High alcohol volume. Very high. 85%. A mouthful is about 4 beers' worth. Has a strong liquorice taste and smell, but you don't taste it if you drink it straight.
REALLY warms you up.
REALLY warms you up.
"Mate, check look at the back of the bottle- 'VERY high alcohol volume. Do NOT drink neat'"
"Uhh, I just drank 3 mouthfuls... Absinthe is the Elixcer of God..."
"Uhh, I just drank 3 mouthfuls... Absinthe is the Elixcer of God..."
by Ziggy-Stardust May 25, 2008
A drink that makes you dance like a prick... and sing Rolling Stones songs really badly. I recommend it.
by the sexy monkey May 5, 2005
Spelled ABSINTHE, not ABSINTH
An alchoholic beverage consisting of the essential oils of Sweet Fennel, Anise, and Grand Wormwood. Usually appears green in color due to the herbs used to naturally color it. The extracts are mixed with a base of alchohol (usually between 55 - 83% ABV), which makes the spirit Absinthe, and is prepared with cold water and sugar to create an opaque light green drink. The drink is never drunk neat. When using the French method, a specially slotted spoon is set on top of a cup with about 1-1/2 oz of Absinthe and a sugar cube is placed on the spoon while ice water is slowly poured on the cube. The ice water and the Absinthe causes the drink to cloud up (called louching) due to the non water-soluable nature of the herbal oils. This is what brings out the real flavor of Absinthe and the drink usually sits at about the ABV of a good glass of wine when prepared.
American Absinthe limits the amout of the "apparent" psychoactive drug in Grand Wormwood (Artemesia Absinthium) called toujone, but one can buy foreign Absinthe online and get the normal levels of toujone. The psychoactive drug was one of the causes of it being labled for causing hallucinations, but these claimes were falsified a little after the turn of the 20th century due to it's popularity, the failing wine industry and the growing prohibitionist movement in Europe.
Romanticized as "Le Fee Verte", "The Green Fairy", and "The Green Goddess".
An alchoholic beverage consisting of the essential oils of Sweet Fennel, Anise, and Grand Wormwood. Usually appears green in color due to the herbs used to naturally color it. The extracts are mixed with a base of alchohol (usually between 55 - 83% ABV), which makes the spirit Absinthe, and is prepared with cold water and sugar to create an opaque light green drink. The drink is never drunk neat. When using the French method, a specially slotted spoon is set on top of a cup with about 1-1/2 oz of Absinthe and a sugar cube is placed on the spoon while ice water is slowly poured on the cube. The ice water and the Absinthe causes the drink to cloud up (called louching) due to the non water-soluable nature of the herbal oils. This is what brings out the real flavor of Absinthe and the drink usually sits at about the ABV of a good glass of wine when prepared.
American Absinthe limits the amout of the "apparent" psychoactive drug in Grand Wormwood (Artemesia Absinthium) called toujone, but one can buy foreign Absinthe online and get the normal levels of toujone. The psychoactive drug was one of the causes of it being labled for causing hallucinations, but these claimes were falsified a little after the turn of the 20th century due to it's popularity, the failing wine industry and the growing prohibitionist movement in Europe.
Romanticized as "Le Fee Verte", "The Green Fairy", and "The Green Goddess".
by Daschni December 31, 2013
A tasty drink with up to 85% alcohol that should not be taken unless you plan on cheating on your girlfriend. Sorry!
by SHIIIIIIIIIIT July 26, 2003
absinthe + irritable bowel syndrome = jobbies in ones pants.
Hapsburg Gold Label Absinthe is 89.9% alcohol! Now thats quality!
Hapsburg Gold Label Absinthe is 89.9% alcohol! Now thats quality!
by Me March 21, 2005
One of the greatest drinks ever invented. As rumor has it, Van Gough was drinking a lot of absinthe right before he cut off his own ear. As well as that, 9 shots can be fatal apparently!! Love the mystery that is.....
ABSINTHE!
(Absinthe is a tits machine of a drink!)
ABSINTHE!
(Absinthe is a tits machine of a drink!)
by Fox JK October 15, 2006
To consume absinthe, pour sugar on a spoon, set it alight and dip the caramelized sugar into the drink, adding an equal amount of water to extinguish the flame.
by Anonymous April 13, 2003