Sampling Absinthe's Dubious Charms

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Sampling Absinthe's Dubious Charms

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Sampling Absinthe's Dubious Charms
By Cody on 2009-05-11 | 16 comments

1		Ryan \| 2009-05-11
		I do not recommend EVER drinking this beverage under any circumstance. Ever. Absinthe causes bad things to happen... Reply to this

1		Commander Cody \| 2009-05-11
		The product you can buy here is really toned down that's why it's legal. Reply to this

1		Ryan \| 2009-05-11
		No it isn't. The thujone that you're talking about "toning down" (that is the stuff that is in the wormwood) doesn't exist, even in 19th century absinthe, in levels high enough to cause a reaction in average-sized humans. Certainly it doesn't exist in high enough quantities to cause any sort of effects before the alcohol kills you. So no, it is not watered down. It is made without wormwood...which has been shown not to cause any sort of noticeable hallucinogenic effects. Reply to this

1		Ryan \| 2009-05-11
		Read this: link Absinthe (even 19th century absinthe) was a about 5 parts per million thujone. This is significantly less than the 250 PPM that would be needed to have the sorts of toxic effects retards like Marilyn Manson or Johnny Depp describe. If you drank a pallet of Absinthe made with wormwood you might get some of the effects of the thujone. You would also be dead LONG before that happened. Probably when you were finished with about 1 bottle of it. My suggestion is to stay away from it completely and just drink soda water instead. Reply to this

1		Commander Cody \| 2009-05-11
		Then you admit how stupid your first comment was. Reply to this

1		Ryan \| 2009-05-11
		Dude, it is like 110 proof alcohol that tastes like you're drinking licorice. I don't drink it. This is mostly because the last time anybody did, they ended up telling the guy at the front counter of their hotel that they were going to kill him, getting the cops called, vommiting in the parking lot of their hotel, then sitting in their car screaming at me for like an hour that they were trying to drive to my apartment and, eventually, sleeping in their trunk. It is bad news, not because of some bizzare mythical chemical, but because it is absurdly potent alcohol that tastes like candy. Reply to this

1		Commander Cody \| 2009-05-11
		Fine but I still demand you surrender. Reply to this

1		Ryan \| 2009-05-11
		NEVER!!!!!!!!!!11111111 Reply to this

1		Commander Cody \| 2009-05-11
		My Indian middle east allies might change your mind. Reply to this

1		Ryan \| 2009-05-11
		DON'T JIHAD ME, BRO! Reply to this

1		anonymous \| 2009-05-11
		Guys, wtf is going on in here Reply to this

1		Joel \| 2009-05-11
		Going to have to agree with Ryan on this one, its notorious for having a crack-ton of alcohol in it, but at the same time, people are like "lolz Ima get so tripped out." B/c they're dumbass bro's, the hallucinogenic effects are pretty much slim to none, even in the original stuff, people are just misinformed. Reply to this

1		luke \| 2009-05-12
		Does anyone know where I can get the stuff in DM? I think it would be a great gift. Reply to this

1		Joel \| 2009-05-12
		If you just want to drink it I know the Red Monk has it, otherwise you may just have to look around at various liquor stores. Lucid is a fairly available brand. Reply to this

1		AaronJ \| 2009-05-12
		so what are people waiting for? Load this up with thojone and sell it. Reply to this