Absenthe and crown royal

Patricide

yea just wondering is there ANYWHERE in irealand where i can get absenthe cause its so gooooood and it gets you so hammered, also ive heard of this whiskey thats sold over in canada called crown royal,does anyone know where i can get it in ireland or if i could order said drinks via the net. thankx

peterk19

Google is your friend on this one you can definitely order absinthe on line cause i was going to do it Just search for "absinthe" and "Wormwood"
Ive no idea about the other stuff im sure you can though,
that reminds me ive half a bottle of Absinthe in my wardrobe
Pete

gary the great

i just brought 4 1 litre bottles back from Spain, quality stuff, if this thread was a week earlier i would of got you some!

Patricide

heres what i have to say to both of ye

LUCKY BASTARDS

i want me some absenthe

tea

Celtic Whiskey Shop on Dawson Street in Dublin sell both Absinthe and Crown Royal. They don't always have Absinthe in stock though - might be worth calling them first if you're making a special trip.

bambam

There's an offie in Stoney Batter that should sell it, I think its called the 'Drink Store' or something like that

Talliesin

This came up on boards recently, so try searching the archives (spelling absinthe right might help).

bonkey

Absinthe originally comes - if I remember correctly - from Switzerland. The ban on making & selling it here (in Switz) was only lifted earlier this year. Prior to that, the vast, vast majority of absinthe for the European market at least was made in France.

I'm surprised its in any way difficult to find any more, to tell the truth.

Personally, I don't rate it that highly as a drink...although its a fabulous ingredient in cooking

rubadub

Absinthe was available in tescos a while back. Overpriced gut-rot IMO. Of course "it gets you hammered" but if you get a decent liquer it works out cheaper and you will be able to "get hammered" quicker because although some absinthes are twice the strength of some spirits you can drink a decent spirit more than twice as fast as that muck.

tea

bonkey wrote:

although its a fabulous ingredient in cooking

Praytell more - I've a few bottles of Absinthe lying around that I can't face to drink, so a few cooking suggestions would be fascinating.

OfflerCrocGod

rubadub wrote:

Absinthe was available in tescos a while back. Overpriced gut-rot IMO. Of course "it gets you hammered" but if you get a decent liquer it works out cheaper and you will be able to "get hammered" quicker because although some absinthes are twice the strength of some spirits you can drink a decent spirit more than twice as fast as that muck.

Couldn't agree more really overhyped crap

Patricide

tea wrote:

Celtic Whiskey Shop on Dawson Street in Dublin sell both Absinthe and Crown Royal. They don't always have Absinthe in stock though - might be worth calling them first if you're making a special trip.

Sweeet dude crown roayal in ireland was the thing i thought was a MAJOR long shot, where abouts is said dawson street in dublin though? going up thursday for a gig and i wanna stock pile a few bottles of each.o yea any ideas of the pricing?

tea

Patricide wrote:

Sweeet dude crown roayal in ireland was the thing i thought was a MAJOR long shot, where abouts is said dawson street in dublin though? going up thursday for a gig and i wanna stock pile a few bottles of each.o yea any ideas of the pricing?

Dawson Street runs parallel to Grafton Street near St Stephen's Green. If you stand at the Stephen's Green shopping centre and ask for directions, anyone should be able to show you the way.

EUR50/bottle is a good bet for either drink, though you might be able to find the exact price on their website (not sure if it lists everything they sell though)

http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com

Patricide

thanks dude seriously i friggen love you man(like a man loves a cuban cigar ot like a man loves a woman(cause thatd be wrong(hey look brackets inside brackets)))

vibrant

A colleague was talking about drinking absinthe in a pub on the north quays... I'll ask tomorrow and get back to ya. Better to do a shot and see the effect before you buy a €50 bottle, eh?

Saruman

Well its dirt cheap in Prague.. i did not bother bringing any back.. i did buy some Becherovka though.. i like the taste BUT i drank too much one night and spent the next day in bits... Dehydrated, threw up, no energy, could not eat... it was more like food poisoning... maybe it was.. did have chinese but not drinking like that again!!!

rubadub

vibrant wrote:

A colleague was talking about drinking absinthe in a pub on the north quays... I'll ask tomorrow and get back to ya. Better to do a shot and see the effect before you buy a €50 bottle, eh?

whelans on wexford street had it, last time i was in

turnback

i need becherovka! someone gimme ideas.

AARRRGH

I have two bottle of Absinthe here. It's horrendous. It makes me sick.

Why the **** would you want to drink this piss? It's just not worth it. I can think of lots of nice things which make you feel nice and don't make you sick...

largewang

lads GET A GRIP HERE.... alcohol is not everything.. while i do respect peoples wishes to do what ever they like... there has to be more to life than this...
man i need a drink!!!

The Sweeper

Thread locked. Those of you who want to drink Absinthe because it gets you hammered, read the charter. It won't get you drunk, but it might enlighten you as to WHAT THIS FORUM IS FOR.

Largewang, with the hilarious username and the reassuring 6-post-count-history, I suggest you try standup comedy if you want to try and amuse people with your thigh-slapping one-liners.