Do they still make "Super Purple Haze" drink?

[kombu_kid]

Yup, that was my drink of choice back in the day. Do they still sell this drink in the clubs? It was made from Suntory D'Absinthe, which was pretty easy to find in the local liquor stores, not all of them sold it though. It had a bunch of other things in it, and a taste of black licorice, and after about 3 of those drinks, I was "whacked". :barf:

I might have to convince one of ya'll to send me a bottle.....or 3.

[Ammoyankee]

I haven't heard of a Purple Haze in years! I remember going to the Rolling Stone bar back in the 80's and they had the Purple Haze and Rainbows...

[Muku]

I haven't heard of a Purple Haze in years! I remember going to the Rolling Stone bar back in the 80's and they had the Purple Haze and Rainbows...

The Crazy Horse in Kitamae had it too, boy I haven't heard that name in years. Dont think I would want to drink any more of those today. :w00t:

[Brett23iu]

never heard of it in a drink but other substances I have heard of it never touched it

[hankypanky]

that drink and Mojo. 80's had some great drinks. Used to drink it in Iwakuni that came in a popcorn tub. Phillipines had some killer mojo also. Maybe i'll start selling that in my club and bring back some drinks of the past!

[Ammoyankee]

that drink and Mojo. 80's had some great drinks. Used to drink it in Iwakuni that came in a popcorn tub. Phillipines had some killer mojo also. Maybe i'll start selling that in my club and bring back some drinks of the past!


Wow, old memories there... I used to have one of those cheap flour sack shirts from the P.I. that had the Mojo recipe on the back...

[hankypanky]

wish i still had the recipe for mojo. anyone remember? Flour sack shirts!! i had a buch of those!

[dk]

that drink and Mojo. 80's had some great drinks. Used to drink it in Iwakuni that came in a popcorn tub. Phillipines had some killer mojo also. Maybe i'll start selling that in my club and bring back some drinks of the past!
Let me know when you bring it back. I want to give it a try.

[kombu_kid]

Yeah, do a little investigatin' and see if Suntory still makes that D'Absinthe. That's the key ingredient. Good times! I used to walk in to any of the clubs back then, Apple House, New York New York, 8-Beat, Manhatten, Champs, Whisky A Go Go......and that was the first thing outa my mouth...One Supah!!

[Crazysix]

Yeah, do a little investigatin' and see if Suntory still makes that D'Absinthe. That's the key ingredient. Good times! I used to walk in to any of the clubs back then, Apple House, New York New York, 8-Beat, Manhatten, Champs, Whisky A Go Go......and that was the first thing outa my mouth...One Supah!!

Wow nnow that is some memories, and somebody mentioned crazyhorse, there use to be bar down at the bottom of sobriety hill(futenma), by bar micky back in 95 they sold rainbows,mojo purple haze ect. across the street was alabamas and down from there upstairs was a juicy bar..........memories

[Ammoyankee]

Wow nnow that is some memories, and somebody mentioned crazyhorse, there use to be bar down at the bottom of sobriety hill(futenma), by bar micky back in 95 they sold rainbows,mojo purple haze ect. across the street was alabamas and down from there upstairs was a juicy bar..........memories


I always thought the best Rainbows were made at the Rolling Stone Bar, it used to be on the back of Ichibangai right by BC street...

[Crazysix]

yeah they were good but the bad part was after slamming the damn things then ending up at pyramids or manhattens, the people at 8beats were just plain funny, it was like comedy hour at the apollo

[smhersweetie]

So now I wonder how this "purple haze" drink taste like. Is it sweet like a mixed drink? I'm really not a fan of mix drink much, but definitely like to taste it. I never know I just might like it.

[Crazysix]

its good,you will swear the 1st one is not hitting you, until you order your second, but I have since matured and gone on to bigger things.....HaBU/Jager mix.......yummy

[kombu_kid]

I remember me and my buddy had $5.00 each left in our pocket after a night of partying.....and it was like, "one more Super Purple Haze?......or a taxi ride back to Foster? Guess which one we chose? That was a long walk back. Almost slept on that grassy hill by the chapel. :barf:

Purple Haze drink has some other liquor in it other than the D'Absinthe. Maybe gin, and some of that purple liqueur too.

