Absinthe

[Wallrat]

So I'm leaving for Italy on Thursday and contrary to all of my wife's friends who are asking for rosary beads, keychains, etc. all of my friends want me to ship em a bottle of absinthe back. Pretty much I'm spending a small fortune on illegal spirits. So I've been doing a little shopping online, trying to come up with a list. I'd like to get a couple bottles for myself - something traditional and then something with a good thujone kick. I'm leaning towards Strong68 as the traditional, and maybe Absinta Thujone Delirium (red absinthe) so I can mix with red bull, coke, etc. I'd like to try several differerent types so I think I'll send my friends some other variations. Anybody have any recomendations? I know Lee had mentioned that he likes a little 'green fairy' every now n' then.

 

One of my friends already has a bottle of 'King of Absinthe' and he's complained that its almost un-drinkable, so I was thinking of something that tastes less like "licorice flavored gasoline" for him.

[dawarriorman]

As far as the taste goes, I don't think theres anything you can do about that. Anything thats that high proof is going to be nasty. I'll ask a friend of mine which one to get, she just got back from a trip to amsterdam. She said melting sugar into it really helps, but I didn't try any without it, so I don't know. I can't remember the brand she brought back, but its in a tall thin bottle. Oh, and as it turns out, Absinthe isn't illegal either, its just that the FDA won't allow anything with thujone to be sold for human consumption.