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).
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.
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.
I mean, several reasons if you think about it for two seconds. First of all, I doubt anyone is going to Prague for absinthe, but they may want to try it when there. Second, most people don't have unlimited money, unfortunately, and can't just hop over to different countries whenever they feel like it. Third, people like the drinks that they like or want unique experiences. Or maybe some people just don't like beer. For instance, Tennessee is known for whiskey, but nobody is going to be offended if you want vodka at a bar instead.
@@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).
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!
Prague streets: full of Absinthe that locals don't drink, full of Thai massages that are performed without oil and their clothes on that no local or Thai native would normally want, full of Trdelník 's that are actually rather Slovakian and locals also do not really eat or even know. I have been to Prague twice and to me it always feels like it is so artifically geared towards presenting something that tourists would consider as a "thing" to try here. I live in Vienna and we dont have this here and tourists are also more spread out across the city - in Prague they are all from the castle over the bridge to the old town, like a theme park. And here I also can't think of anything so massively "sold" that is also something that at the same locals would not consume, do or participate in. Still, Prague is a very nice city, it just has this super touristic vibe in the mentioned area
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.
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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.
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.
I'm a Bulgarian visiting my fav city in the world Prague three times a year and I have never tried absinthe in Czechia and I don't get how it got so popular with tourists there. I'll stick with the pivo, jeste dve piva, prosim! Also, I'd really like to find a nice bar beside Hemingway bar where they serve cocktails and it's a chill atmosphere so I can bring a girl there ^^
I love this place. The Czech and French absinthes are quite different - I like both. At the moment I'm preferring Czech macerated absinth, next week, who knows. I highly recommend this place! Excellent staff, wonderful atmosphere (but take plenty cash).
I'm from Neuchâtel, Switzerland where the modern absinthe is primarly made. I've been to the Absintherie in November 2023 and this place is legit! Plus, Jirka is a great and passioned guy. Their only downside is the price of a glass of absinthe since it 3 times more expensive than in most of our bars here in Switzerland. In the other hand, the Absintherie has a lot of interesting stuff and fantastic cocktails based on absinthe which are worth the price! Cheers!
By accident I actually went to this place and had the beetle Absinthe one. It was a great experience since the bartender explained everything in detail.
Interesting video and thanks for posting. For the couple of times that I have had Absinthe, they have made me determined to stay with Malort, which is another wormwood flavored beverage.
I went to a different Absinthe bar in Prague, similar to this one but under the street (like lots of places ! I love the cellar bars.) and the staff were really awesome telling us all about the history
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.
Cool! I bought a bottle of Absinthe here in the Philippines a few months ago and this is the 1st real info I found on how to drink it. Green "pretty" bottle attracted me to it.
Just like the Italian anisette, absinthe contains anise and a very similar fennel that has a muscle-relaxing effect. I am a pizzaiolo by profession. After a very hard day when I wanted to go to sleep, a colleague persuaded me to go and drink absinthe in a bar. After two sips, I felt as if I had not worked. I became cheerful and rested. I prefer anisette because it has a more pleasant aroma and does not need to be diluted with water. The effect is the same.
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
@5:23 it's really good. By this point, it's only 20% alcohol, half the strength of a whisky. I really think he could have got a better idea of he didn't just moisten his lip with it a couple of times.
there is real absinthe then that neon green/red/blue crap that they sell as novelty absinthe. Both wildly different.. but a good absinthe with the right amount of chilled water, and sugar is a great sipper.. just like he showed! as long as you like a black licorice taste. I went to Prague about 7-8 years ago for a couple weeks when backpacking. I miss that city so much.. Had the time of my life!
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.
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.
Clarification: The inventor of the sugar cube was a Swiss born Austrian, who did run a sugar factory in Austria-Hungary in a town, which is now in Czech Republic. So saying it's a Czech invention is a bit of a stretch.
