Okay, so I was at a local martini/jazz lounge with friends and noticed that they had absinthe on their menu. I was curious about it, and a friend ordered it, and it came in the fancy glass with the perforated spoon and all. It was Lucid, though, which I've been told previously contains no thujone so I didn't try it. I'm wondering if anyone here is knowledgeable enough about the topic to share their insight with me. I've been curious about it all day but cursory Google searches return contradictory material. So is the absinthe available in the US as potent as that available in EU in regards to thujone? And is the novelty of buying a bottle of Century 100 ($275/bottle) or Maktub ($185/bottle) worth it?
Thanks for any replies, by the way. I'm super interested!
It's just alcohol. There isn't enough thujone in it to cause significant effects, or anything noticeable at all. In mice, thujone does collect to the body and can lead to long-term effects, such as development of epileptic seizures. This hasn't been demonstrated in humans, though. And even if it was, occasional drinking wouldn't do crap.
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I think any funky attributes absinthe may have are just rumors started by people who produce absinthe in order to sell it. The "fun" effects involve seizures and kidney failure so I think most people would probably want to pass on that. *sigh* I bet people got poisoned more often in earlier times due to poorer distillation conditions and imprecise measurement of the wormwood. Wormwood is in a lot of liquor and spirits no one ever talks about tripping balls with that stuff. The green factor makes absinthe more exotic I guess.
Actually, I'm pretty sure it was started by people who wished to demonize the drinking of absinthe, and then became popular amongst absinthe drinkers. Kind of like Reefer Madness of its time.
Apparently properly made absinthe, even traditionally, would not carry substantial levels of thujone. Also, my understanding is thujone does not actually cause one to hallucinate, though it can cause fatal muscle spasms at high dosages.
Absinthe doesn't taste very good to be honest. It's an anise liquor, but unlike a drink like Sambuca, absinthe is both very dry and quite bitter, hence why people add ice water and sugar to it.
I've enjoyed Lucid on several occasions and it's an acquired taste. It's high in alc percent, 62%, if I remember right from the bottle. No hallucinations or LSD trips from it though.
I'm sure absinthe was responsible for plenty of bad poetry, writing and music, ha.
It's an anise liquor, but unlike a drink like Sambuca, absinthe is both very dry and quite bitter, hence why people add ice water and sugar to it.
I'm pretty certain that it's primarily about the emulsification, not the taste. People drink bitters and enjoy them, after all.
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You can buy legitimate bottles of thujone-containing Absinthe for less than half of the prices you mentioned, just look around a bit. Honestly if you just want to try it out, find an upscale cocktail bar that has it and sample it there. Like the other posters have mentioned, absinthe is kind of an acquired taste, not sure if you want to buy a bottle without making sure you like it.
I'm pretty certain that it's primarily about the emulsification, not the taste. People drink bitters and enjoy them, after all.
No, trust me, it's about the taste. Absinthe is not pleasant to drink.
I don't know, I don't mind absinthe straight, it really isn't that much more than strong Sambuca. Sort of like how I find chartreuse to be a stronger tasting jager. Absinthe is a great sipping liquor as long as it's been chilled.
The myths surrounding absinthe resulted from poor understanding of what were actually just the effects of severe alcoholism. Medical reports for patients hospitalized for what we know now was alcoholism noted delirium and hallucinations in patients and attributed that to absinthe, when really it was mostly a coincidence as absinthe was high proof and readily available. Add to that the fact that bohemian types of the time couldn't afford other liquors in the quantities they needed and were prone to continuing existing myths of hallucinogenic super-drinks that opened them up to the secrets of the world rather than be honest about their alcoholism and the romantic myth became an institution.
Thanks for any replies, by the way. I'm super interested!
Did diddly squat. Just got angry that I spent money on it.
So, I suppose, no?
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Apparently properly made absinthe, even traditionally, would not carry substantial levels of thujone. Also, my understanding is thujone does not actually cause one to hallucinate, though it can cause fatal muscle spasms at high dosages.
Absinthe doesn't taste very good to be honest. It's an anise liquor, but unlike a drink like Sambuca, absinthe is both very dry and quite bitter, hence why people add ice water and sugar to it.
Legal thujone levels explained here.
I'm sure absinthe was responsible for plenty of bad poetry, writing and music, ha.
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The exotic part is what happens when you mix it with the sugar and water.
I'm pretty certain that it's primarily about the emulsification, not the taste. People drink bitters and enjoy them, after all.
and acts without effort.
Teaching without verbosity,
producing without possessing,
creating without regard to result,
claiming nothing,
the Sage has nothing to lose.
No, trust me, it's about the taste. Absinthe is not pleasant to drink.
I don't know, I don't mind absinthe straight, it really isn't that much more than strong Sambuca. Sort of like how I find chartreuse to be a stronger tasting jager. Absinthe is a great sipping liquor as long as it's been chilled.
The myths surrounding absinthe resulted from poor understanding of what were actually just the effects of severe alcoholism. Medical reports for patients hospitalized for what we know now was alcoholism noted delirium and hallucinations in patients and attributed that to absinthe, when really it was mostly a coincidence as absinthe was high proof and readily available. Add to that the fact that bohemian types of the time couldn't afford other liquors in the quantities they needed and were prone to continuing existing myths of hallucinogenic super-drinks that opened them up to the secrets of the world rather than be honest about their alcoholism and the romantic myth became an institution.
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