Honest? He said you would not have hangover. You will have a very loud hangover
@skjelm6363
5 ай бұрын
@@lukasolsz well its not a hangover - you are sick af with a migraine from hell - but it is not a hangover
@internationalparam
4 ай бұрын
@@skjelm6363 what a subjective statement
@burkeiowa
6 ай бұрын
This looks much better for the Absinthe-minded tourists, compared to what the absent-minded tourists get in the touristy areas.
@freakishuproar1168
5 ай бұрын
Heh, "absinthe-minded"... :3
@JandyCZ
5 ай бұрын
I see what you did there. Good one, sir. :D
@BakerVS
6 ай бұрын
I don't understand why you would want to drink absinthe in Prague. It's a Swiss drink (from the Swiss-French border region), why would anyone go to Prague for that? Go to Prague for beer (and other Czech drinks I'm not familiar with).
6 ай бұрын
The region were Absinth comes from is "Val de Travers" to be exact. Very nice place not only to drink but also to hike like in "Ceux du Van"
@asellandrofacchio7263
6 ай бұрын
Why not? It's just a f. King liquor! I drank scottish whiskey in Tokyo and many places in Prague serve Italian bombardino. What's the problem there?? Stop gatekeeping.
@britt-sen
6 ай бұрын
If you enjoy it, have it. Absintherie has a decent selection.
@richbulena8847
6 ай бұрын
It became a thing back in the 90s because the Czech Republic was one of the few places where it was legal at the time.
@jean-emmanuelrotzetter6030
6 ай бұрын
Agree with the last sentence. But the history of absinthe is older than its success story that started late 18th century in a Jura region that now is part of Switzerland. Extracts from the absinthe plant were used already in ancient Egypt 3'500 years ago, then by the Greek, Romans with alcohol. After the beginnings late 18th century in Neuchâtel mountains region, main production moved still in in Jura mountains region in France (Pontarlier mainly), became popular in France and french speaking part of Switzerland. So successful that excessive usage lead 1908 to a total interdiction in Switzerland, 1915 in France. A substitute based mainly on anis then became a popular (Pernod, Pastis) Some 20 years ago, production of absinthe was allowed again with regional protected trade marks in Switzerland and France. But Czech beer is IMHO to be preferred to absinthe - not only in Prag, not only in Czech Republic but wherever available.
@rothn2
6 ай бұрын
I love absynthe and have it at my local French place in a drip almost every weekend. I always get a reaction like "really?" from the waiter. But I very much enjoy it. And yes my favorite is clear but I thought it was supposed to e green. It happens to be from Switzerland. My life makes sense now!
@michaelantosch9888
6 ай бұрын
Good to see that you can actually get the REAL stuff in Prague (but avoid the fire at all costs!)
@Lwize
6 ай бұрын
Trdelnik, weed and absinthe - the Czech triple Koruna!
@vaclav_fejt
5 ай бұрын
Aye, gone are the times when the three crowns were Bohemian, Hungarian, and Polish.
@petershampshire
5 ай бұрын
All lived in harmony untill the Euronet cash machine nation invasion.
@pedrostormrage
5 ай бұрын
8:22 "I absolutely love the sticker on your door" No wonder why you two are friends 😂
@420POGCHAMP
4 ай бұрын
i dont get it
@pedrostormrage
4 ай бұрын
@@420POGCHAMP The sticker meant "no trdelník", and it's a running joke in the channel that Janek's not a trdelník fan (or at the very least he doesn't like the fact it's advertised as a Czech thing, because it isn't - it's Hungarian).
@Tyler2004durden
6 ай бұрын
I’ve been to Absintherie some years ago and had a really wonderful experience there. Besides trying real absinthe and enjoying the cozy atmosphere of the bar, spontaneously an opera singer, a bass player and pianist started playing and singing Czech songs. I warmly recommend the bar for anyone who is curious about absinthe. Oh, also… What made people hallucinate from drinking Absinthe in the past was because of the herb Wormswood, which is not found in today’s bottles, I believe, at least not in the same amount.
