me; once is enough!
2006-07-17 21:02:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has an incredibly strong black licorice flavor that kinda takes you back. i tasted some from prague...i dont know where these other people tasted it that say its dull/bitter with a SLIGHT licorice taste because it is definetely strong as hell
2006-07-17 23:21:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's taste is very faint - slightly of licorice, but tastes like it ought to smell of cedar.
2006-07-17 21:00:43 · answer #5 · answered by Delora Gloria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like really strong licorice... if i can recall
2006-07-17 21:00:52 · answer #6 · answered by Jonny Propaganda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