May 6, 2003, 08:53
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The proper way of drinking absinthe.
What is the proper 19th century way to drink absinthe?
I know they drank it with a piece of sugar and mixing it with water. Could someone decribe the ritual in detail?
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May 6, 2003, 08:57
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All I know is that it's dangerous to drink and can lead to irreversible damage - maybe if not drunk properly
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May 6, 2003, 09:00
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What is absinthe?
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May 6, 2003, 09:01
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Alcoholic beverage. That is evil.
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May 6, 2003, 09:02
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Originally posted by Spec
What is absinthe?
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It's a drug that was popular among poets/atists/burgeois in europe in the 19th century. It's alcohol mixed with some herb.
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May 6, 2003, 09:04
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Originally posted by paiktis22
All I know is that it's dangerous to drink and can lead to irreversible damage - maybe if not drunk properly
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Hey, relax. It's legal in europe again. 
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May 6, 2003, 09:10
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Tell me the truth. You've been watching Dracula by Copola again haven't you?
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May 6, 2003, 09:12
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The current inspiration is Moulin Rouge I believe...you're SO 1990s Paiktis... 
It
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May 6, 2003, 09:14
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Originally posted by statusperfect
It's a drug that was popular among poets/atists/burgeois in europe in the 19th century. It's alcohol mixed with some herb.
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Van Gogh and Baudelaire amongst them. Need I say more?
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May 6, 2003, 09:14
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Originally posted by paiktis22
Tell me the truth. You've been watching Dracula by Copola again haven't you?
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To tell you the truth i got inspired by August Strindberg and bough a flask a couple of days ago.
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May 6, 2003, 09:17
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Anyway. I need a good picture of an absith glass and that special perforated spoon so i can get/make my own ones.
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May 6, 2003, 09:18
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Where can I buy that?
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May 6, 2003, 09:19
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Originally posted by statusperfect
To tell you the truth i got inspired by August Strindberg and bough a flask a couple of days ago.
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And from what I found here are the results.
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May 6, 2003, 09:20
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And after:
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May 6, 2003, 09:20
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Originally posted by Spec
Where can I buy that?
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Anywhere in europe except france and other countries with a national ban.
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May 6, 2003, 09:20
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I wish I could get my hair to do that.
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May 6, 2003, 09:21
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Originally posted by paiktis22
And from what I found here are the results.
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May 6, 2003, 09:27
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Did Byron drink the stuff or was whacked on something else
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May 6, 2003, 09:30
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Byron was wacked on the spirit of the Greek Revolution!
A propos, allegendly absinthe has a very similar taste and aroma to ouzo (the Green Fairy was produced in ancient Greece) without the special "mezmerizing qualities" of course.
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May 6, 2003, 09:31
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Originally posted by paiktis22
Byron was wacked on the spirit on the Greek Revolution!
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A very potent drug no doubt 
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May 6, 2003, 09:57
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There's no proper way of drinking it considering its taste... 
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May 6, 2003, 10:30
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Real absinthe has wormwood in it as well as alcohol. Wormwood causes very nasty irreversible brain damange if you drink too much of it. Why do you think Hemmingway became even more of a crap writter in his last years?
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May 6, 2003, 10:40
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Originally posted by Boshko
Real absinthe has wormwood in it as well as alcohol. Wormwood causes very nasty irreversible brain damange if you drink too much of it. Why do you think Hemmingway became even more of a crap writter in his last years?
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 Heminway drank absinthe? You changed my mind. I'll stay away from that crap.
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May 6, 2003, 11:19
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I have had it (the biggest market is the Czech Republic, were you find it everywhere, since all the tourists are interested, it being one of the few places you can find it) and the modern version is so high in proof (akin to 60% alcohol by volume) that all you 'taste' is alcohol really. The modern amount of wormwood is very small. Wormwood in theory increases bloodflow in the brain (hence the "increases my imagination" bit), but of course, since it does deal with the brain, it does cause damage.
As for the ritual (modern):
You take a spoonfull of sugar and you soak the sugar on a spoon with the liquor (make sure not to put it in the liquor). Then, light the spoon on fire, buring the alcohol away and partially caramelizing the sugar. Then mix the sugar in and drink. Most of this is simply for show and probalby has little effect on taste.
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May 6, 2003, 11:27
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You know the old ritual too?
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May 6, 2003, 11:35
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No.
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May 6, 2003, 11:38
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absinthe = ****ing evil
i think the proof of most absinthe is about 75%, rather than 60%, and it tastes awful
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May 6, 2003, 12:17
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GePap knows his stuff, but in finland I have also seen people lighting the absinthe in their mouth, with or without the sugar.
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May 6, 2003, 12:37
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For more information on absinthe and august strindberg -
http://www.skumpy.com/eha/
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May 6, 2003, 13:06
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I got a 70% bottle I bought in Czechia.. Though I've seen 60% ones in a supermarket near my place..
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