6 ай бұрын
Wormwood is a basic herb for absinthe. Without a wormwood you get Anis drink. The latin name of wormwood is Artemisia Absinthium - from where the Abnsinthe drink got the name. So it MUST be inside :) And the amount is also roughly the same as in the past. The mistery about halucinating is a topic for another long discussion.
@10jpmorgan
6 ай бұрын
@ That's what I've read about absinthe, too. Wormwood is actually poisonous, isn't it?
@Tyler2004durden
6 ай бұрын
@ “There is a chemical found in wormwood-absinthe's primary flavoring-called thujone that's known to be a convulsant at extremely high doses.”
@radekb.2953
6 ай бұрын
Haucinations had come from amount of Wormswood with combination of alcohol(80-90%+ I think?). It made - even after small portion consumed - huge halucinations and (self)destructive behaviour, quite often ended with death. Now by legal alcohol shouldn't exceed 70% or something like that.
@JoeyRhubarb
6 ай бұрын
@@radekb.2953 No one hallucinated. It was a myth
@beathrise629
6 ай бұрын
Kostka cukru is spelled exactly the same as in Polish ;) ♥ Luv your videos Janek!!!
@BranDao4_Civil_Engineer
6 ай бұрын
❤ Prague! Love from Greece!
@DaweSlayer
6 ай бұрын
Efcharisto
@HearBeyondMusic
6 ай бұрын
Nice Bar =D I‘ve actually been there last year, while looking for good absinthe. Was definitely worth it and I‘m going back there next week, when I‘m back in Prague! :D
@KungFu_Batman
5 ай бұрын
I remember drinking absinthe in Brussels at this awesome bar called Floris Bar and it was the greatest drunk feeling! The experience itself was fun.
@harekrishnatheexplorer
6 ай бұрын
Love this city and your videos 🤩
@Michael-Rooney007
6 ай бұрын
Love the content and hohnesty in this!! Thank you!
@maxanderson8259
5 ай бұрын
Real absinthe is a delicious and expensive anise liquor. My local distillery St George Spirits makes an awesome absinthe based on the 1800s Pernod recipe.
@GeoRick
6 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Thanks, will check it out when in Prague.
@cokentutes
5 ай бұрын
"You can drinking for whole day" Honest words, to live an honest life.
@ElephantCages
3 ай бұрын
Wormwood, had it in the states, minus wormwood.
@eviljigglypuff2254
5 ай бұрын
I thought it had an association w wormwood back in the day
@MushrooMilkshake
5 ай бұрын
"Would you like absinthe? Well, do you like licorice? Oh course not no one does. You would not like absinthe."
@GilesWendes
5 ай бұрын
Visited that place a few years ago, very pricey but brilliant cocktails. Loved it.
@John_Candy
5 ай бұрын
I made my own absinthe and drank most of the bottle in a sitting and did get trails and visual snow
@donegaldan102
6 ай бұрын
Actually tired this bar in January. Really cool spot.
@daviddavid2890
6 ай бұрын
One of the hostels I stayed in when I first visited Prague nearly 20 years ago didn't allow absinthe because people were always making a mess with burning sugar, and spilling it everywhere
@edwardkeselman5118
6 ай бұрын
I was there 2 months ago, it's really cool place. I tried the bohemian absinthe but I didn't like it as well. Still thought the place is really recommended if you never tried absinthe.
@irfanhekimoglu2294
6 ай бұрын
So it’s like Rakı where you mix anise based alcohol with water and end up with a white drink in the end. Nice!
@erzsebetkovacs2527
6 ай бұрын
It's because of the aniseed in both drinks (as well as French pastis). Raki with ice cold water is great.
@valmarsiglia
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, only time I was in Prague was in 1993 and I don't remember any absinthe shops or bars.
@sebastiank.908
6 ай бұрын
Thanks to you, your team and the barkeeper for the honest advices! :)
@flipster7746
6 ай бұрын
I went to prague few month ago. I passed in the Absinth in Mini markets because of scam . But this Barkeeper IS an honest man. Maybe I will Join His place
@lrrrofomikronparmaside8904
4 ай бұрын
Honestly better if self made, highly recommend it!
