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-- By Kos in Helsinki, Finland on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 at 07:15.

The alcohol level is sure very high. That means that absinthe is like 136% proof? I know what it means about the alcohol being kind of hidden behind the flavour. I tried some French absinthe with water / sugar and felt very weird and spacey. Not sure if it was just the alcohol though..

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-- By Leo in Unspecified location on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 at 16:47.

If the alcohol in absinthe is too strong for the taste then I advise to make an absinthe cocktail. A nice thing in summer with crushed ice and very refreshing...will make you forget about the alcohol in the absinthe.... :-) ..and enjoy the drink

Alcohol and Thujone in Absinthe

-- By John Oliver in Devon on Sun, 1 Apr 2007 at 07:57.

Yep, everybody tends to forget that absinthe is a high proof alcoholic beverage. The herbal flavour, and the chilled water, actually tend to mask the alcohol in real absinthe. In years gone by thujone was blamed for having an alleged pyshoactive effect. It is now thought that this is unlikely to be the case.

What are we left with? a refreshing high alcohol drink that will make you real drunk. What sets real absinthe apart - from say bourbon - is that you don't realise this as you drink it.

Herbs

-- By Max The Juice in Miami, Florida, US on Mon, 2 Apr 2007 at 05:42.

That buzz that happens when you sink a sinthe (drink absinthe ;-) ..comes from the combo of herbs not alcohol.. Was wondering if different recipes have different effects. How the absinthe is created is going to determine how the herbs react in the alcohol. French absinthe has no fennel and the Swiss absinthe is white, so no wormwood i guess.

Teen jailed for absinthe fuelled stabbing

-- By Eric in England on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 at 08:34.

NEWS.COM.AU
By Jade Bilowol
April 03, 2007 06:17pm

A young man has been sentenced to four years' jail for stabbing a parent seven times at a party he gatecrashed while under the influence of absinthe.

Daniel Thomas Kingdon, 19, of Brisbane, today pleaded guilty to one count each of grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning bodily harm in company and assault occasioning bodily harm while armed in company on February 25, 2006.

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Kingdon's defence lawyer said his client had been under the influence of absinthe - a strong liqueur once banned in many Western countries - at the time of the offence.

Full story at http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21498668-1702,00.html

Good Absinthe

-- By Artimus in US on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 at 06:13.

I have had good experiences with all absinthe. I have tried many many different kinds....French, Italian, Austrian, hungarian, czech, Spanish, etc. I liked them all in their own unique way. Some better than others. There is nothing about them that would make you go mad or go on a murderous rampage. It is a shame that this delightful beverage is associated with such BS. For Morons like the last story of "Teen jailed for absinthe fuelled stabbing" .......hopefully we can put the blame where it is well deserved, away from a decadent beverage and more into the scope of the person being mentally ill to begin with, or being the subject of constant child molestation. Or a serious phallic issue.....with a name like "KINGDON" you'd expect a huge prick, and he probably couldn't deliver, someone called him out and bad things happened.....Absinthe was just an innocent victim in a penile hate crime.

absinthe

-- By alan in liverpool england on Thu, 1 Nov 2007 at 18:19.

I WAS OUT THE OTHER NIGHT AND WAS ALREADY QUITE DRUNK,WHEN A FELLOW REVELLER AND I HAD 5 SHOTS OF ABSINTH AND 2 RED AFTERSHOCKS.MY FRIEND WAS TAKEN HOME 2O MINS LATER PARALETIC,I SURVIVED FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR FREQUENTLY FALLING BEFORE BEING ESCORTED HOME WERE I VOMITTED REPEATEDLY AND WOKE ON HALL FLOOR HAVING SHIT MYSELF .SO I PERSONALLY DONT LIKE ABSINTH .

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