Comments on: Absinthe lollipops http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 06:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ikigeg http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372488 ikigeg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372488 I bought some of these not so long ago, mighty tasty! You get the satisfying tang of absinthe as soon as your tongue connects :) Didn't leave me seeing little pixies running around, but fun nonetheless! I had them sent to the UK, so the lolly shape was pretty much lost by the time they got to me, but thanks to the handy little bag they survive just dandy! I bought some of these not so long ago, mighty tasty! You get the satisfying tang of absinthe as soon as your tongue connects :) Didn’t leave me seeing little pixies running around, but fun nonetheless! I had them sent to the UK, so the lolly shape was pretty much lost by the time they got to me, but thanks to the handy little bag they survive just dandy!

]]> By: Transmission3000 http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372752 Transmission3000 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372752 Lollyphile sounds like something horrible that it isn't. Lollyphile sounds like something horrible that it isn’t.

]]> By: JRendon http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372502 JRendon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372502 I bought their maple/bacon lollipops (which seemed awesome in concept--breakfast on a stick!) but they were a little disappointing. Not nearly enough bacon bits or maple flavor. I bought their maple/bacon lollipops (which seemed awesome in concept–breakfast on a stick!) but they were a little disappointing. Not nearly enough bacon bits or maple flavor.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372505 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372505 lemme just say cause im drunk... boing boing... absinthe lolipops?! pumpkin helmets?! boing boing people cory mark xeni david... you guys are a treasure :p ^^ :D lemme just say cause im drunk…

boing boing…

absinthe lolipops?!
pumpkin helmets?!

boing boing people
cory mark xeni david…

you guys are a treasure :p ^^

:D

]]> By: technogeek http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372512 technogeek Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372512 Give these to your loved ones -- after all, absinthe maketh their hearth grow fonder... Give these to your loved ones — after all, absinthe maketh their hearth grow fonder…

]]> By: daemonsquire http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372516 daemonsquire Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372516 I picked up some of these recently, at <a href="http://www.miettecakes.com/gallery_2.html" rel="nofollow">Miette Confiserie</a> in San Francisco, and as ikigeg reports, they were mighty tasty, yet pixie free. I think the thujone content in an <i>actual glass of absinthe</i> is pretty low, so I'm not sure how many licks it'd take here to get to the center of my subconscious. I <i>do</i> remember they tasted especially good as a chaser to the bacon and maple lollipops. Oh, shit! Jrendon just beat me to the mention! I picked up some of these recently, at Miette Confiserie in San Francisco, and as ikigeg reports, they were mighty tasty, yet pixie free. I think the thujone content in an actual glass of absinthe is pretty low, so I’m not sure how many licks it’d take here to get to the center of my subconscious.

I do remember they tasted especially good as a chaser to the bacon and maple lollipops. Oh, shit! Jrendon just beat me to the mention!

]]> By: Jason Rizos http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372519 Jason Rizos Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372519 Amazing what profits can be had for a product when inebriation is implied. Back in my day the kids smoked banana peels to get high and we never had smoked banana peel lollipops to make it easy, daggnabit! Amazing what profits can be had for a product when inebriation is implied. Back in my day the kids smoked banana peels to get high and we never had smoked banana peel lollipops to make it easy, daggnabit!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-393256 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-393256 Lol...... can we get some absinthe ice cream pops? Lol…… can we get some absinthe ice cream pops?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372523 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372523 Thujone is not hallucinogenic. Google it. Thujone is not hallucinogenic. Google it.

]]> By: seyo http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372529 seyo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372529 "No information on the thujone content, if any." Probably none. Why would they bother with the additional expense of using real absinthe when anise flavor and green food color are all that's needed? “No information on the thujone content, if any.”

Probably none. Why would they bother with the additional expense of using real absinthe when anise flavor and green food color are all that’s needed?

]]> By: sbarnes2 http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-373046 sbarnes2 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-373046 You just now heard about these? They have been around for awhile now, at least in terms of internet stuff. You can't get wasted on them, and they really do contain absinthe. You just now heard about these? They have been around for awhile now, at least in terms of internet stuff. You can’t get wasted on them, and they really do contain absinthe.

]]> By: comedyman21 http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-394295 comedyman21 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-394295 i think im going to make my own home made Le Tourment Vert popsicles. :) i think im going to make my own home made Le Tourment Vert popsicles. :)

]]> By: The Lizardman http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372544 The Lizardman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372544 Who cares if they have thujone as long as the flavor is good? If it's your thing (and it is one of mine) you drink absinthe for the taste, not for a thujone trip - there are far better ways to get high (off thujone and/or other chemicals) My experience with absinthe has been that most alleged trips are severe drunkeness (moonshine or enough beer funnels would have gotten you the same) and/or placebo effect (like kids acting high after smoking lawn clippings). Who cares if they have thujone as long as the flavor is good? If it’s your thing (and it is one of mine) you drink absinthe for the taste, not for a thujone trip – there are far better ways to get high (off thujone and/or other chemicals) My experience with absinthe has been that most alleged trips are severe drunkeness (moonshine or enough beer funnels would have gotten you the same) and/or placebo effect (like kids acting high after smoking lawn clippings).

