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Marc Chevalier (Chevalier)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Chevalier
Post Number: 1431
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - 2:03 pm: |   |
Head Prosthesis wrote:
"Starz O'Plenty is probably the
worst purchase I've ever made.
Of anything... Ever!"
Staroplzenecky responds:
"Dir Misztor Prosztiszisz,
Vi hav meid a nu abszinth yuszt vor yu. Zo vi hope szat yu vill enjoi eet and vill sztop critisziszink uzs vait naow!
Szincirli,
Sztarzoplenti Abszinth Compeni"
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Jack Collins (_blackjack_)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: _blackjack_
Post Number: 1192
Registered: 11-2000
| | Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2003 - 4:12 pm: | |
quote:Blackjack, given your post perhaps you should shove a bottle of cheap tequila up your ass...
Oh, deflate your dew-lap. I was making the point, as Artemis understood, that if you don't like anise, and you do like a harsh industrial flavor in your alcohol, that there are far better (and easier-to-get) choices than absinthe. I wasn't saying you aren't welcome here, or that there is anything wrong with your taste. Taste is taste, and it can't be right or wrong.
This does raise the issue of the recent popularity of "anise-free" absinthes in Germany. Of course, this stems from the marketing of absinthe as some sort of thujone-delivery-device, rather than a drink unto itself. To those with this mindset, the way the drink tastes, or is SUPPOSED to taste, is irrelevent, as long as there is a high (and most likely inaccurate) thujone content listed on the label.
As far as I'm concerned, if there is no anise of any sort involved, it may be a wormwood-based liquor, but it isn't absinthe. Now, it doesn't have to taste like being smacked in the head with a sockfull of black jellybeans (Mari Mayans), but if you want absinthe that doesn't taste like anise, you don't actually want absinthe. |
Bob (I_b_puffin)
le Duc
Username: I_b_puffin
Post Number: 202
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2003 - 11:22 am: | |
No one else here likes Pernod either. You should really try Francois Guy or Un Emile 68. Neither has any sugar added, and both are well balanced with anise. Both have little or no star anise, so there is no spicy bite, just a smooth drink. Segarra is also a popular absinthe here because it's a simple well made absinthe, but be forwarned it has a definite oak taste. |
Raindog (Mephistopheles)
Mousquetaire
Username: Mephistopheles
Post Number: 19
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 6:29 pm: | |
"With that said, "boundary bum" is a very fine additon to our vocabulary, even if I don't quite understand what it might mean, and thanks go to Raindog for that. It seems to me it might serve for a designator, such as "absinthe mafia", etc."
Thank you Crotchety Old Bastard, its the least I could do for creating this thread and replying while in a drunken stupor. What I meant to say is that while I like a medium anisette, having it overpower the drink is not something I am fond of. For example, a few years ago I bought a bottle of Pernod from the local ABC. Try as I may, it was far too strong and sweet to drink.
"I'm standing on the corner of fifth and vermouth... using parking meters as walking sticks" Tom Waits |
Crochety Old Bastard (Artemis)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Artemis
Post Number: 898
Registered: 10-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 7:08 am: | |
I thought Blackjack's post was utterly rational.
1. No absinthe worthy of the name has anything like an "industrial solvent" taste.
2. All absinthes have some anise taste, and a lot of them have a strong anise taste.
3. Cheap tequila would then seem to be a viable option for someone who doesn't like the latter but doesn't mind the former. I don't think BJ was trying to be insulting at all, and Bob is right, too, you don't have to ASK for anybody's opinion here - if you post, you're going to get it.
With that said, "boundary bum" is a very fine additon to our vocabulary, even if I don't quite understand what it might mean, and thanks go to Raindog for that. It seems to me it might serve for a designator, such as "absinthe mafia", etc.
"He is an unapologetic, crochety old bastard who will peddle any fibs that will make him a buck, or put him on a pedestal." |
Bob (I_b_puffin)
le Duc
Username: I_b_puffin
Post Number: 200
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, August 22, 2003 - 1:49 pm: | |
quote:I dont remember asking for any of your oppinions on staroplzenecky
If you don't want anyones elses opinion about something, then making a public post about it is probably not the best idea.
I thought blackjack was right on. You yourself said it "is not particularly tasty," and that it tastes like "industrial solvent." If you think it's that bad, why go to the trouble and expense of getting absinthe.
If you liked the taste of the stuff I could understand your being defensive about Staroplzenecky, but you've already admitted the stuff tastes like crap. |
The Levitating Grin Salesman (Rimbaud)
le Duc
Username: Rimbaud
Post Number: 283
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 22, 2003 - 6:40 am: | |
"Opinions" has only 1 p, "someone's" has an apostrophe after the 2nd e, and what the HELL is a boundary bum???? You might want to chill the fuck out, bein' you're new in these here parts an' all, cowboy! Blackjack has been here since the dawn of time, practically, so if you fuck with him, you're liable to get hammered from all directions. So RELAX!!!!!
"Please pardon our appearance while we are levitating..." |
Mssr. Arsénique Kallisti (Head_prosthesis)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Head_prosthesis
Post Number: 3812
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 9:41 pm: | |
WOAH there pardner!
