So what are you drinking tonight?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

Absinthe here.

"Got tight last night on the absinthe.
Did knife tricks."
-Hemingway


I'll try to refrain from the knife tricks, but I make no promises. I do like my knife collection.

[Aristus]

1. Ice water.

But it's working! *hic*

:hi: haruka! :-)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

3. Hello!

Ice water isn't very exciting. Actually, this absinthe sucks, but I might as well start drinking it. The bottle's been barely touched since I got it for my b-day (Feb). Never send your mother to buy you absinthe. It just doesn't work right.

[Aristus]

7. I don' t drink when my wife is home.

Her disapproving looks take the fun out of a good buzz. B-)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

12. That sucks.

The only thing I have giving me looks right now is my cat. She's also licking her ass, so her opinion doesn't count.

[Kali]

33. mix the absinthe with some ice water - much more erm, .....

refreshing?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

34. Oh yeah, it's mixed with ice water and sugar.

I even have a few absinthe spoons. It's just that this particular brand is exceptionally bitter.

[tuvor]

2. Homemade strawberry wine. Dee-lish.

And I just started a batch of backyard plum wine yesterday.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. I HATE strawberries.

Apparently, that makes me weird. I do like plums though.

[tuvor]

6. Fruit wine doesn't usually take on the fruit's characteristics.

Not so much in my experience, anyway. Although, there's a distinct strawberryishness (ahem, vintner jargon) in strawberry wine.

Never tried absinthe. Is it as good as Van Gogh said?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

9. Well, this particular absinthe sucks.

This stuff tastes like it's a Czech absinthe and it's French. :shrug: La Fee is okay and I once had an excellent Spanish absinthe (drawing a blank on the name). Basically, absinthe doesn't cause hallucinations normally. The thujones in it are a neurotoxin, which will build up in the brain, so large quantities of absinthe over a period of time, will result in hallucinations and such. It is a different buzz than regular alcohol though. It has a super high alcohol content (up to about 140 proof) but it results in a clear-headed, motivated buzz. Not what you'd really expect considering the alcohol content. Most productive night of my life involved absinthe and some nice white powder, but I try to avoid that generally.

[tuvor]

23. Thanks for the info.

Hard to find here, but our provincial liquor website has a really handy guide to tell you what stores have how many bottles.

One day, eventually.

[quiet.american]

5. How dry I am.

But I will break open the champagne in due course.

[smtpgirl]

8. Would love Absinthe,

but the Baltimore brew Loose Cannon, high hop ale has my heart.

Can't buy $80 liquor on line, can't justify.

Well, high alcohol, Absolute, peach schnapps, fresh MD grown peaches and some smoke, will do ya good

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

10. It lasts forever though.

I had two bottles for about six months, until I hosted an absinthe weekend. Um...yeah, it ended up being much like something from "Fear & Loathing."

[leftofthedial]

11. homemade strawberry-peach smoothie

Water.

I'm not always so boring.

Or healthy.

[qnr]

13. True absinthe? Where do you get it? n/t

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

18. It's legal in Europe.

My mom brought it back for me. Although, I've also ordered absinthe online with no difficulties in the past.

[qnr]

20. I've seen some of the online places, and yeah, I know about Europe - I was

just hoping that they were selling it here again, I seem to remember hearing something earlier this year that implied they'd be doing it again.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

21. The ban on it is stupid.

It's not as dangerous or as hallucinogenic as it's hyped to be. It can cause hallucinations with long term abuse, but people seem to think just drinking it will be like shrooming or something. It's definitely a different buzz than regular liquor though. Very clear-headed and motivating. I can see why it was popular with artists and writers.

[qnr]

22. I agree, my spouse and I spent many years traveling around the word

(separately) and we both loved it.

[smtpgirl]

35. the good stuff is $120 a bottle

absinth.com



and listen to some of this

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

36. You've got some Cannibus Vodka there too.

That's smooth stuff, although really just a novelty. I saved the bottle I had of that with the seeds still in it (after drying, of course).

[smtpgirl]

40. Cannabis is included with

[Whoa_Nelly]

14. Have strayed from my usual fav of Toad Hollow Chardonnay

and am drinking a lovely Red Bicyclette Chardonnay. A new fav to add to my wine rack! :woohoo:

And they have such a cute website...it's so...so...French! Bicycle clanging, enter site and birds singing, French people being...so... French!
http://www.redbicyclette.com/

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

19. I'm not a white wine fan, but I am a fan of that label.

It's cute.

[smtpgirl]

37. Red Bicyclette Shiraz is better

Absinthe is the new pot

[ghostsofgiants]

15. Sprite.

I'm obeying my thirst.

[Nicole]

16. Ice tea n/t

[SeattleGirl]

17. Water

Exciting, huh?

[IChing]

24. A Chardonnay but i want to have

with my Lieberman a nice class of Chianti

to silence the lambs who support the DLC

[XemaSab]

25. wine from trader joe's

[GirlinContempt]

26. uhmmmmm

this http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5478714

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

27. Sounds very fun.

[GirlinContempt]

29. Indeed!

lots of drinking though :)

[LeftyMom]

28. Ginger Limeade

:9

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

30. Is it storebought or homemade?

I never even thought about ginger limeade, which is amazing since I love ginger and limeade. The Santa Cruz Organic lemonades and limeades are on sale by me for $1.29. I bought a case.

[LeftyMom]

31. Storebought

Trader Joe's has it. I was bummed when they discontinued the Ginger Lemonade, but this stuff is even better.

I love the Santa Cruz organics too (and it's a better deal) but this stuff is amazingly good.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

32. I'll check it out on my next Trader Joe's trip.

[Broken_Hero]

38. crappy orange soda....nt

[fujiyama]

39. No alcohol tonight

but I wouldn't have minded some...Never tried absynthe. I'll have to order some online sometime. Any good links?

I did eat mango earlier though...that's exotic..

[jobycom]

41. No WAY? Really?

Where'd you get it?

You know all those great artists they always mention as being devotees of absinthe? Ever notice how many of them commited suicide? Just sayin'.

On edit: Oh yeah, I'm drinking McEwans. That's why I'm hitting the backspace key more than all others combined.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

42. My mom brought it back from France as my b-day present.

My first bottle I brought back from London with me and I've also ordered it online with no problems.

[jobycom]

44. So are you in stage three yet?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

46. Nah, I only had about 3 shots worth.

My liver is a little alcohol processing champ, so I just have a little buzz on.

[jobycom]

48. It's not the alcohol, it's the narcotic that brings on the hallucinations

Supposedly, anyway. Never tried the stuff. As a fan of Henry Miller and Ernest Hemmingway, it holds a strong mystique for me. I keep planning to order it online, but... I don't know, I come from a long line of addicts, so I'm always hesitant to try anything I can become addicted to. Even coffee. It's nice being the only sober and sane person in my family.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

49. You have to drink a very large quantity over an extended period of time

for that to happen. You don't start tripping from just drinking some absinthe, although that's what people often think. It's a more clear-headed buzz than regular liquor though.

[petronius]

43. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Don't ask how many though - I lost track a long time ago...

(Hey! That rhymes!)

[u4ic]

45. Water

Always has been my beverage of choice...O8)

[NMMNG]

47. 32oz Iced Latte with an extra shot of espresso

Regular, not decaf as I usually have.