Even Czech wiki says he was Austrian, I don't know why we tend to say it's a Czech invention. But I think I heard a story that actual invention comes from some worker in his factory, not from himself, which was very common for a lot of inventions, so maybe it actually is a Czech invention after all.
@@meesalikeu Czech republic didn’t even exist then. He didn’t become a local citizen of a country that didn’t exist. Also he moved back to Vienna where he did have citizenship despite being born in Switzerland. He wouldn’t have relocated if he had became a local citizen. Pretty sad trying to fight for the honor of such a small thing. Especially when it failed and was reinvented in another way later.
@@Pidalin That seems like it’s a way of trying to claim the invention to the country and discredit the inventor. There seems to be no evidence for this claim though. Thanks for participating in the discussion in a nice and construtive way by the way. Appreciated. I’m not from either country mentioned though. I just found it interesting.
@@jacoblarsen4633 Czech Republic didn't exist, but Czech nation and nationality/ethnicity existed, when you was a Czech, you was a Czech even when you lived under rule of Austrian occupants. I don't know who actually invented sugar cube, but this is also stupid to say this about some country didn't exist so he could not be Czech, like if nationality was linked to today modern countries....
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 ) ?
I like Fernet Stock and Becherovka and I’m sad that Prague is full of these tourist traps, I’ve only been there twice and this was back in the early 2000’s, the place seems to have changed and not for the better, There is nothing in the Czech culture about absinthe or weed. I wonder if Brno has changed so much?
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.
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.
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 😅
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
Hallucinating is like taking a substance (drink or drugs) and then seeing things that aren’t there (like when you’re high). Absinthe is rumored to have hallucinative properties, but it’s a myth)
@@Xerdozit's a myth that a high amount of thujone in absinthe makes you hallucinate. It used to contain high amounts, but that's now banned in most of countries. However it never really made people hallucinate and never will, because thujone (or anything else in absinthe) is not a hallucinogen.
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
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.
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).
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.
I don't drink alcohol, but something about a bar like that (the sheer aesthetic of the location, what I imagine the atmosphere is like, the gorgeous visual design on the various Absinthe brands) really appeals to me. What a cool location that I'd (sadly!) have little reason to visit. Unless they want some weird Brit loitering around looking at the walls and furniture in amazement ;p
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.
Oh yeah finally. Drinking it like this and having a nice convo is way better. Plus the Bohemian way is hot. :D We also only have a few absinth bars in Hungary where those darker ones are present. Good places.
I know Absinth is not originally from Prague, but have you ever tried the original Czech deep dish pizza or the famous Prague curry wurst? :-) BTW: They now are opening Trdelnik stores here in Berlin too . Everywhere you see tourist wandering around
@@novh4ck No, but "Baumstrietzel" are 100% vegan and one of the most popular desserts in Berlin since 2017 the say.(the shops are newer! :-) ) That´s why the store opens at 13:00 and you can see the tumbleweed rolling around after 20:00. So there is hope that this will not last
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.
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!
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.
What an honest barkeeper!
Seems like a solid chap.
In line with this channel 😊
Honest? He said you would not have hangover. You will have a very loud hangover
@@lukasolsz well its not a hangover - you are sick af with a migraine from hell - but it is not a hangover
@@skjelm6363 what a subjective statement
This looks much better for the Absinthe-minded tourists, compared to what the absent-minded tourists get in the touristy areas.
Heh, "absinthe-minded"... :3
I see what you did there. Good one, sir. :D
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).
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.
If you enjoy it, have it. Absintherie has a decent selection.
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.
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.
I mean, several reasons if you think about it for two seconds. First of all, I doubt anyone is going to Prague for absinthe, but they may want to try it when there. Second, most people don't have unlimited money, unfortunately, and can't just hop over to different countries whenever they feel like it. Third, people like the drinks that they like or want unique experiences. Or maybe some people just don't like beer. For instance, Tennessee is known for whiskey, but nobody is going to be offended if you want vodka at a bar instead.
