I never regret buying a new spirit that isn't my favourite, it's fun to try something new.Attractive label and bottle.
My very first bottle of single malt scotch(Deerstalker) I bought based on price and appearance. I got what I deserved :^D I looked it up, and found the packaging won awards. The contents certainly didn't :^D
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does it actually have the enough actual wormwood in it? i thought that shit is mainly illegal? If i want to see the fairies i'll make some mushroom teaI have this now.
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It's not strong enough to dilute and still make a satisfying drink. It makes no louche which I find alarming (plus it's clear), and it's not bitter enough so ends up being a bit sweet if you use a sugar cube.
It's marketed as a "new modern" approach on absinthe and tailored to using in cocktails rather than the traditional water and sugar cube thing (which is my way of drinking absinthe) and that just sounds like a bit of a cop out to me.
I'd describe it as an absinthe adjacent drink, but even then I probably wouldn't recommend it.
I think Trader Joe's cheap Highland single malt is pretty good for $24. Doesn't help you much though, I think.I never regret buying a new spirit that isn't my favourite, it's fun to try something new.
Maybe I'll have to look up absinthe cocktails but I've never had one that made me not think "I like all the things in this but they'd be a lot better on their own!"
Edit: plus there isn't a good plus cheap single malt! Laphroaig do a few that are definitely good buys and I need to buy some!
Plus this was a present and I'm absolutely not ungrateful!
I'm pretty sceptical about the hallucinogenic properties of absinthe, I just drink it for the taste.does it actually have the enough actual wormwood in it? i thought that shit is mainly illegal? If i want to see the fairies i'll make some mushroom tea
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I hope it's not called "Trader Joe's cheap Highland single malt"! Although they would get full marks for brevity there!I think Trader Joe's cheap Highland single malt is pretty good for $24. Doesn't help you much though, I think.
Best way to have it is with some lemon juice (https://healing-mushrooms.net/lemon-tek)I'm pretty sceptical about the hallucinogenic properties of absinthe, I just drink it for the taste.
I think most absinthe has wormwood otherwise it would just be pastis (which is also a drink I'm very fond of)!
Which is the exact opposite of mushroom tea, which tastes foul but definitely hits that spot!
I'm going to sound like a bit of a knob now but I'm trying to get away from big companies as much as possible and go for small producers as much as I can!There's bargains to be found in whisky, but it takes trial/error to find them. Mcllellands has some good single malt(the Islay is particularly good) at blend prices. My info is out of date, so it may be ridiculously priced now, but it was reliable and cheap when I was buying a lot of scotch.
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That ones just 45% abv, which is fine if you're drinking something neat but I like my absinthe with plenty of cold water so it ends up like the squash you used to get at school!
I can respect going for smaller companies. I like finding the bargains as a fill in product. Sometimes I don't know exactly what I want, and don't really want to be challenged. Just something that tastes decent, and doesn't cost a fortune. If it isn't a discount malt, JW Black is a reliable dram.I'm going to sound like a bit of a knob now but I'm trying to get away from big companies as much as possible and go for small producers as much as I can!
Obviously I'm not going to be silly about it but for luxuries....
TBH my main experience of mushrooms is going up the local magic mountain, eating fistfuls of mushrooms then heading to the pub! By the time you got there everything was kicking in!Best way to have it is with some lemon juice (https://healing-mushrooms.net/lemon-tek)
I've had a few $300 bottles of scotch, 18-21 year old, I still think the TJ's Highland is remarkably good for the price ￣\＿(シ)＿/￣I hope it's not called "Trader Joe's cheap Highland single malt"! Although they would get full marks for brevity there!
I think that whisky is definitely one of those drinks where you don't want to go for the cheap option! Like I'm fine with cheap vodka, cheap gin can be fine. I've had good cheap rums but whisky is expensive because it's just expensive to make good whiskey (that said there's no need to pay silly money for it!)
I've had great single malts at £40. Laphroaig 10 years is a pretty good buy around here for £30.I've had a few $300 bottles of scotch, 18-21 year old, I still think the TJ's Highland is remarkably good for the price ￣\＿(シ)＿/￣
Yeah. Cheap vodka is fine (if you like vodka), that's kinda the point of it. Neutral spirit that you can make out of any kind of starch. Just needs to taste of nothing and not make you go blind! Cheap whisky has a lot that can go wrong!I've also had bottom shelf scotch, I think that's literally the only booze I ever thought was so terrible I legit just poured it out and threw the bottle away.
Islay? Why don't I just burn some tyres and chew some plasters and save my money?I've had great single malts at £40. Laphroaig 10 years is a pretty good buy around here for £30.
Yeah. Cheap vodka is fine (if you like vodka), that's kinda the point of it. Neutral spirit that you can make out of any kind of starch. Just needs to taste of nothing and not make you go blind! Cheap whisky has a lot that can go wrong!
same here , but the older i got the more i found this a blessing.... i used to buy a good quantity of them before a major holiday, then make a whole bunch of magic chocolates for my friends, i cannot to this day think of a better way to eat themTBH my main experience of mushrooms is going up the local magic mountain, eating fistfuls of mushrooms then heading to the pub! By the time you got there everything was kicking in!
Hey I like my whiskey to taste like burning clinical waste! I'll drink brandy if I want bland!Islay? Why don't I just burn some tyres and chew some plasters and save my money?
I think that I hit my limit of strong hallucinogens awhile back tbh. Wouldn't mind trying microdosing some now though!same here , but the older i got the more i found this a blessing.... i used to buy a good quantity of them before a major holiday, then make a whole bunch of magic chocolates for my friends, i cannot to this day think of a better way to eat them
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I never regret buying a new spirit that isn't my favourite, it's fun to try something new.
Maybe I'll have to look up absinthe cocktails but I've never had one that made me not think "I like all the things in this but they'd be a lot better on their own!"
Edit: plus there isn't a good plus cheap single malt! Laphroaig do a few that are definitely good buys and I need to buy some!
Plus this was a present and I'm absolutely not ungrateful!
That ones just 45% abv, which is fine if you're drinking something neat but I like my absinthe with plenty of cold water so it ends up like the squash you used to get at school!
Hey I like my whiskey to taste like burning clinical waste! I'll drink brandy if I want bland!