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WhinerOriginally posted by paiktis22
And from what I found here are the results.
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Did Byron drink the stuff or was whacked on something elseSpace is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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Byron was wacked on the spirit of the Greek Revolution!
A propos, allegendly absinthe has a very similar taste and aroma to ouzo (the Green Fairy was produced in ancient Greece) without the special "mezmerizing qualities" of course.Comment
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A very potent drug no doubtOriginally posted by paiktis22
Byron was wacked on the spirit on the Greek Revolution!
Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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There's no proper way of drinking it considering its taste...
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Real absinthe has wormwood in it as well as alcohol. Wormwood causes very nasty irreversible brain damange if you drink too much of it. Why do you think Hemmingway became even more of a crap writter in his last years?Stop Quoting BenComment
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Originally posted by Boshko
Real absinthe has wormwood in it as well as alcohol. Wormwood causes very nasty irreversible brain damange if you drink too much of it. Why do you think Hemmingway became even more of a crap writter in his last years?
Heminway drank absinthe? You changed my mind. I'll stay away from that crap.
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I have had it (the biggest market is the Czech Republic, were you find it everywhere, since all the tourists are interested, it being one of the few places you can find it) and the modern version is so high in proof (akin to 60% alcohol by volume) that all you 'taste' is alcohol really. The modern amount of wormwood is very small. Wormwood in theory increases bloodflow in the brain (hence the "increases my imagination" bit), but of course, since it does deal with the brain, it does cause damage.
As for the ritual (modern):
You take a spoonfull of sugar and you soak the sugar on a spoon with the liquor (make sure not to put it in the liquor). Then, light the spoon on fire, buring the alcohol away and partially caramelizing the sugar. Then mix the sugar in and drink. Most of this is simply for show and probalby has little effect on taste.If you don't like reality, change it! me
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You know the old ritual too?Comment
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No.If you don't like reality, change it! me
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absinthe = ****ing evil
i think the proof of most absinthe is about 75%, rather than 60%, and it tastes awful
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GePap knows his stuff, but in finland I have also seen people lighting the absinthe in their mouth, with or without the sugar.Que l’Univers n’est qu’un défaut dans la pureté de Non-être.
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For more information on absinthe and august strindberg -
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I got a 70% bottle I bought in Czechia.. Though I've seen 60% ones in a supermarket near my place.."An archaeologist is the best husband a women can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie
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