@ianokay
6 ай бұрын
"they will explain us" means they will explain YOU, the person, so it's "explain (more) to us".
@hoseja
6 ай бұрын
Jarred me too.
@erbi3853
5 ай бұрын
Classic case of being confused by the Czech word order. In Czech, we don't use the preposition and sometimes it causes mishaps like this haha. Happens to the best of us 😅
@Z_E_B_O
4 ай бұрын
5:45 It's more of a party trick. When I was in Vienna they had a really nice absinthe bar (one shot was about 8€ I believe) and it was so cool, they had so many different absinthes. The strongest I tried had 89.9%, but of course it gets diluted with water. I can only recommend Marilyn Mansons absinthe, which actually does whiten very nicely and has a nice taste (for absinthe lol) and it has 66.6%. The hallucinations I believe came from copper poisoning, which during the prohibition period was just hard to avoid when it was made in private. Also the more thujon the absinthe has the more you can feel that other feeling that doesn't come from the alcohol (which in the video was described as a powerful feeling, but can also be described as feeling floaty or light), which is in the wormwood and there are specific limitations on how much you are allowed to put into your absinthe.
@tadskyobakov4098
5 ай бұрын
I've been to this place! Had a great time here! Shout out to Milan, the former bartender!
@Ozzymandius1
6 ай бұрын
It's available in the states too.
@hoseja
6 ай бұрын
0:22 Angličtina nemá dativ! Správně je "Explain more to us". Proboha Janku to jako děláš naschvál? Šarmantní východní přízvuk nebo něco?
@Happy_Spatula
4 ай бұрын
I don't drink & am not able to travel however your videos are such easy viewing 👌
@MichaelAndersen_DK
6 ай бұрын
Finally! Now what about showing us where to drink ales? I.e. beer that is NOT pilsner/lager.
@linogalveias
6 ай бұрын
Vinohradský Pivovar, Strahov Monastery Pivovar, Dva Kohoutí....
@ra-ge
6 ай бұрын
When you visit the Czech republic, it's the beers 🍺you must try. Definitely one of the best in the world and my personal favourite.🍻
@PrazanExpat
5 ай бұрын
The title is misleading, because Janek liked the traditional serving of absinthe. Note that tourists and expats have been drinking absinthe in Prague since the early-90s, specifically at Palac Akropolis in Žižkov. I don't know how it ever became a thing in Prague, but I remember meeting folks in Acropolis in 1994, where everybody wanted to try absinthe. And frankly, it tasted awful and made people drunk and then sick. I never wanted to try it again, until I saw the traditional pour at Absintherie. My next trip to Prague, I'm going to try it again, mixed with ice water in the traditional method, and Janek, if I get sick, I'm blaming you.
@MrVickk
6 ай бұрын
My wife and I will be in Prague around April 23rd. Grab a drink with us.
@Hyreia
3 ай бұрын
I just like the anise/fennel/wormwood base with the herbal notes. If it's not "real" I don't care. I'm not much of an elitest about it. It can definitely be any green-yellow to off-white color though. Not Irish green.
@radmarchand4751
4 ай бұрын
I’ve been here before. My wife and I came here on a whim one night. EXCELLENT stop.
@matejmotuz108
4 ай бұрын
Some recomendation for a good bohemian absinthe (bohemian is the stronger , more potent style , while french is milder , la fée parisienne and pernod absinth are good examples ) ?
@sara-vh7by
6 ай бұрын
fakt super video hoši . Moc se vám to povedlo:):)
@myfatassdick
6 ай бұрын
Haaah I just saw that absinth video the other day and also saw the comment saying “oh you have an expert why didn’t you at least say what absinthe is and where to get the real stuff” And now you go and make a whole video on the topic Amazing
@jamescheddar4896
4 ай бұрын
absinthe is just distilled wormwood. it's medicinal properties are on par with chamomile, if it gets you "high" you essentially messed up to the same degree as if you made cyanide trying to get cider
@reynard2ki
6 ай бұрын
There is a really nice Absinthe bar in Antibes, France that was frequented by Pablo Picasso. The decor is vintage and you feel transported back in time.
