If so does it really do what they say and do on the movie Road Trip (Halucinate etc...)??? Just curious because I smuggled a teeny weeny bottle over from my trip to England but i'm scared to drink it HAHAHA tell me what's up ppl!!!
2007-08-16 04:45:56 · 6 answers · asked by ? 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
I have indulged in Absinthe many times. Most of the time it has been the French method apposed to the Chec way of drinking it. The special effects are this I have never hallucinated while consuming Absinthe but I will say this. Absinthe gives you a very clear high with some minor euphoric effects. It is extremely strong. I enjoy it with friends on occasion.
Some tips.
America sells knock off Absinthe that is not distilled from wormwood so beware. I would order it from a respectable dealer over in Europe that can ship it under glass wear.
French Method is Absinthe mixed with water poured over a sugar cube.
Chec Method is melting the sugar (lighting the absinthe on fire) and mixing it with the Absinthe to create a syrup very strong.
2007-08-16 04:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by CSC78 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I regret that if you are expecting a drug-like high from drinking absinthe you are going to be terribly disappointed.
I've drunk absinthe several times. The last time was in November at at tasting of several different brands of absinthe in London, where it was never banned. My favorite was Pernod 68
Absinthe is an aniseed flavoured spirit that is clear until water is added to it, when it turns milky.
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.
So have it with ice cold water and there is nothing to worry about.
(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 )
2007-08-16 12:38:21 · answer #2 · answered by Pontac 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had some when I went to Prague. I tried to bring a bottle home with me to the US, but it didn't make it past customs because supposedly there is illegal narcotics in real Absynthe.
2007-08-16 11:53:11 · answer #3 · answered by Dann G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've had real wormwood absinthe on a few occasions and I've never had anything like a hallucination. I will tell you that I had some incredible dreams those nights.
2007-08-16 12:52:11 · answer #4 · answered by Mayor Adam West 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you bought it in the latter part of the 20th century there's no hallucinogen in it. It will just make you drunk and have a nasty hangover.
2007-08-16 12:10:29 · answer #5 · answered by lpaganus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it tore up my stomach. but got me drunk.
2007-08-16 12:47:22 · answer #6 · answered by kim t 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