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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 02:39 PM
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So who has had this, particularly la fee absinthe, this one is meant to be the real deal, it's just 45% so not the full blown 60% but should be enough to let me know what it's like.

Gonna be drinking this stuff tonight, with a spoon of sugar and water of course.
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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Absinthe is bloody great stuff to start a night on.

For a real demonstration of its power, watch when you spill a bit (which you undoubtably will) and how quickly it evaporates. its like white spirit
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 02:52 PM
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So it's going to be an interesting night tonight.

I'll go gentle with it, watered down with sugar of course, it's meant to be very bitter, or so ive been told.
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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i bought a bottle back from holiday a while back and my son drank it without me knowing....was gutted
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 03:01 PM
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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he is not my son
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Connor_scotland
We have a bottle of the stuff

Its the real deal its in a plastic bottle as it came from Goa. If my brother doesnt want it you can if you want. As i certainley aint touching the stuff again haha
i got mine when i went to Turkey i think.
we drank my mates and was very ill. horrible colour drink. i remember holding my nose to drink it and heaving

i will pass on the offer of having yours, my son probably did me a favour
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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Has done some strange stuff to me, like awaking from a dream where I had been trying to get through a doorway into somewhere only to find I was no longer in bed and weirdly holding onto my brothers aerial picture of Upton Park which I'd somehow taken down of the wall whilst on my sleep wander. Think I was also trying to get through the wall somehow

Mad stuff
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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odd bloke
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Markus
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Me?

Dunno what you could be referring to.

Honest!
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
he is not my son
Who is more relieved, you or me?
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyWon't
Who is more relieved, you or me?

more stuff is allowed if you are not related


the relief is all yours
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:10 PM
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out one night with a friend and he downed 3 shots of it, he was already quite tipsy at this stage, didn't seem to effect him. 15minutes later we found him in the toilet unable to stand up his body and head was not-effected but his legs were out of action completely
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
more stuff is allowed if you are not related
Stop scaring me!
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:10 PM
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ive allway wanted to try a couple glass's but never bought it as ive heard you get good stuff but whats over here int he shops is crap?
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:11 PM
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Im sure Prague airport have the CCTV or the gay one from Easyjet TV can vouch for the fact me and it don't mix

~edit to say I just read that last bit and it sounded like I had some sexual encounter with him...I didn't...from what I remember :s

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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by +Doc+
Im sure Prague airport have the CCTV or the gay one from Easyjet TV can vouch for the fact me and it don't mix

~edit to say I just read that last bit and it sounded like I had some sexual encounter with him...I didn't...from what I remember :s


now you cant start the story without finishing it
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Originally Posted by ScoobyWon't
Stop scaring me!

i have something that will help with that
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
i have something that will help with that
There isn't enough Absinthe to stop you scaring me
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyWon't
There isn't enough Absinthe to stop you scaring me
i could lull you into a false sense of security and slap a morphine patch on your bum..........you wont feel a thing
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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This is the best Real Absinthe, its all very good
Jade Liqueurs Fine Absinthes
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
i could lull you into a false sense of security and slap a morphine patch on your bum..........you wont feel a thing
I'll pass on that offer, thanks none the less.
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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the first and last time i will ever have absinthe was on a stag doo in newcastle. we went to this pub in the afternoon and as the pubs were quiet we thought we would give it a try.there was a big chair where you sat paid ya money and this bird came over and poured it straight down your throught.my mate had a go then my brother then me,this was around 2 oclock ish.the next thing i remember it was around 8 oclock back at the hotel all the lads had been changed and ready for off out again i woke up covered in sick but just managed to make the next taxi.my brother never woke untill later that night and my mate woke the next morning after spending the night asleep in the bath.never ever again.
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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makes the heart grow fonder...........

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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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few years ago, me and a mate brought a bottle on the way back from the pub, just to 'try' it.

We sat and drank the bottle between us. The strangest feeling ive ever experienced. I was sitting at his kitchen table and in my head I was having a great time, but i couldnt move a single muscle. I just sat there thinking "this is some serious bad stuff, i am thinking completely normally, but i cant move"

it lasted about an hour before I was able to stagger away.

very, very, very, weird
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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Absinthe is made from wormwood, which contains a toxic chemical called thujone. This chemical appears to cause, among other things, convulsions, hallucinations, and blindness. For this reason, it has been banned in many countries, including the United States. While most kinds of alcohol can cause health problems if consumed in excess, absinthe is illegal because it is potentially much more damaging to your health.



Enjoy
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by apples24
ive allway wanted to try a couple glass's but never bought it as ive heard you get good stuff but whats over here int he shops is crap?
The stuff la fee tesco's sell is actually top notch, not the 68% one but close enough.

It's more important that it's distilled and the right herbs are used.

David, most of the reason it's so bad is people drink the cheap bad quality versions which contain may impurities, that and you are not meant to drink the stuff neat anyway.

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