Absinthe + PVs = Potential Disaster!

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Raynen

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About a week ago, one of my good friends came over my house. Since he's an analog smoker, I gave him one of my 510s to use while we were in my house. Well... he put it in his pocket and of course, he forgot to hand it back and I forgot to ask for it.

...Fast forward to last night. On the 4th of July, he had gone to a concert, and then a party. He drank absinthe and had a blast. He forgot that he even had it and vaped it during the party. Last night, I went to his house to retrieve it, and what I saw had me dying of laughter. Mind you, he had NO idea this had happened until I took off the cart to go use the atty and saw this:

This is my 510 atomizer. There is something sticking out of it:
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So what's the mystery item inside, you ask? Oh, nothing more than the clicky-thing of a ballpoint pen!

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The rest of the night was spent in hysterical fits of laughter. We made so many different scenarios of how this had happened, but the most likely one is this: He drops the PV. Cart goes flying. He is on ABSINTHE, as a reminder... so he sees something that can possibly be a cart, which just so happens to be a pen clicky-thing. He puts it in atomizer. He finds cart later, and thinks "Oh the cart is supposed to be on the atomizer" and puts on cart.

The best part is that he has no idea how the FILLER went missing, because the cart was empty. The atomizer, however was not :laugh: :vapor:

Lesson learned: PVs may not be a great thing to deal with when drinking absinthe :facepalm: :lol:
 

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You can't tell us this story w/o saying which Absinthe he had?!?! That's important information to determining what happened.

The God D*mned Batman would agree. That's pretty messed up.

If you're in New England and it was a bottle of Absinthe: ALANDIAs Moulin Vert Absinthe that may or may not have come from somebody at Eli Cannon's.. well.. it may not have just been Absinthe.

No more loaners for that friend! ;-) -Magnus
 

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You can't tell us this story w/o saying which Absinthe he had?!?! That's important information to determining what happened.

The God D*mned Batman would agree. That's pretty messed up.

If you're in New England and it was a bottle of Absinthe: ALANDIAs Moulin Vert Absinthe that may or may not have come from somebody at Eli Cannon's.. well.. it may not have just been Absinthe.

No more loaners for that friend! ;-) -Magnus

:lol: I honestly have NO idea what kind of Absinthe it was except that it kicked his ...! :laugh: I'm nice enough to let him vape it again at my house but I'll make sure this time it doesn't have such an adventure! It definitely got a chuckle out of me, though! :vapor:

Did he have blue ink on his lips?
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No LOL but we're still trying to figure out the whole situation... although... my atty DOES smell like ink. I'm gonna give it multiple alky soaks for sure!
 

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I would love to try Real Absinthe. I understand it's illegal in most countries, certainly is in the USA. The stuff they sell commercially is just flavored alcohol. Absinthe is made with wormwood and has a mixture of alcohol and hallucinogenic effects. There are people who still make it bootleg. If it's the real stuff your friend had the PV could have melded into a different parallel universe and picked up some nice hot looking ball point pens to have a sexy romp with. You know how clingy those pens can be.
 

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Agreed on all accounts. Absinthe is absolutely legal in the US these days, absolutely over-exaggerated, and absolutely fantastic to enjoy. Is wormwood present again? Absolutely (though not in "all" brands"). Is it a different buzz? Depends on the person, for me, yes. Is it anywhere near hallucinogenic? Notsomuch...
Certainly one of the tastiest most complex liquor's you can enjoy!
 
Absinthe is more of a mind experience, actually "mental" experience, that is accentuated by the body buzz from the very high levels of alcohol.

As an imbiber, I have a small ritual that I go through that really sets the stage for the "high" you get when done right. Especially when you share with another like-minded person, the insight and conversation can be amazing. However, if you just go slamming Absinthe, it's basically just going to $@&$ you up from the alcohol.

People often mistake this inebriated state as hallucinogenic or trippy, when in essence it is you totally wasted. As others have mentioned, extensive testing of wormwood (thujole) has resulted in little, if any, concrete evidence of hallucinogenic properties. But the combination of the alcohol, environment, mental state and the "unknown" properties of the drink is what can really make it a rewarding experience.

If you like the taste of absinthe (Anise), grab yourself some Sambuca or Ouzo (I drink Sambuca Black) and do about 1/4 sambuca, 3/4 water (louching) for a refreshing drink... Higher ratios of sambuca to reach drunk, very quickly :)

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe
 

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@NeuroRip - Agreed....
For me, I find it to be (not to quote the brand but..) a very "lucid" experience as compared to similar proof alcohols. Much more aware, alert, and clear. Its more like I experience the drunk state in a much more clear manner. And agreed on conversations as well. Had some great ones consuming absinthe.
The "ritual" of preparing it properly is also part of the experience.
I also agree on the strong anise taste, but not to mislead anyone who hasn't tried it, while Sambuca and Ouzo (Ouzo in particular) share some flavor with absinthe, I wouldn't pass on trying absinthe even if you don't like either of the others. Absinthe has an incredibly complex flavor, unlike the other two.
As a for what its worth.. I'm the type of person who NEVER recalls any dreams in the morning. After a few glasses of absinthe, I regularly remember them after sleep. Odd... Again, certainly not hallucinogenic effects, but there's something "different" about this stuff for sure. ;)

Hopefully all this talk will inspire some folks who haven't experienced it yet!
 

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I would love to try Real Absinthe. I understand it's illegal in most countries, certainly is in the USA. The stuff they sell commercially is just flavored alcohol. Absinthe is made with wormwood and has a mixture of alcohol and hallucinogenic effects. There are people who still make it bootleg. If it's the real stuff your friend had the PV could have melded into a different parallel universe and picked up some nice hot looking ball point pens to have a sexy romp with. You know how clingy those pens can be.

It's only illegal to sell domestically in the USA, you can order it overseas and have it imported completely legally, as long as you're not trying to sell it. Also Absinthe is... well, it's just fantastic.
 
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