How to drink Absinthe?

[Mertron]

The method posted in that video is what we did.

We did it for about 3-4 tries then stopped drinking for a bit, because we didnt want to get drunk so we could feel whatever 'buzz' was supposed to happen. However nothing happened, then we just poured it on ice in rocks glasses/did shots of it the rest of the night.

edit: one girl we drank it with insisted she felt something from it, but im pretty sure she was just being a dumb bitch.

[Venga]

Shot through the eye if you're tough / stupid enough.

Otherwise i used to drink a vodka called Balkan which is 88%, i struggled to do doubles of that. However, when you get past that nice burning sensation is actually quite nice.

[MyTitthias]

Just watch the beginning of "From Hell." Johnny Depp loves his absinthe.

[Cyn]

Involving fire or drinking absinthe straight are both fairly retarded. And yeah, while absinthe definitely does not make you trip in any way, shape, form or fashion, it does have a slightly different feel than liquor. For me when I drink it I feel drunk but my thoughts are much more clear than while drunk from liquor.

As far as a good absinthe:

http://www.drinkhacker.com/wp-conten...e-absinthe.jpg

It's called Clandestine, it's a very smooth drink, I generally don't even use a sugar cube but just mix it with water. It's also clear, so the louche looks really cool.