Absinthe

[A/Fuel]

I got two bottles of Kubler on the way home since I was up north at the mall...2 glasses in the chill in the air is gone.
Anyone else ever drink this stuff?

[BangShift McT]

Re: Absinthe

I've had it, some in Vegas and in British Columbia. Hope you like black licorice. You pouring it over a sugarcube?

[A/Fuel]

Re: Absinthe

We had a little out of the bottle just to see what it was like, the clerk recomended pouring it over a sugarcube on a spoon, so we got some and it does make a difference. It does tase like licorice very smooth though.

[BangShift McT]

Re: Absinthe

In B.C. I had it raw (just over the sugar) and loved it. This was the pre-legalization stuff. Vegas it was mixed up as a "Bourbon St. Tea", it was cut with vodka, melon liquor and Sierra Mist. Not too bad.

[A/Fuel]

Re: Absinthe

Sandy called last glass...she just went to turn the heating blanket on. We just had to try it and were talking about who this would make great Christmas gifts for.
Sandy just brought up the hangover comment, will we have one?
Busy day tomorrow, I promised I'd get up at 4:00am with her...

[BangShift McT]

Re: Absinthe

Can't answer that one. In B.C. I was 16 and using an fake ID. In Vegas I drank five glasses worth of rum-based drinks, shots of whiskey, and a 32-oz Everclear slurpee with extra shots...I had a hangover no matter what I did.

[A/Fuel]

Re: Absinthe

LOL....
I'll let you know in a few hours then...

[KeithTurk]

Re: Absinthe

Tonya and I had some when we went down to visit JT in the French quarter..... I suspect ours was somewhat Modified.... Long story... but we didn't hallucinate... ( which is good ... )

[Barry Donovan]

Re: Absinthe

If I had some, I don't remember. :

I don't believe I have. is that stuff green or what?

[milner351]

Re: Absinthe

Remy's comments should be tempered with the fact that he can put booze away with the best of them, at a rate few can compete with - well - Brian could whiskey him under the table, but he's a pro. ;D

[Monster]

Re: Absinthe

For those of you that are wondering what the heck they are talking about;

Absinthe is historically described as a distilled, highly alcoholic (45-74% ABV) beverage.
It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from herbs, including the flowers and leaves of the herb Artemisia absinthium, commonly referred to as "grande wormwood", together with green anise and sweet fennel. Absinthe traditionally has a natural green colour but can also be colourless. It is commonly referred to in historical literature as la f'ee verte (the Green Fairy). Although it is sometimes mistakenly called a liqueur, absinthe is not bottled with added sugar and is therefore classified as a spirit. Absinthe is unusual among spirits in that it is bottled at a very high proof but is normally diluted with water when consumed.

More here -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe


A reservoir glass filled with a naturally coloured verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon.

[Brian Lohnes]

Re: Absinthe

Remy's comments should be tempered with the fact that he can put booze away with the best of them, at a rate few can compete with - well - Brian could whiskey him under the table, but he's a pro. ;D

Doubtful John...that big fellow could probably plow an elephant under.

[BangShift McT]

Re: Absinthe

Remy's comments should be tempered with the fact that he can put booze away with the best of them, at a rate few can compete with - well - Brian could whiskey him under the table, but he's a pro. ;D

Doubtful John...that big fellow could probably plow an elephant under.

John, even Brian was shooting me some interesting looks just at the dinner alone, nevermind during the Slurpee hunt.

[catchmeblue70]

Re: Absinthe

Remy's comments should be tempered with the fact that he can put booze away with the best of them, at a rate few can compete with - well - Brian could whiskey him under the table, but he's a pro. ;D

Doubtful John...that big fellow could probably plow an elephant under.

John, even Brian was shooting me some interesting looks just at the dinner alone, nevermind during the Slurpee hunt.

Those were because you were drinkin a pink drink, darlin, not from the amount of alcohol you were consuming :D

[BangShift McT]

Re: Absinthe

Remy's comments should be tempered with the fact that he can put booze away with the best of them, at a rate few can compete with - well - Brian could whiskey him under the table, but he's a pro. ;D

Doubtful John...that big fellow could probably plow an elephant under.

John, even Brian was shooting me some interesting looks just at the dinner alone, nevermind during the Slurpee hunt.

Those were because you were drinkin a pink drink, darlin, not from the amount of alcohol you were consuming :D

No, it had something to do with ordering absinthe and a shot, and before he could ask what the shot was, it was gone.