For any of our members under 21 (are there any?) -- drinking is bad. . .even after 21 drinking in excess (and with Absinthe that isn't a helluva lot) is bad. That said. . . I hope alcohol isn't too far off topic because things considered it was an interesting experience for me (I'm very boring. . .)
They legalized absinthe so for the first time since I was an idiotic 17 year old I drank more than a single glass of cheap wine. Only one glass of the stuff, given that its expensive and comes in tiny bottles and my particular bottle was 50% alc. by content (jeez). Tried it neat first because I forgot you don't do that. . .You don't do that, EVER.
Served "Bohemian" by melting a sugar cube into it, stirring it in, lighting the whole thing on fire, and then slowly adding ice-cold water (3oz to 1oz of absinthe). I gotta say, the taste is still dissapointing. . .very much so. I like black licorice, but I don't like spirits except Everclear so I guess this was a waste of money (pretty bottle though).
To be honest the alc. content is just enough then to do nothing to me after one drink (I weigh 280 lbs though) while my experience with Everclear tells me if I had another one it would hit me like a ton of bricks. That tendency of my brain is actually kinda why I quit drinking at 17 . . . bad stuff there man. but live and learn.
anyways its very bitter, but the sugar is enough to make it a bit sweet, which to me results in something mediciney but others may actually like it.
Anyone else in the states tried it just because it became legal? (gotta admit it was the only reason I bothered).
Yoru
I'm going on a big beer adventure in Montreal this June, can't wait! All my future travel will be to major beer destinations like Portland, Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic and the UK.
Make sure and buy the one with actual sprigs of wormwood and other forms of swamp grass floating in it for the true Czechsinth pre-vomit bile flavor.
