[Huck]

I have a couple friends say this stuff works. I been trying to get some from overseas thru a friend so i can try it. Any freepers have experience with this stuff?

[discostu]

It’s tasty, has an interesting buzz, kind of like mixing a very small amount of pot with a large quantity of booze. Worth trying once just to say you did it.

[Renfield]

I have drunk it (brought some back from New Zealand, where it is legal). I like the stuff, but it doesn’t like me...gives me heartburn. Very tasty, though, in a medicinal sort of way.

[harpu]

Back in my early Navy days (19-20 yrs old), I consumed this stuff while on Liberty in Yokosuska, Japan. Yes, it does open the mind and increase one's perceived invinsibility - both in love and toughness.

Then...I got busted, literally, trying to bring a couple bottles back aboard ship under my Pea Coat. The OD at top of the gangway suspected something, asked me to raise my arms, and then with a nightstick, popped me under my armpits on my upper sides and broke both bottles.

Got a Captains' Mast, some extra duty, and no liberty during the rest of time in Yokohama.

[uglybiker]

Any freepers have experience with this stuff?

I do. I have tried several brands.

No mind-altering experiences. It's just like any other alcoholic beverage....drink enough, you get sh*tfaced.

Currently, there are three brands approved for sale here in the States:

Lucid (France)
Kübler 53 (Suisse) and
St. George Absinthe Verte (U.S.)

And you can buy 'em online here.

Other brands should be approved in the coming months. Among them are Absinthe Marteau Classique (currently from Switzerland but will be made domestically) and Taboo (B.C.). Both of which I highly recommend. Excellent resources on absinthe can be found at The Wormwood Society

[glasseye]

Fun stuff....just for special occasions thou.

Ya gotta do the sugar cube too.....

[hewhowaits]

If you like anisette or any form of black liquorice you may like it otherwise stay away. I have tried may variations, from home stilled (not by me, hehe) to imported from Europe. (yes you can order it on line, they have very creative ways of working with the import papers but you end up signing off; if it gets confiscated by customs, your loss. It aint cheap for the good stuff either) I brought a case back with me from a European vacation with the family 2 years ago. (I mixed them up as we traveled country to country and by the time we left I had quite an interesting spread) When we returned to the U.S. I wheeled my case up to customs and told them it was a case of wine. they never even opened the box. hehe For me, The strongest (most potent?) was the home brew that I had the chance to try, a colleague did the distillation with Thujone she grew in her garden. Potent as hell but tasted down right nasty, some of the stuff I brought home was almost as good but tasted much better. The stuff I bought on line was strong and yummy but not cheap (not to mention the lose to customs issue)The cool thing with some of those vendors is that they post the thujone levels for each brand. Needless to say the higher the level the higher the price. Do a search. ;)
rmo

[Ghengis]

I tried it a few years ago. Felt like a deeper, more intense buzz than having a few beers or some sipping whiskey.