I thnk it is like black licorice???
It tastes kind of like those little anise bears - sort of but stronger and a lot more bitter. The stuff you can buy in the US isn't really absinthe - it's flavored.
In other countries it is made from wormwood and can get you really stoned and drunk. Think liquid pot and a bottle of booze combined. Or as my friends would call it liquid stoopid. (well that's what I heard. I would never endorse or condone such activities - I wasn't there - that was some guy that just looked like me)


lol