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what is it called?

the booze is called absynthe…you can get it in North American, but in Europe it has wormwood in it which gets you fucked up to the point of hallucination…the stuff in North America does not and just tastes like ouzo

European absinthe does not have wormwood in it anymore. It is basically just really high-proof alcohol. I also think the last original producer recently went out of business (or so I heard), though if they are still around they may still put wormwood in it.

Absinthe
is flavoured distilled liquor, emerald green in colour, turning to cloudy, opalescent white when mixed with water. It inspired many prominent artists, writers and poets. Just to name a few – Vincent Van Gogh, Oscar Wilde, Manet, Ernest Hemingway – in fact his masterpiece " For Whom The Bell Tolls " was written under the influence of "The Green Fairy". Absinthe was first produced commercially in 1797 by Henry-Louis Pernod, who purchased the formula from a French exile living in Switzerland.
I hear in Prague there is a certain kudos attained by drinking it, if you do it properly, with the sugar. Its known as the green fairy as so many people hallucinate, though ive not actually seen this damned fairy yet, im hoping my next swig of the green meanie will show me it. Note to anyone who has Absinthe of a high % (60+) get a shot and throw it in a sink, then set it on fire, so cool. make sure the sink is steel.