@Tokilainen
5 ай бұрын
Absinthe is not hallucinogenic per se just because it's absinthe, but, the very high alcohol volume can cause hallucinations. Also, Absinthe is super delicious!
@danielnapoli649
3 ай бұрын
It has been said that absinthe makes the heart grow fonder 😂
@walroz87
5 ай бұрын
Some of my best benders have been w absinthe - never hallucinated not from the absinthe at least but its a great way to get greatly drunk if you like/love the anis/liquorice taste!
@Mirin_the_Witch
6 ай бұрын
I had absinth only once and it was delicious - dangerously so. My friend's grandfather used to make it at home and the guy brought it when we were out camping. It tasted of herbs, a bit like if Jagermeister was good - if it wasn't so damn sticky and sweet and the taste was clearer and less muddy. I could smell the wormwood a mile away, but it didn't taste too bitter. It was rather dangerous in that for me at least, it was so aromatic I could barely taste the alcohol and I severely underestimated it. Apparently it was higher proof than homemade slivovica that I usually avoid because it's too strong for me, but I really couldn't tell. We drank it straight from the bottle and it's the only time I got so drunk I wouldn't remember bits of the evening. I would like to try it again sometime.
@Maxშემიწყალე
5 ай бұрын
What fantastic place. I'll have to check it out next time I'm in Prague.
@nocaster51
5 ай бұрын
As a Polish speaker I'm not surprised "kostka cukru" is spelled the same in Czech but I'm shocked you pronouce it EXACTLY like in Polish which is almost never the case.
@dannyfrog
6 ай бұрын
Here in the States we have junk absinthe.
@blacklight4720
6 ай бұрын
Dam, in my 20's I was drinking so much absent clean. Sometimes as cocktails with Jagger and Aftershock, not every bartender knew how to make the cocktail right, sometimes I would get different results using the same ingredients. I wish I had known back then not to drink it clean and call bartenders on the wrong cocktail making. This brings me to say, do your homework, because some places don't have the right drinking culture (people simply might not know). Drinking 70% alcohol might hurt your health or your loved ones.
@StepanGavrilenko-i9y
6 ай бұрын
Hi! thanks for the video, and additional thanks for the English content. Isn't here an address for the bar in description?
@kuukeli
3 ай бұрын
thank you
@Martin-hb4il
5 ай бұрын
Makes me love being a Czech guy.
@Negritis
4 ай бұрын
kostka cukru sounds awfully familiar to kocka cukor which is hungarian word for sugar cube :D
@johncarr2333
5 ай бұрын
Absinthe rocks... Great place at Breckenridge.
@TheWeardale1
6 ай бұрын
absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
@timbyrne914
6 ай бұрын
I’ve never thought of trying out in Prague, but it might be worth trying a decent Czech brand to see want it’s like.
@telenikros
6 ай бұрын
i lived in Berloin 16 years ago and near where I lived, there was a Swiss bar that served Absinthe properly the distilled method for 5 euroes a shot, it was very good
@BrigitteNolte-ln1ob
4 ай бұрын
I will visit this bar when i am in prague
@GoranSkorung
6 ай бұрын
Interesting to see that absinthe and arak (both containing aniseed) exhibit similar behavior when chilled. This could be due to the temperature affecting the solubility of aniseed extracts or other components in the ethanol base.
@patricklippert8345
6 ай бұрын
It's called the Ouzo Effect and it can be seen with other anisettes like ouzo and sambucca
@djsugarc1075
4 ай бұрын
I love absinthe
@horrigan495
6 ай бұрын
I like the way its served, thoI i dont like the drink itself.
@Shambhusah1238
6 ай бұрын
Love to see u again 😊
@the-o5202
6 ай бұрын
🤭 Drunk Janek for content. Awesome!
