New Atomik Vodka

[Saint Frankenstein]

I'd try some even though vodka isn't my fave hard liquor (I'm more of a rum and tequila guy). It's a gimmick but at least it's for a good cause since they say they'll give 75% of profits to the community. Of course, they only produced one "experimental" bottle so they're not even manufacturing it yet.

Anyway, the next alcohol I plan to try is some 130 proof absinthe. I want to meet the Green Fairy and my Birthday is coming up next month.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

3.6% proof? Not great, not terrible.

It's 80 proof since it's 40% alcohol.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

An artisan vodka will be produced with grain and water from Chernobyl's exclusion zone. Its creators insist it is safe to drink.

This vodka will be made in Chernobyl - CNN Video

Would you try it?

drinking vodka all night long
Keeps you happy, makes you strong
Ho ho ho ho ho - hey!

 

[ChristineM]

Yes, but I would like to try a mug filled with "Nectar of the Gods" firstly.

In these parts they call homemade eau de vie 'nectar des dieux' and i am sure not many can drink more than a sip or two, a mug would send you to the gods.

 

[ChristineM]

I'd try some even though vodka isn't my fave hard liquor (I'm more of a rum and tequila guy). It's a gimmick but at least it's for a good cause since they say they'll give 75% of profits to the community. Of course, they only produced one "experimental" bottle so they're not even manufacturing it yet.

Anyway, the next alcohol I plan to try is some 130 proof absinthe. I want to meet the Green Fairy and my Birthday is coming up next month.

As i understand it the absinthe sold in the US has no thujone. Go good luck meeting the green fairy.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

As i understand it the absinthe sold in the US has no thujone. Go good luck meeting the green fairy.

Yeah, it's restricted in America. Probably won't make a difference, though. The Wikipedia page on it says: "Though it is best known as a chemical compound in the spirit absinthe, it is unlikely to be responsible for absinthe's alleged stimulant and psychoactive effects due to the small quantities present.".

 

[ChristineM]

Yeah, it's restricted in America. Probably won't make a difference, though. The Wikipedia page on it says: "Though it is best known as a chemical compound in the spirit absinthe, it is unlikely to be responsible for absinthe's alleged stimulant and psychoactive effects due to the small quantities present.".

The taste is supposed to be authentic but...

You need wormwood to make real absinthe, but the herb is a tricky one to work with – one of its key compounds, thujone, has long been considered the cause of the drink's supposed side effects: hallucinations, artistic inspiration, degeneracy and homicidal mania.
Barely Legal: American Absinthe Passes the Taste Test​

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

The taste is supposed to be authentic but...

You need wormwood to make real absinthe, but the herb is a tricky one to work with – one of its key compounds, thujone, has long been considered the cause of the drink's supposed side effects: hallucinations, artistic inspiration, degeneracy and homicidal mania.
Barely Legal: American Absinthe Passes the Taste Test​

That's the absinthe that I saw in the liquor store and want to try, the one with the wormwood.

 

[ChristineM]

That's the absinthe that I saw in the liquor store and want to try, the one with the wormwood.

It sounds good, but who am i to judge, i rarely drink and have never tried absinthe.