Is it strong? Does it taste good? Does is really give you hallucinations like they say, or is it more of just a regular drunken state? Where did you have it at?
2007-12-09 01:34:37 · 8 answers · asked by chris u 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
It won't make you hallucinate, but it does have a different effect than other alcohols. Some describe it as a more "clear-headed drunkenness." I've found that I don't feel drunk when I'm drinking absinthe, but I still have a headache the next day.
It's mainly flavored with anise, which is also used to flavor a lot of licorice candies so to many people it tastes like black licorice. It's also got wormwood (of course!) and fennel as prominent herbs, and most absinthes use many other herbs too. Many people don't like the flavor, but if you like other anisey (or licoricey) things then you may.
I've imported it myself in the past, and tasted many different brands through friends who imported it--I'd venture about 30 total, though some of them were nasty bitter Czech and German things that don't actually have anise in them. Luckily it's not totally illegal in the US anymore, and the brands available now (Lucid and Kubler) are both good, with more on the way in coming months (hopefully--I read that there's a new one from St. George's Spirits that was just approved.)
The two that are available in the US now you can buy here if they aren't at a store in your area: http://www.drinkupny.com/category_s/86.htm
2007-12-09 07:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by Amarantha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, My roommate spent quite a small fortune importing "real" absinthe from the Czech Republic. I think is tastes like a**. Then again i hate anise. It doesn't make you hallucinate it just gets you really drunk. Here are a few interesting facts about it you may wish to know.
1. Absinthe of legend is a myth. The hallucinogenic effects of absinthe were created by the French wine industry. During the later part of the 1800's the grapes in France were almost wiped out by a plague. With the wine industry almost out of business they started a smear campaign against their largest rival. Absinthe.
2. Chemical testing on vintage bottles of absinthe purchase from various sources have revealed that they fall well within current US standards for the sale of absinthe and thujine (spelling?). Furthermore the same test revealed that in order to hallucinate off of absinthe one would already be dead from the alcohol.
3. Lucid brand absinthe is available in the US and was designed by the worlds leading expert in absinthe Ted (T.A.) Breax, who also designed Nouvelle-Orleans absinthe and sells it in France.
2007-12-09 01:50:01 · answer #2 · answered by Mayor Adam West 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. It is strong.
2. Tastes ok but a bit harsh.
3. Not quite like a regular drunken state but not hallucinogenic either.(similar to Mezcal)
4. At my friends house.(London,UK)
2007-12-09 01:40:30 · answer #3 · answered by QUASI 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't like the taste. I had it imported from Europe to the states. It did not make me hallucinate but it did give me a different type of drunk feeling. Almost like a narcotic, lethargic drunk. I am more of a Vodka and Redbull type of girl so it wasn't for me.
2007-12-09 02:52:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's strong. It tastes weird, but much better if you stir a little sugar into it. No, I didn't hallucinate.
2007-12-09 02:20:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never tried it, but I've heard that the hallucinations were real. They are caused by a psycho-active compound in the wormwood.
2007-12-09 01:39:28 · answer #6 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We were drinking it at a card game last new year ....... apart from the hangover it woz ok .......... tastes "odd"
2007-12-09 02:28:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absinthe is NASTY stuff,My bf drunk it once n was very ill... Hes said 'NEVER again!!!'
Stacey,Uk
2007-12-09 02:01:33 · answer #8 · answered by Giggles! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