Topic: Anyone ever try absinthe ?
MikeMontana's photo
Wed 02/28/07 09:34 PM
Whats special about it? Is it just a "status-drink" with an additional
spin of it being "banned" in the US? Or is it really more potent than
the usual strong liquor?

I'm not a drinker, but, in the last month, I've heard it come up several
times, and been wondering what its all about.

poorbiker's photo
Wed 02/28/07 09:52 PM
Is it because of thujone, a toxic ingedient of dogwood, used in making
it (also similiar to THC)? Check out this site, and let me know if it is
the same thing.

http://www.absinth.com/cgi-bin/s_cart04/perlshop.cgi

Lantz's photo
Wed 02/28/07 11:27 PM
I have on thing to say about that drink... OK two:

ONE:
It tastes bad...

TWO:
I got the real drink that is prohibited in the US; and I was gone after
one glass...

Pink elephants were dancing on the ceiling that night.

LANTZ

MikeMontana's photo
Thu 03/01/07 08:49 PM
Pink Elephants??? So the "Green Fairy" is really part of the experience.
Go figure.

PoorBiker: Yeah, I think we're talking about the same thing.

OnALark's photo
Thu 03/01/07 08:55 PM
never heard of it; what is it?

Greyhound's photo
Fri 03/02/07 02:49 AM
Never heard of that either. huh