Absinthe

[shirt]

there used be be a great, cheap bar in manchester called something blu. they served 'proper' absinthe using the corect method, dissolving a spoonful of sugar into it by soaking in some spririt and igniting the spoon then stirring the sugar in with water.

its the only drink where i have felt noticeably more pissed as i have progressed down the glass.

[sleep envy]

28th and 30th birthdays

a trebble absinthe shot and two absinthe cocktails on both occasions - I lost 4 hours of my life

have a bottle in the back of the cupboard waiting for the right party

[HRG]

sleep envy said:

28th and 30th birthdays

a trebble absinthe shot and two absinthe cocktails on both occasions - I lost 4 hours of my life

have a bottle in the back of the cupboard waiting for the right party

4 hours? You lucky lucky bd...

[sleep envy]

in all fairness that was just at the party

the following day of my 28th I though I was going to die but was in the pub by 7pm, well it was xmas eve...

[Noger]

Had a couple of pretty stiff Sazeracs in the Lanesbourough on my birthday a few years ago. Was having a nice time in the library bar, but I then went completely mental ! Never again.

[neilsfishing]

Nobaccymaccy said:

Los Angeles said:

Absinthe makes the farts go Honda.

edited as it is a car forum

Absinthe makes the farts smell Micra

[Plotloss]

sleep envy said:

have a bottle in the back of the cupboard waiting for the right party

Party?

How about the right Tuesday?

I'll get the champagne and the cognac in.

[sleep envy]

I told you it would get messy

no, no and thrice no

[mikez328]

It's rumoured that if you drink enough of it over a 10 year period you will go blind. I believe it. In 1998 I went out with an Austrian mate for a meal in Dubrovnik. With the meal came a full bottle of Absinthe, complete with all sorts of ferns/herbs floating inside the bottle. Between us we finished the bottle & walked back to our hotel. On the way up the hill from the old town was a traffic jam with a very convenient Croatian Police Car in the middle. I was pissed as a lord & brought my fist down on it's roof. The next thing, I was laid flat on the pavement with two pistols to my head. Thankfully my Austrian friend defused the situation, showed them my diplomatic pass & that was that. A bad night & morning was had. Avoid the stuff!!!