Have a drink Satan.
Blackjack is the last person
trying to give you a hard time.
Starz O' Plenty has a notorious
reputation around here. Get your
broken glass stool,
and take a load off them barkin' dogs.
GO LIVE !!! |
Raindog (Mephistopheles)
Mousquetaire
Username: Mephistopheles
Post Number: 17
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 7:52 pm: | |
I dont remember asking for any of your oppinions on staroplzenecky, you know the old saying. Blackjack, given your post perhaps you should shove a bottle of cheap tequila up your ass... your attempt to belittle me is neither funny or enlightening. Are you so offended that someones personal taste would differ from your own that you would place them as a boundary bum?
"I'm standing on the corner of fifth and vermouth... using parking meters as walking sticks" Tom Waits |
Donnie Darko (Besançon)
Mousquetaire
Username: Besançon
Post Number: 46
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 6:30 pm: | |
Actually I was given a bottle of Schulz as a gift which is even worse than Staroz, if that can be imagined. Sambuca tastes closer to absinthe than this blue poison did. No louche, no recognizeable herbal flavor, and a very toxic alcohol burn. My muscles ached the next day after one glass! POISON!!!!
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Gretchen--"Donnie Darko, sounds like some kind of superhero or something"
Donnie--"What makes you think I'm not?" |
Jack Collins (_blackjack_)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: _blackjack_
Post Number: 1191
Registered: 11-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 3:46 pm: | |
quote:I must admit though that I prefer the "industrial solvent" taste as opposed to a very strong anise taste.
Could be absinthe isn't the right drink for you then. Cheap tequila, maybe... |
Mrs. Head (Admin)
Madame Guillotine
Username: Admin
Post Number: 1273
Registered: 1-1998
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 3:34 pm: | |
But for future reference check out our FAQ, there's a nice li'l quick recommendation list on there and lots of juicy info:
http://www.feeverte.net/forum_faq.html
“A lady who has a secure seat is never prettier than when in the saddle, and she who cannot make her conquest there, may despair of the power of her charms elsewhere.” - THE MANNERS THAT WIN, 1880
http://www.feeverte.net |
Mrs. Head (Admin)
Madame Guillotine
Username: Admin
Post Number: 1272
Registered: 1-1998
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 3:34 pm: | |
Don't pay any attention to them. Obviously they've all tasted it.
heh.
“A lady who has a secure seat is never prettier than when in the saddle, and she who cannot make her conquest there, may despair of the power of her charms elsewhere.” - THE MANNERS THAT WIN, 1880
http://www.feeverte.net |
Bob (I_b_puffin)
le Duc
Username: I_b_puffin
Post Number: 197
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 12:57 pm: | |
Why would you order Staroplzenecky?
Have you read the reviews from this site? |
Spoon Boy (Absinthespoon)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Absinthespoon
Post Number: 348
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 9:26 pm: | |
Ingredients of Starzo:
72% dichlorobenzene
27% smurf urine
1% imitation wormwood flavoring
100% barf-o-licious! |
Mrs. Head (Admin)
Madame Guillotine
Username: Admin
Post Number: 1271
Registered: 1-1998
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 8:29 pm: | |
There's anise in it?
WOOOWIEEEE!
“A lady who has a secure seat is never prettier than when in the saddle, and she who cannot make her conquest there, may despair of the power of her charms elsewhere.” - THE MANNERS THAT WIN, 1880
http://www.feeverte.net |
Raindog (Mephistopheles)
Mousquetaire
Username: Mephistopheles
Post Number: 15
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 7:24 pm: | |
Its really not that bad, the taste is better than the bottle that I had three years ago. I must admit though that I prefer the "industrial solvent" taste as opposed to a very strong anise taste.
"I'm standing on the corner of fifth and vermouth... using parking meters as walking sticks" Tom Waits |
Mssr. Arsénique Kallisti (Head_prosthesis)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Head_prosthesis
Post Number: 3811
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 6:59 pm: | |
I wonder if they've changed their
recipe and toned down the "caustic"
palate and eliminated the "industrial
solvent" finish.
GO LIVE !!! |
Mssr. Arsénique Kallisti (Head_prosthesis)
Absinthe Mafia
Username: Head_prosthesis
Post Number: 3809
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 6:46 pm: | |
EEEEEEEEK!
Wreckless posting ahead!
Starz O'Plenty is probably the
worst purchase I've ever made.
Of anything... Ever!
I got more bang for my Buck with a
bottle of Chartreuse...
And it was yummy even.
GO LIVE !!! |
Raindog (Mephistopheles)
Mousquetaire
Username: Mephistopheles
Post Number: 14
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 6:18 pm: | |
I recieved a couple of bottles of Staroplzenecky today that I ordered a couple weeks ago. I'm currently on my third glass and though it is not particularly tasty, the effects are quite profound. It's been a few years since I last had this brand and I dont remember it having this power over me.I was trying to make a point about something but for the life of me I cant recall what it was. Perhaps it will all come back to me after the next glass.
"I'm standing on the corner of fifth and vermouth... using parking meters as walking sticks" Tom Waits |
