I have a small bottle of absinthe wich is 80% volume does that mean per unit, and what will i be like?

Question

off a couple of shots ?

Answer 1

80% ABV mean that it is 80% alcohol. The percentage is a constant, but the volume is a variable.

If you have 750ml...600ml of that is ethanol alcohol.

If you have 250ml...200ml of that is ethanol alcohol.

And if you have 5ml...4ml of it is ethanol alcohol.

Basically, it is twice as strong as your average liquor (40% Vs. 80%) and should be treated as such when consuming. That means that for ever 1.5oz serving you have you are consuming twice as much alcohol Vs. your average (let's say) whiskey.

What will you be like after a couple of shots...drunk. Nothing more, nothing less.

Please, not I am not cutting and pasting this answer...like some other people. These are my own words, from my own research and personal experience with links to back them up.

The hallucinagenic effects of absinthe is a myth...they never actual existed. Originally, a lie started by the French wine industry when absinthe sales and a grape shortage were driving many family vineyards out of business...later picked up and spread by The Temperance Movement here in the US.

It was said that absinthe contained 50-60ppm (parts per million) of a substance known as thujene. Recent chemical testing on vintage unopened bottles from the late 1800's purchased at estate sales show that it contained 5-6ppm and no more than 10ppm*. What absinthe has going for it is one h**l of a kick...at 70% alcohol it is nearly double that of your average liquor (40%).

*Interestingly enough, the current US regulation require absinthe for sale in the US to contain no more than 10ppm.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24371992/

http://www.absinthe.se/default.asp?load=...

Answer 2

i actually tried absinthe for the first time the other night just dont drink too many shots and you should be fine. and uhh have a chase handy.

Answer 3

80% by volume means it is 160 proof.

Answer 4

It is one of the highest proof alcohols you can buy and after ONE shot you will be totally drunk.  I bought a bottle and have barely touched it.  It is not made to drink as a shot but has some really crazy, complicated instruction on the bottle of how to make a drink with it.

Answer 5

Absinthe has long been believed to be hallucinogenic.

Ten years after his 19th century experiments with wormwood oil, the French Dr. Magnan studied 250 cases of alcoholism and claimed that those who drank absinthe were worse off than those drinking ordinary alcohol, and that they experienced rapid-onset hallucinations

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.

However, the debate over whether absinthe produces effects on the human mind additional to those of alcohol has not been conclusively resolved. The effects of absinthe have been described by some artists as mind opening. The most commonly reported experience is a 'clear-headed' feeling of inebriation — a form of 'lucid drunkenness'.

... The proper way to drink absinthe is  is poured into a glass over which a specially designed slotted spoon is placed. A sugar cube is then deposited in the bowl of the spoon. Ice-cold water is poured or dripped over the sugar until the drink is diluted to a ratio between 3:1 and 5:1. During this process, the components that are not soluble in water, mainly those from anise, fennel, and star anise, come out of solution and cloud the drink. The resulting milky opalescence is called the louche.

The addition of water is important, causing the herbs to "blossom" and bringing out many of the flavors originally overpowered by the anise.