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Drank a lot of absinthe on nye once. I REALLY like the taste. If you like black licorice then absinthe is for you. Probably placebo: i felt like my head was in

Drank a lot of absinthe on nye once. I REALLY like the taste. If you like black licorice then absinthe is for you. Probably placebo: i felt like my head was in the same place but my body was upside down. This went on for less than a half hour. After initially noticing this felt completely normal. Never brought this up online but never met anyone irl who experienced this from normal boozing. Sometimes we still get it and i drink it watered down bc its just so dang tasty.

WorldMaker 2y ago
Anecdotally, I have a similar love of licorice and had a night of too much imported absinthe where I felt like the room was spinning, but not in an alcohol way but in a "funhouse" way. I felt way steadier than I should be with that much alcohol, that it wasn't a problem with my inner ear like normally alcohol obviously is but a problem with the room. Because it was "the room was spinning" and that is a common symptom of alcohol, I also can't claim that it wasn't a placebo effect or just alcohol sloshed memory, and most people won't believe me in casual conversation, but anecdotally it felt so weirdly different than normal alcohol "the room was spinning".
partomniscient 2y ago
We bought a couple of bottles back from Czechoslovakia (still together back then) 25ish years ago. All I can do is confirm that Absinthe drunk is different from most other typical alcohols kind of drunk. That said rum drunkeness made more beligerent drunk than normal drunk. Its possibly due to trace amounts of Thujone [1], which strangely wasn't referenced in the article. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thujone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thujone
- 1cool 2y ago
  The Thujone must definitely metabolize in some way to create that feeling even at trace amounts. While ranked lower amongst enthusiasts, I’m partial to Kübler Abinsthe. It’s always a great euphoric drunk and without the head heaviness of many alcohols once you get to a certain level of inebriation.
phs318u 2y ago
> Sometimes we still get it and i drink it watered down bc its just so dang tasty. For me that's the actual danger of absinthe. It is indeed ridiculously easy to drink and does not impart any of the 'fire' typically associated with spirits. And I also got the same sensation of 'body upside down'. I relate it to just how quickly my blood alcohol shot up.
- chii 2y ago
  not to mention you often drink it with sugar! Sweet drinks goes down easier than sour drinks!

WorldMaker 2y ago

Anecdotally, I have a similar love of licorice and had a night of too much imported absinthe where I felt like the room was spinning, but not in an alcohol way but in a "funhouse" way. I felt way steadier than I should be with that much alcohol, that it wasn't a problem with my inner ear like normally alcohol obviously is but a problem with the room. Because it was "the room was spinning" and that is a common symptom of alcohol, I also can't claim that it wasn't a placebo effect or just alcohol sloshed memory, and most people won't believe me in casual conversation, but anecdotally it felt so weirdly different than normal alcohol "the room was spinning".

partomniscient 2y ago

We bought a couple of bottles back from Czechoslovakia (still together back then) 25ish years ago. All I can do is confirm that Absinthe drunk is different from most other typical alcohols kind of drunk. That said rum drunkeness made more beligerent drunk than normal drunk. Its possibly due to trace amounts of Thujone [1], which strangely wasn't referenced in the article. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thujone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thujone

1cool 2y ago
The Thujone must definitely metabolize in some way to create that feeling even at trace amounts. While ranked lower amongst enthusiasts, I’m partial to Kübler Abinsthe. It’s always a great euphoric drunk and without the head heaviness of many alcohols once you get to a certain level of inebriation.

phs318u 2y ago

> Sometimes we still get it and i drink it watered down bc its just so dang tasty. For me that's the actual danger of absinthe. It is indeed ridiculously easy to drink and does not impart any of the 'fire' typically associated with spirits. And I also got the same sensation of 'body upside down'. I relate it to just how quickly my blood alcohol shot up.

chii 2y ago
not to mention you often drink it with sugar! Sweet drinks goes down easier than sour drinks!