Feel free to blowdog or diablo this thread btw...
anyone tried it?
Is it the sort of drink to impress the girlies with, cos I'm planning to take it to a party with an attractive filly and see what happens....
Is it true that it is an hallucinogen?
cheers,
astraboy.

 

You big girls blouse

Get a proper drink (and a life...lol...)

 

It is very similar in taste and appearance to Pernod or Ricard, the French aniseed based drinks (similar to Ouzo I guess).

You mix it 1 to 5 with water and it goes cloudy.

Never had enough of it to cut my own ear off - but that's what is supposed to have happened to Van Gogh...

PS. it is still banned here in Switzerland but originates from very close to where I am based and I know a bloke who knows a bloke etc...

 

Big girls blouse indeed
Truth is I'm runnin out of options.
Beer is too cumbersome to carry around in sufficent quantites to acheive oblivion.
Vodka Redbull messes with my digestive system for 5 days afterward.
spirits just **** me up.
I'm looking for alternatives here.
any suggestions?
astraboy.

 

"hallucinogen?"

Well they do say absinthe makes the heart grow ....

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Astraboy,
It's got Wormwood in it, and yes it blows your mind!
It's banned in France, as I believe it was successfully used as a defence for murder on several occasions.
I dont think the filly will be too keen on getting on the wrong end of it, so why not be a man, and let her drink all of it
Sleep at your peril!
john.

 

Astraboy - The legal version doesn't contain anything other than alcohol. If you can drink 4 or 5 glasses and not collapse in a heap everyone will be impressed, but I fear you won't be interested in the 'filly' if you do. Try to impress her with intelligent conversation instead

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by john&nicci:
<B>Astraboy,
Sleep at your peril!
john.[/quote]

Why's that then?
astraboy.
btw, FB, intelligent conversation? this is the astraboy you're talking about here. You and I both know that aint an option!!!

 

I bought loads of bottles back from Andorra earlier this year - how does £2.50 a bottle grab ya?

Mix 5:1 with water, flames it, dump in a heaped spoon of caramelised sugar and flyyyyyy..........

 

Its a bit nasty on the legs, makes you somewhat confused as to where you are after many.

Match this filly drink for drink with the stuff, and as long as she aint 16 hands in size, this will be one filly prepared to play "*** jockey"



let us know how you get on!

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Ron,
Erm, blimey, since you put it like that
astraboy.

 

Tried it once. I can remember everything up until that point........next thing i know i'm waking up the next day in a strange bed in a strange town......didn't know how quick to phone for a taxi....so try it you are guaranteed a good night!!!

 

Ronnie - If you can drink several Absinthe's and still be interested in '*** jockeys' you need to go and get your liver and intestines replaced. There is something seriously wrong with your adsorbtion system

 

Careful, it gets you well wasted...

 

I had 5 one night, I thought it tasted like ****. Of course after the first one I didn't care that much. They sell it in Bar Bodega in Watford and it's not cheap, a fiver a throw or something which is cheaper than the white russians unfortunately

Steve.

 

I had three shots of this in Cantaloupe, Old Street. No water though just sugar caramelised on a spoon then mixed in. It went cloudy then down the neck!

Not a good mix with Stella!

I was ok but my mate got very emotional....tears an all :rolleyes

Phil

 

**** me... I brought some (big bottle coz I thought I was hard...) back from spain.. I had two large shots one night... oh and some 100 proof southern comfort... you could say that I had a good night... (have two shots before you go out... good for a laugh)....

Wouldnt suggest playing shot glass chess with it!

David

 

Spotted some in a bar in Barcelona a few years ago

They didn't want to sell it to me but...

Funny night is all I can say

Don't think I attracted any girls with it tho

 

Ordered some for La Boheme,in the Uk -

 

Astraboy - you been watching Moulin Rouge by any chance?

Would drink a whole bottle if it made Kylie appear in her fairy costume

 

Fast Bloke

Do you know what brands do contain wormwood??
Also does it go well with Champagne???
Anyone interested in a "GroupBuy"?/!!!!

 

It boosts octane rating by 5 points as well

 

Absinthe is feckin evil, mix it up with a splash of water, hold a teaspoon full of sugar over the top which has a couple of drops of Absinthe in it, set light to the spoon and let it slowly drip intoo thee AAbssinthe, stiiiritup and diiiiinky et al doonnn..........hic

 

RussP, I too get my intake of Absinthe. My Mum "smuggles" it in for me from Andorra. She lives near Toulouse so it's only a 3 hour drive away!!
Apparently, it's band in a few European countries due to it's active ingredients.
She charges me £3 - I'll be having words with her !

Will be sinking a few with some mates tonight as a matter of fact. A bit worried though coz I'm still on crutches...

Walker- that seems to be the best way to drink it. It's always great witnessing people drink it neat for the first time though

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Doc:
<B>Astraboy - you been watching Moulin Rouge by any chance?

Would drink a whole bottle if it made Kylie appear in her fairy costume [/quote]

doc, yes I have seen it, but I have always had an interest in partaking in the "green Demon"...
Wonder if a couple of shots before I enter a rave would have an effect on me????
Behold the patented astraboy pre-rave cocktail (recently ammended)
2 pints of water
4 pints of lager
2 cans or redbull
2 shots of absinthe (neat or the flame deal done if I have the time)
I'll let you know the outcome...
astraboy.

 

Dazzler

Must be currency fluctuations, that or your mums having you over!

Wierd stuff, tho. drinking it for the first time with quite a big group of people, i found all the people i didn't get on quite so well with (and one or two i really didn't like! ) were beginning to look like spider, snakes and other nasty little critters!

Very odd, apparently i tried turning the table on its side complaining to anyone that's listen that my drink had fallen over.

 

Russ, sounds like I need to drink more. one of my friends can't get enough of the stuff everytime he comes over. He seems to go off the rails a bit when he's had a few of them. I just get p$ssed !

Will try a few extra shots tonight. I'll probably end up throwing my crutches in a bush and fly into town.