Good to see that you can actually get the REAL stuff in Prague (but avoid the fire at all costs!)
This channel doing a great job for Czech tourism! Honest Guide rocks!
8:22 "I absolutely love the sticker on your door" No wonder why you two are friends 😂
i dont get it
@@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).
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!
As someone from the swiss region where absinthe originated from (Switzerland Jura, Muriaux) I really liked your video, thank you and greetings 🎉
absinthe was orginated from pakistan. not swiss, swiss have only smelly fish in a can
Trdelnik, weed and absinthe - the Czech triple Koruna!
Aye, gone are the times when the three crowns were Bohemian, Hungarian, and Polish.
All lived in harmony untill the Euronet cash machine nation invasion.
That’s what I come to Prague for. And the massage parlors.
Bar owner is great with his honesty and now I want to visit his bar!
One of the best videos on absinthe. Very accurate information.
Prague streets: full of Absinthe that locals don't drink, full of Thai massages that are performed without oil and their clothes on that no local or Thai native would normally want, full of Trdelník 's that are actually rather Slovakian and locals also do not really eat or even know. I have been to Prague twice and to me it always feels like it is so artifically geared towards presenting something that tourists would consider as a "thing" to try here. I live in Vienna and we dont have this here and tourists are also more spread out across the city - in Prague they are all from the castle over the bridge to the old town, like a theme park. And here I also can't think of anything so massively "sold" that is also something that at the same locals would not consume, do or participate in. Still, Prague is a very nice city, it just has this super touristic vibe in the mentioned area
Wow, I was at this "Absintherie" probably 15 years ago?! It was great then but it has changed the decor for good. Now it looks very pretty.
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.
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.
@ That's what I've read about absinthe, too. Wormwood is actually poisonous, isn't it?
@ “There is a chemical found in wormwood-absinthe's primary flavoring-called thujone that's known to be a convulsant at extremely high doses.”
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.
@@radekb.2953 No one hallucinated. It was a myth
I'm a Bulgarian visiting my fav city in the world Prague three times a year and I have never tried absinthe in Czechia and I don't get how it got so popular with tourists there. I'll stick with the pivo, jeste dve piva, prosim! Also, I'd really like to find a nice bar beside Hemingway bar where they serve cocktails and it's a chill atmosphere so I can bring a girl there ^^
black angel's is great and they know the drinks and cocktails
Applebee's 😂
@@linogalveias Thanks, will check it out!
It became popular because it was either in a Sherlock Holmes or Edgar Allen Poe novel and was banned back in the day because people hallucinated
Kostka cukru is spelled exactly the same as in Polish ;) ♥ Luv your videos Janek!!!
I love this place. The Czech and French absinthes are quite different - I like both. At the moment I'm preferring Czech macerated absinth, next week, who knows. I highly recommend this place! Excellent staff, wonderful atmosphere (but take plenty cash).
I'm from Neuchâtel, Switzerland where the modern absinthe is primarly made. I've been to the Absintherie in November 2023 and this place is legit! Plus, Jirka is a great and passioned guy. Their only downside is the price of a glass of absinthe since it 3 times more expensive than in most of our bars here in Switzerland. In the other hand, the Absintherie has a lot of interesting stuff and fantastic cocktails based on absinthe which are worth the price! Cheers!
By accident I actually went to this place and had the beetle Absinthe one. It was a great experience since the bartender explained everything in detail.
This owner is knowledgeable and his place is so cool . I wish I could go!
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder, for a better drink!
Love the content and hohnesty in this!! Thank you!
Interesting video and thanks for posting. For the couple of times that I have had Absinthe, they have made me determined to stay with Malort, which is another wormwood flavored beverage.
We were lucky to stumble upon this gem on our visit. Great experience.