@MarvinCZ
6 ай бұрын
When absinthe was being demonized way back when as this hallucinogenic drink that should be banned, there was a famous story of the farmer who "had a drink of absinthe, which made him murder his whole family." One part of the story that was left out at the time: He also had about a dozen other alcoholic drinks and must have been totally wasted.
@baumgrt
6 ай бұрын
It was a convenient excuse to ban it. If I remember correctly, the guy was a severe alcoholic and managed to drink some 4 litres of wine per day. Today, it’s fairly well documented that this happened mostly as a result of lobbying from winemakers. In the case of Switzerland, due to how our political system works, we ended up with a constitutional ban of absinthe (it was downgraded to a regular law in 1999 and finally repealed in 2005).
@Paasj
4 ай бұрын
Absinth... I had some blue one's.. Some green. And some even black... Not clear though... -Not to this day.. Need to check that one off! :)
@patrikmalec5932
5 ай бұрын
While it’s true that absinthe is mainly a tourist drink in Prague today, it’s not correct to say that Prague has no historical connection to the drink. Artists in the late 18th century in Prague loved it - as is documented in Karel Oliva’s painting The Absinthe Drinker hanging in Cafe Slavia. Austro-Hungary, of which Prague was part, was one of the few countries to not ban the drink in 1915 - which allowed Prague to remain an absinthe hot spot!
@olgerkhan9331
6 ай бұрын
Hm strange, id expected the true reason why nowadays hallucination from drinking absinth isnt possible anymore mentioned by eighter of them. Here is it: in the past there were chemical bindings in it called "thrujon" that could make you hallucinating. But it was removed due to a ban for the drink, to continue selling it. Like the coca leafes in coca cola in the past.
@FujinBlackheart
6 ай бұрын
Nope you never hallucinated to begin with, Absithe contains wormwood which contains thujun but in the drink its not and was never enough even when getting absolutely wasted on it to hallucinate at all. The reason why some people went nuts on Absithe was human greed, be people mixing in substances that dont belong in there like for example copper carbonate for a fancy green color, also why the drink had a bad reputation and one of the reasons it got banned.
@JoeyRhubarb
6 ай бұрын
Incorrect.
@TevelDrinkwater
4 ай бұрын
What Blackheart said. Where absinthe was banned, it was the greater wormwood that was the target, and thujone was popularly blamed, but Bohemian absinthe's never got rid of the greater wormwood. Absinthe is now made in many distilleries where it was never restricted, using greater wormwood; plus many of the bans have been lifted. The concentration of thujone typical in 19th and early 20th century absinthe is typical of the modern absinthe. Food safety is much stricter now though, so there are less instances of dangerous adulterants being used. Absinthe used to be a cheaper way to get drunk, hence it's popularity among struggling artists during La Belle Époque, also making it a target for social activists. As an aside, I think Absinthe was only really popular in France and the US (New Orleans IIRC), and those might have been the only places it was banned. There were distilleries in Czeckia and Spain that kept making Absinthe after the French ban, but not much of a market was left. Here in BC Canada there are two pretty good local Absinthes, Taboo from Okanagan Spirits and Baba Yaga from Arbutus distillery.
@jacobseal
5 ай бұрын
I love Absinthe. So good!! I will look up this place next time we visit Prague.
@trotskiftw
4 ай бұрын
FWIW, the slow drip makes no difference. The only time it makes a difference is to try and drip-dissolve the sugar cube. If you are taking it without the sugar cube, just pour the ice water like a normal person.
@yellowlightingbolt
5 ай бұрын
It is a nice bar anyway, they do some interesting cocktails. You can always go anyway for the experience but, as mentioned by the owner himself, it is not something Czech.
@susanyoung6635
6 ай бұрын
It's probably the time of year. It's kinda like me only being able to travel off season for free on American airlines and never around holidays
@michellemaine2719
6 ай бұрын
I was at a market in York recently, and they had chimney cake there. Looks like it's gaining popularity.
@ondrejsoroka8170
6 ай бұрын
Like Old York, York? that is sad chimney cakes:o/
@michellemaine2719
6 ай бұрын
@@ondrejsoroka8170 yup, good old York. They did refer to them as Hungarian at least.
