Absinthe. (Absinthe)

Member Name: stokx

Product:	Absinthe
Date:	12/03/09 (266 review reads)
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Advantages: Tasty and easy to drink.

Disadvantages: Little or no effect from the wormwood.

Absinthe is a strong spirit made with wormwood which is supposedly a hallucinogen.
You can buy absinthe online but it is very expensive, a 50cl bottle can easily exceed £30 largely due to postage. Alternatively you can buy it from some Sainsbury's for £17.19 - you can check if your local store stocks it by placing a bottle in your online shopping basket.
Absinthes have a volume of between 55 and 85% and have varying amounts of wormwood.
I have tried two brands: sebor and absinthion (the latter is the one sold by Sainsbury's) both of which I drank straight and found far easier to drink than whisky or brandy.
The flavour is like amassed and liquorice, you don't notice the high volume in the taste but it does feel warm when swallowed.
I didn't really notice much effect form the wormwood: there may have been a slight shimmering and the TV picture may have seemed more engaging but there was nothing which couldn't be explained as a combination of alcohol and placebo.
I didn't get a hangover but I had a very mild headache for days, this may have been incidental.
I do like absinthe but I think it is very over priced and doesn't deserve all the hype over wormwood which doesn't seem to do anything.

Summary: I would buy it at £10 but as things stand it's just not worth it.