I recently received an order of La Boheme absinthe from the Czech republic. Absinthe was recently legalized to be sold in bars here and is becoming a popular drink of choice in many U.S. bars, but unfortunately it is offered sans the thujone (the active chemical compound in wormwood). Well, I finally got to try "real" absinthe, 35 mg of thujone per kilogram.
It's really interesting..... it is extremely strong, however when the alcohol buzz wears off the "high" remains. I would compare it to mushrooms, but much milder, and kind of like marijuana also, but you're more awake. Instead of becoming tired and passing out from the alcohol, this awake ness kicks in, and you don't feel tipsy. This lasts all night. You are more perceptive to your environment, and things seem around you seem alive. Just though I'd share my experience! No green fairies yet.... but it's cool to drink it and know that this is what Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde used to drink.




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