@20cnVision
5 ай бұрын
I feel like you kinda skipped over the hallucinations part. Because while yes, you won't hallucinate from the legal Absinthe, the OG stuff did make people hallucinate and this is still being sold illegally. It's just that thujon is now a controlled substance and absinthe cannot contain as much of it as it used to back in the days when certain artists cut their ears off ;) Also, that's a good thing. It's a very dangerous drug that can quickly cause very serious damage.
@Mr.Floklo
5 ай бұрын
Ok. What does the sticker mean?
@Kaisan-vc8fw
3 ай бұрын
My father was a senior officer in Palestine after WW2, attempting to stop the Israelis and Palestinians from killing each other ... an issue which unfortunately has not been solved c.80+ years later and in fact it has gotten whole lot worse as Israel has chosen Genocide. Meanwhile, the local workers which the Army employed for all the various tasks of building/upkeep etc etc, they used to work almost day and night for 3 weeks (my father suspected drug use to keep them going) ... Then these workers would set up a tent in a desert area and with their ladies, drink their Absinthe to oblivion. The reality of whatever they were drinking is that as my father witnessed first hand, for some days after this heavy session, if they drank water they would become instantlty drunk once again. After a week of this, they would go back to work and then repeat the process. P.S ... I do not answer people, I do not read people's comments .... Have a nice life.
@2MSecurity
5 ай бұрын
this was great 😄💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@Hnkka
4 ай бұрын
Theres funny pictures on the internet "before absinthe, after" :D
@jesseebner7271
6 ай бұрын
Good craft beer on Prague is called Kolcavka Pivovar
@karere1s
5 ай бұрын
I think I've been to this bar before! Great place!
@killerexe007
6 ай бұрын
Absinthe is pretty good with Tonic
@mynameismynameis666
4 ай бұрын
the pschotropic element of absinthe (wermouth) has been outlawed as far as i know
@heidelbergaren5054
6 ай бұрын
On my way !
@DonSolaris
5 ай бұрын
I love alcohol!! I use it to wash floors sometimes windows and nothing more than that.
@Nickzz30
5 ай бұрын
Awesome video, Can you make a video or in the comments, what do local Czech people prefer to drink? (also i thought bison grass was an ingredient in absinthe, and some bottles even have it sitting there, its supposed to be a hallucinogen, but not from one blade of grass of coarse so absinth does not make you hallucinate, i agree with the bartender there, but if you drink enough absinthe, get ready for the worst hangover of your life..... well next too mezcal anyways, haha)
@SprayNpreyT
5 ай бұрын
beautiful bar
@baerlauchstal
4 ай бұрын
Does your dislike of spirits extend to slivovice?
@MurderBong
4 ай бұрын
THAT! IS A FANTASTIC DROPPER!!!! 😮
@P1T4Bot
5 ай бұрын
I love Absinth
@annakrzyminska8033
6 ай бұрын
Nie spodziewałam się na koniec usłyszeć zamiast czeskiego zwrotu polski. Po polsku jest dokład tak samo, nawet w wymowie "kostka cukru". Zazwyczaj słowa pomiędzy polskim a czeskim są co najwyżej podobne ale nie dokładnie takie same.
@YG7Y6kY2k33
6 ай бұрын
swiss here
@caitsidhe4560
4 ай бұрын
Actually suprised we have 3 bars that can pour good stuff :D I thought we only have scam turkish selling it.
@freemantle85
5 ай бұрын
"Ohh Look" "What do you mean look? I've just had half a pint of Absinthe! I can't see anything, I'm practically blind!" _____ If you get that reference you can be my bestie
@jonathanfinan722
6 ай бұрын
I had a session on it when it was still illegal to import into the UK. Not nice. I'd sooner sup petrol.
@JoeyRhubarb
6 ай бұрын
Absinthe was never illegal in the UK.
@maciejradziszewski1961
4 ай бұрын
can you teach me cech word that isn't written/prounonced/same meaning to polish?
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