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#750476 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:44:21
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I've been thinking about trying some for a while, but i want the real experience
If some of the greatest writers of our time were absinthe heads, i'm interested to see what it's all about

Anyway, if anyone has had experience ordering absinthe from abroad, has suggestions for a reliable site, or has tried and can recommend a good brand - please help a brotha out
 
#750477 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:48:56
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No matter the quality, place of origin or price you pay, you will clearly see the green fairy.

PS it was legalized this year for sale in the states and premium stores have bottles at prices of $45 and up.
 
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you'd be better off drinking straight everclear, imo
 
#750479 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:53:20
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Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:48:56)
No matter the quality, place of origin or price you pay, you will clearly see the green fairy.

PS it was legalized this year for sale in the states and premium stores have bottles at prices of $45 and up.


even in PA???
i was MD last weekish and i saw a few bottles, but i wasn't sure if it was legit or clearly
 
#750480 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:53:51
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You want the best experience?

Get a kit, it comes with a grated spoon that you hover over your glass with a cube of sugar. You slowly pour a tablespoon of water or drip water over the sugar cube an into the glass filled with your elixir.

Be warned that the big ingediant that makes absinthe so popular is wormwood. Wormwood is the most bitter thing I have ever experienced in my life. 48 pounds of the highest alpha acidic hop can't hold a candle to the bitterness of a pinch of wormwood



/end spoiler
 
#750481 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:56:02
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Quote (cardoors32 @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:53:20)
Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:48:56)
No matter the quality, place of origin or price you pay, you will clearly see the green fairy.

PS it was legalized this year for sale in the states and premium stores have bottles at prices of $45 and up.


even in PA???
i was MD last weekish and i saw a few bottles, but i wasn't sure if it was legit or clearly


There are currently 12 different types of absinthe approved for sale in PA.
 
#750483 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:56:26
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Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:53:51)
You want the best experience?

Get a kit, it comes with a grated spoon that you hover over your glass with a cube of sugar. You slowly pour a tablespoon of water or drip water over the sugar cube an into the glass filled with your elixir.

Be warned that the big ingediant that makes absinthe so popular is wormwood. Wormwood is the most bitter thing I have ever experienced in my life. 48 pounds of the highest alpha acidic hop can't hold a candle to the bitterness of a pinch of wormwood

i think im prepared for it... i looked into the ingredients etc, but i had no idea it was legalized here

/end spoiler


 
#750484 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:56:57
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You want the best experience?

Get a kit, it comes with a grated spoon that you hover over your glass with a cube of sugar. You slowly pour a tablespoon of water or drip water over the sugar cube an into the glass filled with your elixir.

Be warned that the big ingediant that makes absinthe so popular is wormwood. Wormwood is the most bitter thing I have ever experienced in my life. 48 pounds of the highest alpha acidic hop can't hold a candle to the bitterness of a pinch of wormwood

i think im prepared for it... i looked into the ingredients etc, but i had no idea it was legalized here

/end spoiler


pooping in quote
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#750485 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:57:06
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Quote (cardoors32 @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:53:20)
Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:48:56)
No matter the quality, place of origin or price you pay, you will clearly see the green fairy.

PS it was legalized this year for sale in the states and premium stores have bottles at prices of $45 and up.


even in PA???
i was MD last weekish and i saw a few bottles, but i wasn't sure if it was legit or clearly


There are currently 12 different types of absinthe approved for sale in PA.


The most popular proelbay being lucid
 
#750486 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:57:22
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You want the best experience?

Get a kit, it comes with a grated spoon that you hover over your glass with a cube of sugar. You slowly pour a tablespoon of water or drip water over the sugar cube an into the glass filled with your elixir.

Be warned that the big ingediant that makes absinthe so popular is wormwood. Wormwood is the most bitter thing I have ever experienced in my life. 48 pounds of the highest alpha acidic hop can't hold a candle to the bitterness of a pinch of wormwood

i think im prepared for it... i looked into the ingredients etc, but i had no idea it was legalized here

/end spoiler


pooping in quote
:donno:


my foram skills are rusty
 
#750487 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:58:17
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Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:57:06)
Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:56:02)
Quote (cardoors32 @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:53:20)
Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:48:56)
No matter the quality, place of origin or price you pay, you will clearly see the green fairy.

PS it was legalized this year for sale in the states and premium stores have bottles at prices of $45 and up.


even in PA???
i was MD last weekish and i saw a few bottles, but i wasn't sure if it was legit or clearly


There are currently 12 different types of absinthe approved for sale in PA.


The most popular proelbay being lucid


i feel enlightened
thank you, my bacon/beer loving friend
 
#750488 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:59:28
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I've had 3 different kinds and honestly they are clearly tasty...I think the people you are reffering to as historical influences of writing and such were fucked up to begin with and absinthe was an afterthought/excuse
 
#750490 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:01:20
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Bottom line is, no matter how much you listen to other people, you need to get out there and form your own opinion.

If I buy a bottle will that be enough to lure you into a DC meetup?
 
#750491 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:02:17
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make it yourself brah
 
#750493 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:06:04
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Rawr!

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#750494 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:06:37
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#750496 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:11:16
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Quote (blind_chief @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 15:06:37)
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#750498 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:28:40
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going to the store today after work - will report back with details later tonight
 
#750499 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:31:34
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Charlie dodges Bacons request to meet up like a real vent dodging pro.
 