Świetny material! Dzięki temu kanałowi myślę nad wycieczką do Czech :)
I like how he asked how much , he didn't assume he would get it for free, getting scammed too many times protection mentality 👏👍
be surprised if was any expectation of him paying - the advertising here more than covered cost. the ask was for us, the viewers, I believe
@@southernbreeze3278 Exactly
I went to a different Absinthe bar in Prague, similar to this one but under the street (like lots of places ! I love the cellar bars.) and the staff were really awesome telling us all about the history
At 1:10. The guy didnt want to advertise other shops lol
I thought it had an association w wormwood back in the day
Excellent video. Thanks, will check it out when in Prague.
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.
0:22 Angličtina nemá dativ! Správně je "Explain more to us". Proboha Janku to jako děláš naschvál? Šarmantní východní přízvuk nebo něco?
Love this city and your videos 🤩
"You can drinking for whole day"
Honest words, to live an honest life.
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.
Not a fan of setting fire to drinks, it burns off some of the alcohol. It's already overpriced I don't want to lose any of the alcohol.
"Would you like absinthe? Well, do you like licorice? Oh course not no one does. You would not like absinthe."
Wormwood, had it in the states, minus wormwood.
Cool! I bought a bottle of Absinthe here in the Philippines a few months ago and this is the 1st real info I found on how to drink it. Green "pretty" bottle attracted me to it.
Just like the Italian anisette, absinthe contains anise and a very similar fennel that has a muscle-relaxing effect.
I am a pizzaiolo by profession. After a very hard day when I wanted to go to sleep, a colleague persuaded me to go and drink absinthe in a bar. After two sips, I felt as if I had not worked. I became cheerful and rested.
I prefer anisette because it has a more pleasant aroma and does not need to be diluted with water. The effect is the same.
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
What happened to becherovka ?
@5:23 it's really good.
By this point, it's only 20% alcohol, half the strength of a whisky. I really think he could have got a better idea of he didn't just moisten his lip with it a couple of times.
Yeah, only time I was in Prague was in 1993 and I don't remember any absinthe shops or bars.
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Visited that place a few years ago, very pricey but brilliant cocktails. Loved it.
there is real absinthe then that neon green/red/blue crap that they sell as novelty absinthe. Both wildly different.. but a good absinthe with the right amount of chilled water, and sugar is a great sipper.. just like he showed! as long as you like a black licorice taste. I went to Prague about 7-8 years ago for a couple weeks when backpacking. I miss that city so much.. Had the time of my life!
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.
10:15 that „kostka cukru” sounded so polish. I know our languages are similar but that accent surprised me a lil bit :)
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.
Thanks to you, your team and the barkeeper for the honest advices! :)
fakt super video hoši . Moc se vám to povedlo:):)
Clarification: The inventor of the sugar cube was a Swiss born Austrian, who did run a sugar factory in Austria-Hungary in a town, which is now in Czech Republic. So saying it's a Czech invention is a bit of a stretch.
nope he became local citizen long before invention.
Even Czech wiki says he was Austrian, I don't know why we tend to say it's a Czech invention. But I think I heard a story that actual invention comes from some worker in his factory, not from himself, which was very common for a lot of inventions, so maybe it actually is a Czech invention after all.
@@meesalikeu Czech republic didn’t even exist then. He didn’t become a local citizen of a country that didn’t exist. Also he moved back to Vienna where he did have citizenship despite being born in Switzerland. He wouldn’t have relocated if he had became a local citizen.
Pretty sad trying to fight for the honor of such a small thing. Especially when it failed and was reinvented in another way later.
@@Pidalin That seems like it’s a way of trying to claim the invention to the country and discredit the inventor. There seems to be no evidence for this claim though. Thanks for participating in the discussion in a nice and construtive way by the way. Appreciated.
I’m not from either country mentioned though. I just found it interesting.
@@jacoblarsen4633 Czech Republic didn't exist, but Czech nation and nationality/ethnicity existed, when you was a Czech, you was a Czech even when you lived under rule of Austrian occupants. I don't know who actually invented sugar cube, but this is also stupid to say this about some country didn't exist so he could not be Czech, like if nationality was linked to today modern countries....