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372800 franko Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372800 #17 -- i'm with caroline. real absinthe really does have a delicate complexity to it. the anise flavor thing is amped up in more cheaply-made versions because that's what people who haven't had some of the real stuff expect it to taste like. #17 — i’m with caroline. real absinthe really does have a delicate complexity to it. the anise flavor thing is amped up in more cheaply-made versions because that’s what people who haven’t had some of the real stuff expect it to taste like.

]]> By: cjp http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372548 cjp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372548 The Lollyphile website says that their absinthe lollypops follow the US legal requirements for thujone, which is less than 10 ppm. Not sure how much fun they would be in that case...this is the definition of thujone free in Europe. The Lollyphile website says that their absinthe lollypops follow the US legal requirements for thujone, which is less than 10 ppm. Not sure how much fun they would be in that case…this is the definition of thujone free in Europe.

]]> By: Clayton http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372566 Clayton Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372566 I think absinthe taste horrible. I happen to dislike anise, though, so my nightmare is when someone tries to cover something that taste like crap with something else that tastes like crap (anise). Also, hasn't research shown that the most thujone can do besides pass through your body is cause mild spasms and convulsions? Didn't that debunk its psychoactive roperties, like in the 70's? I think absinthe taste horrible. I happen to dislike anise, though, so my nightmare is when someone tries to cover something that taste like crap with something else that tastes like crap (anise). Also, hasn’t research shown that the most thujone can do besides pass through your body is cause mild spasms and convulsions? Didn’t that debunk its psychoactive roperties, like in the 70′s?

]]> By: bjacques http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372571 bjacques Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372571 I think some shops in town carry these. In some circles, thujone is called "porkchop," to make fun of people who fetishize thujone content. Absinthe works as a gentle speedball. It's base is a white liquor (like gin or vodka, as opposed to brown liquors like whisky and rum) so yuo can drink a lot of it and not feel drunk. Anise, one of the ingredients, is a slight stimulant, while the thujone provides an oddly pleasant feeling. So you feel relatively clear-headed while yer getting plowed. The only hallucinations you're likely to see are pink elephants, if you drink enough of it. The amount of thujone allowed within the EU is more than that found in even the best absinthes back in the day, but before you consumed enough of it to do any harm, you'd be dead of alcohol poisoning. I think some shops in town carry these.

In some circles, thujone is called “porkchop,” to make fun of people who fetishize thujone content.

Absinthe works as a gentle speedball. It’s base is a white liquor (like gin or vodka, as opposed to brown liquors like whisky and rum) so yuo can drink a lot of it and not feel drunk. Anise, one of the ingredients, is a slight stimulant, while the thujone provides an oddly pleasant feeling. So you feel relatively clear-headed while yer getting plowed.

The only hallucinations you’re likely to see are pink elephants, if you drink enough of it. The amount of thujone allowed within the EU is more than that found in even the best absinthes back in the day, but before you consumed enough of it to do any harm, you’d be dead of alcohol poisoning.

]]> By: rexy http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-373344 rexy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-373344 Will the absinthe lollipops get me wasted ? Our absinthe lollipops will get you as wasted as will beer-battered chicken, bourbon-infused BBQ sauce, or lasagna alla vodka- which is to say, no: they do not contain alcohol. Furthermore, the myth of thujone is just that. If you're interested, MSNBC wrote a really good article on the realities of absinthe's bohemian legends (spoiler alert: the bohemians were really, really drunk). Will the absinthe lollipops get me wasted ?
Our absinthe lollipops will get you as wasted as will beer-battered chicken, bourbon-infused BBQ sauce, or lasagna alla vodka- which is to say, no: they do not contain alcohol. Furthermore, the myth of thujone is just that. If you’re interested, MSNBC wrote a really good article on the realities of absinthe’s bohemian legends (spoiler alert: the bohemians were really, really drunk).

]]> By: Noelegy http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372838 Noelegy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372838 What a lovely shade of green they are! What a lovely shade of green they are!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-1164905 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1164905 Ordered a bunch of these pops from Lollyphile nearly three months ago and have yet to receive my order! When I email them, they don't respond! I've found other people having the same problem, some waiting for even longer than me, and we've tried to contact Lollyphile through their Facebook page since they still held our money. When we did this, they deactivated their Facebook page! Terrible customer service! Ordered a bunch of these pops from Lollyphile nearly three months ago and have yet to receive my order! When I email them, they don’t respond! I’ve found other people having the same problem, some waiting for even longer than me, and we’ve tried to contact Lollyphile through their Facebook page since they still held our money. When we did this, they deactivated their Facebook page! Terrible customer service!