#750502 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:37:24
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in other news... i found an interesting artical basically stating that no law has changed, that absinthe companies are just removing the Thujone (the good stuff) from the wormwood in the distillation process and marketing the product as traditional absinthe, but it actually lacks the hallucination juice
 
#750505 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 09:52:11
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Quote (sir_lance_bb @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 10:31:34)
Charlie dodges Bacons request to meet up like a real vent dodging pro.


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Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 10:01:20)
Bottom line is, no matter how much you listen to other people, you need to get out there and form your own opinion.

If I buy a bottle will that be enough to lure you into a DC meetup?


im clearly opposed to a meetup
just has to fit in the schedule
 
#750506 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 10:01:05
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my m8 had some absinthe from estonia, clearly sure if it was the real deal though
 
#750510 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 10:09:47
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Charlie dodges Bacons request to meet up like a real vent dodging pro.


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Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 10:01:20)
Bottom line is, no matter how much you listen to other people, you need to get out there and form your own opinion.

If I buy a bottle will that be enough to lure you into a DC meetup?


im clearly opposed to a meetup
just has to fit in the schedule


fucking lol'd
 
#750520 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 11:26:11
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Quote (smoked @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:09:47)
Quote (cardoors32 @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 10:52:11)
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Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 10:01:20)
Bottom line is, no matter how much you listen to other people, you need to get out there and form your own opinion.

If I buy a bottle will that be enough to lure you into a DC meetup?


im clearly opposed to a meetup
just has to fit in the schedule


fucking lol'd


 
#750542 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 13:16:15
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When I went to Rome they had a store with like 60 different types of absinthe. Pretty sure they were real deal. Problem was the cheapest bottle was like 40 euros so I'm like fuck that. I had some of the american shit. Tasted clearly bad to me but didn't do shit.
 
#750549 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 13:31:06
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just drop some acid and say you drank a bottle of absinthe
 
#750607 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 15:24:20
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Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 05:53:51)
You want the best experience?

Get a kit, it comes with a grated spoon that you hover over your glass with a cube of sugar. You slowly pour a tablespoon of water or drip water over the sugar cube an into the glass filled with your elixir.

Be warned that the big ingediant that makes absinthe so popular is wormwood. Wormwood is the most bitter thing I have ever experienced in my life. 48 pounds of the highest alpha acidic hop can't hold a candle to the bitterness of a pinch of wormwood



/end spoiler


this is exactly what we did last weekend
so fucking bitter. so so so fucking bitter.
did clearly enjoy it.
also did clearly see the green fairy :(

 
#750617 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 15:36:28
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Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 05:53:51)
You want the best experience?

Get a kit, it comes with a grated spoon that you hover over your glass with a cube of sugar. You slowly pour a tablespoon of water or drip water over the sugar cube an into the glass filled with your elixir.

Be warned that the big ingediant that makes absinthe so popular is wormwood. Wormwood is the most bitter thing I have ever experienced in my life. 48 pounds of the highest alpha acidic hop can't hold a candle to the bitterness of a pinch of wormwood



/end spoiler


this is exactly what we did last weekend
so fucking bitter. so so so fucking bitter.
did clearly enjoy it.
also did clearly see the green fairy :(


if it's sold in the US, you won't - it lacks thujone
i guess im gonna gamble and order it from some overseas absinthe shop
 
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i'm sure if you ask outside of dc you can find something that is at least rumored to contain hallucinogenic substances
 
#750633 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 16:06:31
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Quote (cardoors32 @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 12:36:28)
Quote (lobb @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 16:24:20)
Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 05:53:51)
You want the best experience?

Get a kit, it comes with a grated spoon that you hover over your glass with a cube of sugar. You slowly pour a tablespoon of water or drip water over the sugar cube an into the glass filled with your elixir.

Be warned that the big ingediant that makes absinthe so popular is wormwood. Wormwood is the most bitter thing I have ever experienced in my life. 48 pounds of the highest alpha acidic hop can't hold a candle to the bitterness of a pinch of wormwood



/end spoiler


this is exactly what we did last weekend
so fucking bitter. so so so fucking bitter.
did clearly enjoy it.
also did clearly see the green fairy :(


if it's sold in the US, you won't - it lacks thujone
i guess im gonna gamble and order it from some overseas absinthe shop


i didn't buy it, a friend pulled out a water bottle halfway filled with a decently green tinted liquid, never had it before
he said it had wormwood, which i believe cause it was green, but yeah

he's the one that got ripped on the deal, clearly me
 
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isn't there some shit in the bottom of absinthe bottles to let you know it's legit?
 
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Quote (xstakemx @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 08:48:56)
No matter the quality, place of origin or price you pay, you will clearly see the green fairy.


Truth. Make your own, it is worth the effort and will be better than anything commercially available.
 
#750662 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 17:29:24
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...he_absinthe.jpg

i just wanna know whats up with the old man on the left
 
#750676 | Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 18:38:00
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Quote (blind_chief @ Wed - Sep 15 2010 - 18:29:24)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...he_absinthe.jpg

i just wanna know whats up with the old man on the left


nice tits, they yours?
 
#750826 | Thu - Sep 16 2010 - 09:37:01
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i tried it before, and i also tried versinthe. nothing amazing happened but i got pretty drunk after some absinthe and versinthe parties. my housem8 and i used to bring like half the bar home with us and everyone would try it out b/c they thought it was a big deal. imo it tasted like shit though.

 
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