Alcohol of choice

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obin_gam wrote:: regaridng what s "real" absinthe and not -> does it have anything to do with the % of alcohol? I know (I think I know anyways) that the limit of legal alcohol in my country is <70% and thus most absinthe (and any spirit at all) thats stronger than that have to be imported.

For example, I just picked up a cyan-colored "Pére Kermann's Absinthe" which is 60%. Does that count as real absinthe or is it In Name Only?

EDIT: also, what trick is used to get the best taste out of the drink? pouring ice-water slowly over the sugar cube, or dipping the cube and burning it/melting it down?

To my recollection, absinthe's authenticity has to do with how it is manufactured, not it's proof. I believe it has to be made following a specific procedure to be called absinthe, as opposed to just taking high-proof alcohol and flavoring it like absinthe.

Posts : 5 Join date : 2011-02-25 Location : 516 LI NY

There are a lot of websites that explain absinthe in pretty clear terms... But essentially what you're looking for in absinthe would be an alcohol content from 45-74% (according to wiki) and a "thujone" content. That's the chemical that got the drink outlawed, and the chem that people think makes you "trip" or "hallucinate", which (as far as I know) never really happens.

With the proof of Absinthe, you'd die of alcohol poisoning before you ever got an effect from the thujone content.

Don't hold me to any of that... ya know... I'm not a doctor.

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I totally just found an Absinthe buyers guide onlie, with a list of recommended brands, dealers and what have you, so I guess my problem is solved.

Subject: Re: Alcohol of choice Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:55 pm

I've wanted to try absinthe for the longest time, simply because there's this one cool album about absinthe and some of the limited editions actually had a absinthe spoon with them, lol

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AssimanDHI wrote:: I've wanted to try absinthe for the longest time, simply because there's this one cool album about absinthe and some of the limited editions actually had a absinthe spoon with them, lol

They make some ridiculously ornate absinthe spoon, man.

Subject: Re: Alcohol of choice Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:14 am

I got a brilliant idea for a drink last night, and I think The Dude would approve.

It's a White Russian (or Caucasian if you want to call it that) Milkshake. Vodka, Kahlua, Milk, and Ice Cream. Blend it together and drink. I think it would taste AMAZING!

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Eckertmania wrote:: I got a brilliant idea for a drink last night, and I think The Dude would approve.

It's a White Russian (or Caucasian if you want to call it that) Milkshake. Vodka, Kahlua, Milk, and Ice Cream. Blend it together and drink. I think it would taste AMAZING!

Fund it.

Subject: Re: Alcohol of choice Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:48 am

Eckertmania wrote:: I got a brilliant idea for a drink last night, and I think The Dude would approve.

It's a White Russian (or Caucasian if you want to call it that) Milkshake. Vodka, Kahlua, Milk, and Ice Cream. Blend it together and drink. I think it would taste AMAZING!

The thought of a combination of a Hangover and brain freeze already makes my head hurt.

Subject: Re: Alcohol of choice Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:00 pm

Anyone drinking Ginger Beer? I only just found out about that kind of beverage. I picked up "Crabbies" as it is (really awkwardly) called hehe just because it sounded weird with ginger taste in a beer (or is it cider? I have no idea).

Anyways, I loved it this much cheers

Gonna order a box with 24 bottles when my store starts selling these again in april. Cant wait!

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Thecigarsnob wrote:

Eckertmania wrote:: I got a brilliant idea for a drink last night, and I think The Dude would approve.

It's a White Russian (or Caucasian if you want to call it that) Milkshake. Vodka, Kahlua, Milk, and Ice Cream. Blend it together and drink. I think it would taste AMAZING!

The thought of a combination of a Hangover and brain freeze already makes my head hurt.

It would be worth it.

Posts : 20 Join date : 2011-01-24

I don't drink much, but when I do my favorite is Rum and Coke, particularly Captain Morgan's. Then again I've only had it with two kinds of rum and the other was a store-brand so...

But as it is, my drinking career is a very short tale (only 22 and I don't party) with very few surprises.

Posts : 3 Join date : 2011-03-24

Um, I drink like most homeless people do. Horrible malt liquor because it is all I can afford most of the time.
BUT, if I got to choose.

I love Arrogant Bastard and Guinness.

Other than beer, I like rum, and...erm...I've only had cheap whiskey my whole life.

I'm pretty much the real life "CHESTER". Only, I'll drink horse piss.

Subject: Re: Alcohol of choice Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:21 pm

ZeroCalo wrote:: Um, I drink like most homeless people do. Horrible malt liquor because it is all I can afford most of the time.
BUT, if I got to choose.

I love Arrogant Bastard and Guinness.

Other than beer, I like rum, and...erm...I've only had cheap whiskey my whole life.

I'm pretty much the real life "CHESTER". Only, I'll drink horse piss.

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ZeroCalo wrote:: Um, I drink like most homeless people do. Horrible malt liquor because it is all I can afford most of the time.
BUT, if I got to choose.

I love Arrogant Bastard and Guinness.

Other than beer, I like rum, and...erm...I've only had cheap whiskey my whole life.

I'm pretty much the real life "CHESTER". Only, I'll drink horse piss.

Hit that bum wine?

Subject: Re: Alcohol of choice Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:36 am

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That's about it.

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im not 18 but of what ive had coke&rum is decent

Subject: Re: Alcohol of choice Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:25 am

The only thing I drink at LAN parties besides the odd whateverisonthecoffeetable in a drinking game. Drinking games include FPS like Q3, UT2k3, CSS (Finish your drink every 5 deaths in FFA respawn), AoE2 (Gulp when you lose a building) and film movies, such as The Room (Whenever you hear 'Oh' or something nonsensical happens).

What's better, is the brewery has an amazing website, and a competition to convert 'Lager Boys' to ale.

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barrylikesbnbns wrote:: The Room (Whenever you hear 'Oh' or something nonsensical happens).

That's a good way to die of alcohol poisioning.

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barrylikesbnbns wrote:: The Room (Whenever you hear 'Oh' or something nonsensical happens).

That's a good way to die of alcohol poisioning.

It's even worse than playing the Wild Zero drinking game.

Subject: Re: Alcohol of choice Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:36 am

Guys, they make fruit punch flavored vodka. Mixing it with 7-Up makes it taste just like a Kiddy Cocktail (if you remember those, anyway.)

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Eckertmania wrote:: Guys, they make fruit punch flavored vodka. Mixing it with 7-Up makes it taste just like a Kiddy Cocktail (if you remember those, anyway.)

No I do not.