[Tempestuous]

Is this what you are talkin about?

ice
¾ oz Vodka
¾ oz Chambord
1 oz sweet/sour
1 oz cranberry juice

There is also the one with grenadine....
1 oz. Blue Curacao
1 oz. Vodka
dash(es) Grenadine
Sprite

[kombu_kid]

Naw, it's gotta have the D'Absinthe in it. But after doing a little investigating, I found that getting that stuff isn't easy. It's supposedly illegal in the U.S. If you google "absinthe" and "super purple haze", you can find out a lot on Absinthe. It's got quite a following. Mmmmmmm, I wish I had some right now!

http://www.absinthe.bz/store/absinthe-king-gold.html

[Tempestuous]

I have never had it, so I was really curious what went in it.

Interesting.

[hankypanky]

purple haze

1 oz blue absinthe herbal liqueur
2 oz strawberry liqueur
7 oz Sprite® soda



Pour blue Absinthe followed by Strawberry Liquer into glass. Stir with a straw while pouring Sprite. Result should be a cloudy purple drink with the taste of a black jellybean. Best served chilled or over ice.

as soon as i get some D'Absinthe, i'll start making this and MOJO's at my club.

[socalheart]

Is this what you are talkin about?
ice
¾ oz Vodka
¾ oz Chambord
1 oz sweet/sour
1 oz cranberry juice

That one sounds like a Vampire. My friend liked to make those. She had a thing for the Chambord bottle.

Absinthe is/was big in the Hollywood goth scene. I had a bit of it poured over a sugar cube and strained when in SoCal, but couldn't get past that smell and taste. I think it was kinda like licorice, which isn't a plus for me.

It is illegal in the states though. I think it has a form of opium in it, so will show up on drug tests. I'm not 100% on that though. It amuses me that it's touted as a Bohemian liquer. heh.

[kombu_kid]

We used to buy the Suntory stuff back in the 80's. I've read that the Suntory version had some ingredients substituted from the original recipe. I'm sure that the Suntory brand didn't have any opiates in it. I don't know how those rumors started, maybe the Absinthe had that back in the early 1900s. I've never failed a drug test and I've never heard anything from the military saying "don't drink this certain drink that has absinthe in it".

[socalheart]

Okay, looked it up. It isn't an opiate. It's wormwood. It just sounds icky. Heh.

Dictionary.com (http://www.dictionary.com)
ab·sinthe also ab·sinth (āb'sĭnth) Pronunciation Key
n.
1. A perennial aromatic European herb (Artemisia absinthium), naturalized in eastern North America and having pinnatifid, silvery silky leaves and numerous nodding flower heads. Also called common wormwood.
2. A green liqueur having a bitter anise or licorice flavor and a high alcohol content, prepared from absinthe and other herbs, and now prohibited in many countries because of its toxicity.

[okisteve]

Interesting absinthe website... talk about speciality products! And how about that cannabis vodka? Must make a confusing high.

You can find a Japanese anise-type liqueur called Absinthe here. We used to buy the Suntory stuff back in the 80's.

Yep, that's the stuff. Cheap too.

It tastes just like Ricard and Pernod, so if you don't like licorice and anise it's not for you, but it's one of my fave hot-weather quaffs. 50 million Frenchmen can't be wrong, as the old song goes.

But - despite its name, it does not contain the psychoactive stuff. Most likely whatever they mix those drinks with in local bars doesn't either.

[kombu_kid]

I don't remember any girls ordering them. It's more of a guys' drink, I think. It'll getcha ta wherya wanna go. Kind of a swinging from the chandeliers, yelling at the top of your lungs drink. You know, jarhead style.:army:

[Tempestuous]

Yuck! Not a licorice fan, myself.
I also can't eat or drink anything that stinks.

(I am regularly harassed for smelling my food & drinks. :))
Don't think I will be attempting to find any of that stuff.