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absinthe?
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:52 am
by iwannadie
i saw recently absinthe became legal(again) in switzerland i think. does anyone know places at export to the us that are trust worthy? id love to get a bottle but at the prices i dont want to get some cheap knock off sent to me. i want the real evil green
or anyone living where its legal willing to ship out a few bottles...
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:10 am
by TechTMW
My local Wine store carries a few types, I prefer La Fee Parisian
http://www.lafeeabsinthe.com/
I might be willing to ship if I can check into the legality of it. But I think you can purchase it outside the US and ship it in. There are a few sites offering shipping to the USA. Just type up Absinthe in Google and go from there.
I dunno why you want it, I like the stuff, but as for it's mind-altering properties, you gotta drink a helluva lot of it before you get anything out of it. If you're just looking for a nice Anise flavoured Liquor, ok, but if you want mind-altering, stick to ... other substances.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:29 am
by dr_bar
iwannadie,
If you have any friends doing a trip up to the great white north, it's legal here and available in most liquor stores...
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:44 am
by iwannadie
is the stuff in canada the real deal, i see alot of different types of absinthe, but the type with the real worm wood junk is harder to come by and pricey. they make alot of version that are just liquor with none of the other effects involved becasuse its just liquor. ive had some in the past that came from turkey and it was... well mind altering in small amounts thats for sure.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:10 pm
by dr_bar
Local Liquor store sell stuff made in the Czech Republic.
About $56.00Cdn for 500ml (16 US oz.)
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:41 pm
by iwannadie
well if either of you want to export some out PM me i will pay ya before you send it no problems there
i was looking at that
http://www.lafeeabsinthe.com/ site, they seem rather out of date, they show prices in pounds, i thought the pound is no longer used even its all Euro now?
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:16 pm
by Mintbread
The Pound is still alive and well.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:19 pm
by iwannadie
Mintbread wrote:The Pound is still alive and well.
oh i thought it was being phased out or has already been done away with. when is it to be totally gone and moved to euro then?
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:37 pm
by Mintbread
I doubt any time soon, if at all. The Pound is a lot stronger than the Euro, so to transfer would be a tad foolish.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:51 pm
by iwannadie
Mintbread wrote:I doubt any time soon, if at all. The Pound is a lot stronger than the Euro, so to transfer would be a tad foolish.
then whats the point of having a unified european currency if one of the major countries doesnt use it?
http://www.euro.gov.uk/home.asp