]]> By: SeeChao http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372586 SeeChao Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372586 Thujone isn't really active... as an avid drinker of absinthe, I have never noticed much difference between an absinthe drinking experience and plain ol' alcohol. It's really strong, and sneaks up on you, but so does 151. I have noticed a bit more mental clarity and stimulation, but along the lines of red wine, nothing that couldn't be explained as psychosomatic... I've even tried Absent with a huge vial of wormwood extract added... tasted like hell, made me poop funny, but nothing more than a bit more talky than normal. This whole hallucination thing is pretty much a myth... Thujone isn’t really active… as an avid drinker of absinthe, I have never noticed much difference between an absinthe drinking experience and plain ol’ alcohol. It’s really strong, and sneaks up on you, but so does 151. I have noticed a bit more mental clarity and stimulation, but along the lines of red wine, nothing that couldn’t be explained as psychosomatic… I’ve even tried Absent with a huge vial of wormwood extract added… tasted like hell, made me poop funny, but nothing more than a bit more talky than normal.
This whole hallucination thing is pretty much a myth…

]]> By: Clayton http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372593 Clayton Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372593 BJACQUES: I've been drunk (and i mean, drunk) on absinthe a number of times and I can say that the only thing I ever felt was just that, drunk. I honestly feel more of what you're describing after drinking too much wine. BJACQUES: I’ve been drunk (and i mean, drunk) on absinthe a number of times and I can say that the only thing I ever felt was just that, drunk. I honestly feel more of what you’re describing after drinking too much wine.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372594 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372594 which brands were you drinking? which brands were you drinking?

]]> By: AirPillo http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-374130 AirPillo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-374130 <blockquote> These things are great for playing "Want some candy, little girl?" with cute goth chicks. </blockquote> ... that went in an unsettling direction >.>

These things are great for playing “Want some candy, little girl?” with cute goth chicks.

… that went in an unsettling direction >.>

]]> By: Clayton http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372599 Clayton Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372599 No idea. Crap friends brought back from Europe in college. No idea. Crap friends brought back from Europe in college.

]]> By: Caroline http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372601 Caroline Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372601 <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18419128?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum" rel="nofollow">Peer</a> <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16891209?ordinalpos=22&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum" rel="nofollow"> reviewed</a> <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15896935?ordinalpos=33&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum" rel="nofollow">papers</a> (click on each word there) show that pre-1915 absinthe didn't really have much thujone. You're not going to hallucinate from absinthe, unless you chug the whole bottle and get really drunk, or drink it heavily every day and then quit so you get the DTs. It's a drink with an interesting, delicate flavor, and should be enjoyed for that rather than chasing some imaginary high. If you want to hallucinate, drop acid or take up ecstatic religious visions. Peer reviewed papers (click on each word there) show that pre-1915 absinthe didn’t really have much thujone.

You’re not going to hallucinate from absinthe, unless you chug the whole bottle and get really drunk, or drink it heavily every day and then quit so you get the DTs.

It’s a drink with an interesting, delicate flavor, and should be enjoyed for that rather than chasing some imaginary high. If you want to hallucinate, drop acid or take up ecstatic religious visions.

]]> By: Banksynergy http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372607 Banksynergy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372607 "Today it is known that absinthe does not cause hallucinations, especially ones similar to those described in 19th century studies. Thujone, the supposed active chemical in absinthe, is a GABA antagonist and, while it can produce muscle spasms in large doses, there is no evidence that it causes hallucinations. It has been speculated that reports of hallucinogenic effects of absinthe may have been due to poisonous chemicals being added to cheaper versions of the drink in the 19th century, to give it a more vivid color." Admittedly, this is from Wiki and many people argue it is a poor source. Furthermore, it does go on to say "The debate over whether absinthe produces effects on the human mind additional to those of alcohol has not been conclusively resolved... Some modern specialists, such as chemist, historian and absinthe distiller Ted Breaux, claim that alleged secondary effects of absinthe may be caused by the fact that some of the herbal compounds in the drink act as stimulants, while others act as sedatives, creating an overall lucid effect of awakening." “Today it is known that absinthe does not cause hallucinations, especially ones similar to those described in 19th century studies. Thujone, the supposed active chemical in absinthe, is a GABA antagonist and, while it can produce muscle spasms in large doses, there is no evidence that it causes hallucinations. It has been speculated that reports of hallucinogenic effects of absinthe may have been due to poisonous chemicals being added to cheaper versions of the drink in the 19th century, to give it a more vivid color.”

Admittedly, this is from Wiki and many people argue it is a poor source. Furthermore, it does go on to say “The debate over whether absinthe produces effects on the human mind additional to those of alcohol has not been conclusively resolved… Some modern specialists, such as chemist, historian and absinthe distiller Ted Breaux, claim that alleged secondary effects of absinthe may be caused by the fact that some of the herbal compounds in the drink act as stimulants, while others act as sedatives, creating an overall lucid effect of awakening.”

]]> By: Chris L http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-374155 Chris L Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-374155 "... that went in an unsettling direction >.>" It always does with anonymous... “… that went in an unsettling direction >.>”

It always does with anonymous…

]]> By: krissy http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-392847 krissy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-392847 those look pretty bomb! those look pretty bomb!

]]> By: Clayton http://boingboing.net/2009/01/07/absinthe-lollipops.html#comment-372626 Clayton Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-372626 Caroline, delicate is the last word I would use to describe the taste of absinthe. Caroline, delicate is the last word I would use to describe the taste of absinthe.

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