What is absinthe?

You can't legally buy full strength Absinthe in the United States and also most of Europe. However, you can get real Absinthe in Amsterdam, of course. Full strength Absinthe is culled from Wormwood and the thujone is not buffered. But it's fairly nasty. You must drink it traditionally with sugar and poured over a spoon and lit to remove alcohol. Then you'll get the full hallucogenic effect. Frankly, you would do better with mushrooms or nutmeg for hallucinations than Absinthe. Both of which can be easily obtained in the Netherlands.

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It tastes like Licorice and numbs the pain receptors in the brain, one shot is all that is needed anymore than that you will have hallucinations and accidental dropping of things! Including your body if you drink too much! ROFL!

I wish I'd known that B4 I'd have drank it!

Absinthe is a wicked liquid. I had my first (and last) drink in New Orleans.

I like to drink Absinthe in the tub. It's better than opium.

Syn, LOLOL... I never understood how people can drink this stuff. It has to be the worst taste out there... lol

Also known as the 'green fairy'

Knew the answer thanks to one of the Gourmet Detective movies on the Hallmark Channel.

The Impressionists Like to Drink it too.

It was the downfall of the main character in Madam X, played by the wonderful Lana Turner.

Phiend99, they've closed down the "smart shops" in Amsterdam. So no more legal magic mushrooms any more

Russel Brand calls it 'naughty water'