Any of our british friends aquainted with this?
... its bad for you
Absinthe = The Devil
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't absinthe illegal in England, also? I know you can find it in Spain and Portugal, but even then it's usually not real absinthe, as it isn't made with wormwood and doesn't have any trujone, usually has a lot of impurities, etc.
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It's legal in the UK.
Wikipedia wrote:In the 1990s an importer realized that there was no UK law about its sale (it was never banned there) - other than the standard regulations governing alcoholic beverages - and it became available again in the UK for the first time in nearly a century (though with a prohibitively high tax reflecting the high ethanol content). It had also never been banned in Spain or Portugal, where it continues to be made. Recent European Union laws have allowed absinthe and absinthe-like liquors to once again be made commercially; however, regulations place strict controls on the thujone level.
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Not surprising, but still...
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Hmmm.. a yard is what....6 Euro? 
IIRC, it's about 2 pints, right?
IIRC, it's about 2 pints, right?
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Isn't the whole point to pour it over sugar before you drink it, or something like that?
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High, not sick. Of course, to some people, it's all the same. 
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You pour it over a sugar cube, then light the cube on fire. It looks cool...but yeah, that's about it. Blech.
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Come on, it's fun...
It'll make you feel good....
Everyone's doing it.....
It'll make you look cool......
It'll make you feel good....
Everyone's doing it.....
It'll make you look cool......
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A yard of ale is indeed still a yard of ale. Also, it is a glass tube three feet long, with a bulb at the bottom, and a bell-shaped opening at the top. There are special stands for them. I haven't personally had one, but I've seen it done, and it's definitely impressive. Cail can probably tell you. 
A yard of absinthe is a scary thought. But let's face it: Trent Reznor with his glass of absinthe in the video for "The Perfect Drug" was hot.
A yard of absinthe is a scary thought. But let's face it: Trent Reznor with his glass of absinthe in the video for "The Perfect Drug" was hot.
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