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Absinthe unbanned in Switzerland!

LordMaul

LordMaul

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Switzerland to end century-old absinthe ban

w00t! 😀 Maybe we finally can have some authentic wormwood-containing Green Fairy now, unlike most of the fake crap you find all over Europe (or the real stuff, with miniscule amounts and prices of $90 and up a bottle).

Hmmm...Looks like the US is one of the last ones to go, as usual. :roll:

A toast to fellow Absintheurs! :wine:😀
 
you can buy it online and have it imported (illegaly)

4 friends and I chipped in last november and but a bottle
it was great stuff, i wish we would have recorded the crazy conversations we had...
 
absinthe is one of the worst tasting concoctions i've ever had. i'm sure the all out real thing taste worse.

waggy: real absinthe has wormwood in it, which has a neuro-toxin which gets you really frickin' high. it is part of the reason art in the early part of the 20th century was fscked up.
 
Legalising it would actually enable authorities to control the production of the alcohol and tax its sales, it said
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At least some countries actually think about the situation objectively.
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
absinthe is one of the worst tasting concoctions i've ever had. i'm sure the all out real thing taste worse.

waggy: real absinthe has wormwood in it, which has a neuro-toxin which gets you really frickin' high. it is part of the reason art in the early part of the 20th century was fscked up.
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yup, van gogh was fvcked up on absinthe when he cut off his ear and gave it to some hooker
 
Originally posted by: waggy
i remember reading about this in i think maxim. hmm
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yup, it was the maxim article that convinced my friends and i to obtain a bottle 🙂
 
I was offered some while in Amsterdam last month. I declined, but my friend's 59-year-old dad drank a wine glass full. He's crazier than I am!
 
WOOHOO!

100mg/kg thujone content! That's 10 times the maximum amount for most absinthes produced in Europe. I'm going to have to save up and aquire a $259 bottle of this isht. 😱 😀

BTW, it's an EXCELLENT taste, don't believe them. I love it, anyway, both with and without wormwood/thujone. It is a very elegant, yet a in-your-face-you-talkin-to-me? taste.

It's legal for small amounts of posession, just not importation, AFAIK.
 
Originally posted by: LordMaul
WOOHOO!

100mg/kg thujone content! That's 10 times the maximum amount for most absinthes produced in Europe. I'm going to have to save up and aquire a $259 bottle of this isht. 😱 😀

BTW, it's an EXCELLENT taste, don't believe them. I love it, anyway, both with and without wormwood/thujone. It is a very elegant, yet a in-your-face-you-talkin-to-me? taste.

It's legal for small amounts of posession, just not importation, AFAIK.
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So, does this mean that the UPS guy that's asking for my signature isn't likely to be a DEA agent getting the easiest bust of the day?
 
Originally posted by: LordMaul
WOOHOO!

100mg/kg thujone content! That's 10 times the maximum amount for most absinthes produced in Europe. I'm going to have to save up and aquire a $259 bottle of this isht. 😱 😀

BTW, it's an EXCELLENT taste, don't believe them. I love it, anyway, both with and without wormwood/thujone. It is a very elegant, yet a in-your-face-you-talkin-to-me? taste.

It's legal for small amounts of posession, just not importation, AFAIK.
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it's only 69 bucks at absinth24.net
http://www.absinth24.net/shop/product_info.php/products_id/91

EDIT: nevermind, the one at absinthe24.net isn't the GOLD and has less thujon
 
Anyone wanna be the First to try this ???



http://www.a1b2c3.com/drugs/abs03.htm
Absinthe Recipes
How To Make Absinthe

One ounce dried chopped wormwood
One tablespoon angelica root
One teaspoon hyssop
One half teaspoon coriander seeds
One quarter teaspoon caraway seeds
One pinch cardomon pods
One pinch fennel or anise seeds
One liter vodka

In a glass container add the wormwood to the vodka. Set aside in the dark for ten days. For extra-powerful absinthe, use Everclear or 151 rum instead of vodka. This will give you an authentic green-colored tincture (the green comes from the chlorophyll, and does not indicate the presence of the active ingredient, thujone).

100 proof vodka works good. too. Then strain out the wormwood and add all the remaining herbs and spices. Wait four more days, then strain these out and serve. Best when drank straight in short shots with water chasers. If trying Everclear (actually not recommended), dribble a little in a tall glass with ice and sour mix or cranberry juice.



EDIT ... additional information ... http://www.drinkabsinthe.com/how_to_make_absinthe.html
I live in Illinois ... and to my knowledge ... Everclear is still available ... hmmmmmm
 
Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
Anyone wanna be the First to try this ???



http://www.a1b2c3.com/drugs/abs03.htm
Absinthe Recipes
How To Make Absinthe

One ounce dried chopped wormwood
One tablespoon angelica root
One teaspoon hyssop
One half teaspoon coriander seeds
One quarter teaspoon caraway seeds
One pinch cardomon pods
One pinch fennel or anise seeds
One liter vodka

In a glass container add the wormwood to the vodka. Set aside in the dark for ten days. For extra-powerful absinthe, use Everclear or 151 rum instead of vodka. This will give you an authentic green-colored tincture (the green comes from the chlorophyll, and does not indicate the presence of the active ingredient, thujone).

100 proof vodka works good. too. Then strain out the wormwood and add all the remaining herbs and spices. Wait four more days, then strain these out and serve. Best when drank straight in short shots with water chasers. If trying Everclear (actually not recommended), dribble a little in a tall glass with ice and sour mix or cranberry juice.
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i have had home-made absinthe at 'green fairy' parties
nasty tasting, no cool effects
and mega hangover

although i grew up in a small town and went to a lot of hippie parties - maybe they suck at following directions
 
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