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Is absinthe safe to drink?

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scotman | 00:35 Fri 28th Jan 2011 | ChatterBank
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Hi all

I have been given a bottle of absinthe(yes, really). I believe that this has an aniseed flavour/smell. I do not like aniseed and have, in the past, had to move away from people who were drinking things like Pernod, Ricard etc.What should I do with this gift?
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Avatar Image thebarron
Drink it.
00:36 Fri 28th Jan 2011
Avatar Image mike11111
Send it to me. It was banned on the continent during WWI because it caused hallucinations, but it was never banned in Britain, although it was not a popular drink here.
00:38 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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Give it to me ! It does have a strong aniseed flavour and it's slightly bitter (due to the presence of wormwood extract).
It is perfectly safe, but it does make the heart grow fonder ;-)
00:38 Fri 28th Jan 2011
Avatar Image Mamyalynne
Last time I drank Absinthe I had the most awful nightmares and I am a lover of Pernod, so take your chances.
00:39 Fri 28th Jan 2011
Avatar Image MarkRae
Ah yes, la fée verte...

Absinthe is known to be very unhealthy, but only in fairly large quantity over many years - a bottle won't kill you, though I would suggest not downing it in one gulp...

But, as you don't like Pastis, I doubt you'll enjoy it much...
00:40 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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It can't be any worse than Buckfast...
00:44 Fri 28th Jan 2011
Avatar Image mike11111
it is reckoned that had there been no absinthe there would have been no surrealism.
00:45 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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...or what I'm about to pop open/drink ;-)
00:45 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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Where would Glasgow be without Buckfast!
00:46 Fri 28th Jan 2011
Avatar Image MarkRae
Indeed, just as there would have been no psychedelia without LSD...
00:46 Fri 28th Jan 2011
Avatar Image karenmac60
Probably in the same place, but nicer Mike :)
00:47 Fri 28th Jan 2011
Avatar Image MarkRae
Imagine the Toon without Broon...
00:48 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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The Broon isn't what is was 40 years ago. There was a special ward in the RVI for addicts.
00:50 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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Karen

Nowt wrong with the old 'buckie'
00:51 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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Everything in moderation though, eh Scotman? :)
00:56 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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What's buckie?
00:59 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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Buckfast 'tonic' wine. Very strong, full of caffeine and a status symbol for neds who drink it by the gallon than go out and stab people. It is made by the peaceloving monks of Buckfast Abbey.
01:01 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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'buckie' is the colloquial term for Buckfast tonic wine in various parts of Scotland
01:01 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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What percentage is it?
01:03 Fri 28th Jan 2011
Avatar Image what..the?
organise a lads poker night, introduce the drink, and watch the money just roll on in
01:07 Fri 28th Jan 2011

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