Absinthe

[palsgraf_polka]

I want to try Absinthe. It's legal in the US now, and where I don't think it's as potent as the European stuff, I want to try it. Does anyone have any recommendations of a really good bottle I can get here? There's a liquor store in Santa Barbara that has about 20 different brands.

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[reeeeeeeeflex.livejournal.com]

Update: okay, so, the bottle I bought got very poor reviews on the net, and there wasn't much flavor or scent other than anise. However, I don't know if it was the great alcohol content or what, but it produced a very, um, serious buzz. I don't know if it's just my imagination, but different drinks provide different kinds of buzzes:

-beer: blotto, messy
-wine: descends like a cloak upon you, makes you sleepy
-gin: calming

Absinthe seemed to grab my brain and keep it sharp while at the same time really messing it up. Also, my sleep was affected.

If I drink wine just before I go to bed, I sleep soundly for a few hours then wake up with a bit of insomnia.

If I drink gin, I nod off to sleep and typically stay asleep all night.

Last night, when I went to bed, I had a very active brain and was thinking of all sorts of things; it took me a while to get to sleep. And the my entire night was filled with incredibly intense, colorful dreams. They were dreams of power: I was kicking ass in some way shape or form I can't recall now that I'm awake.

Was it due to the absinthe? I don't know.

absinthe

[dellerbroek.livejournal.com]

http://www.integrityspirits.com/trillium-absinthe.html

Local (to me) product. $60 per bottle @ 120 proof. I didn't drink enough at any one sitting to get really drunk, just enough to start a buzz. Didn't mess around with sugar either, simply dropped a bit of ice into a small tumbler full. Pleasant experience but to dear a price.