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 ) ?
Honestly better if self made, highly recommend it!
I like Fernet Stock and Becherovka and I’m sad that Prague is full of these tourist traps, I’ve only been there twice and this was back in the early 2000’s, the place seems to have changed and not for the better, There is nothing in the Czech culture about absinthe or weed. I wonder if Brno has changed so much?
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.
Incorrect.
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.
It's available in the states too.
🤭 Drunk Janek for content. Awesome!
I made my own absinthe and drank most of the bottle in a sitting and did get trails and visual snow
"they will explain us" means they will explain YOU, the person, so it's "explain (more) to us".
Jarred me too.
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 😅
Nice video, as always. I'm going to Prague in 2 weeks. I won't be having any absinthe ... but I may have another look at the burger-video 😉😁
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
I don't drink & am not able to travel however your videos are such easy viewing 👌
I'm not a drinker, but after watching this video, I'm drooling 🤤
Also, love Hašlerky.
I'm glad you have shown the good side of absinthe. Also, I'm glad you won't hallucinate and see green furries.
thank you
I’ve been here before. My wife and I came here on a whim one night. EXCELLENT stop.
"you can drinking for whole day!" Quotes to live by.
Thanks for the lesson.
It has been said that absinthe makes the heart grow fonder 😂
Actually tired this bar in January. Really cool spot.
Hi! thanks for the video, and additional thanks for the English content. Isn't here an address for the bar in description?
Love to see u again 😊
00:14 What does halucinate mean?
Hallucinating is seeing things that aren't there basically.
Hallucinating is like taking a substance (drink or drugs) and then seeing things that aren’t there (like when you’re high). Absinthe is rumored to have hallucinative properties, but it’s a myth)
When your tummy hurts and then you abwolutely destroy the toilet with liquid poo poo
@@midnitelux Yes hallucinate is that but what is halucinate like in the video.
@@Xerdozit's a myth that a high amount of thujone in absinthe makes you hallucinate. It used to contain high amounts, but that's now banned in most of countries. However it never really made people hallucinate and never will, because thujone (or anything else in absinthe) is not a hallucinogen.
Ok. What does the sticker mean?
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
I thought it made the heart grow fonder!
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.
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).
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.
I once knew a guy who's family would send him good Absinthe from the home country (it's illegal in America). I love anise and it was delicious.
Does he say "hoppsan" before drinking? Hoppsan means "oops" in swedish and is also a common thing to say here before drinking.
My wife and I will be in Prague around April 23rd. Grab a drink with us.
I don't drink alcohol, but something about a bar like that (the sheer aesthetic of the location, what I imagine the atmosphere is like, the gorgeous visual design on the various Absinthe brands) really appeals to me. What a cool location that I'd (sadly!) have little reason to visit. Unless they want some weird Brit loitering around looking at the walls and furniture in amazement ;p
@notme1345 They've got to have non-alcoholic alternatives, right? Heck I'd drink water if I got to spend time in such a bar :D
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.
What fantastic place. I'll have to check it out next time I'm in Prague.
I've been to this place! Had a great time here! Shout out to Milan, the former bartender!
Kostka cukru is also valid in Polish
Oh yeah finally. Drinking it like this and having a nice convo is way better. Plus the Bohemian way is hot. :D We also only have a few absinth bars in Hungary where those darker ones are present. Good places.
this was great 😄💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Okay, this was a good one. But what was the sticker on the door? no taffy? no toilet paper?
I know Absinth is not originally from Prague, but have you ever tried the original Czech deep dish pizza or the famous Prague curry wurst? :-)
BTW: They now are opening Trdelnik stores here in Berlin too . Everywhere you see tourist wandering around
Is trdelník in Berlin also the "traditional German pastry"? :D
@@novh4ck No, but "Baumstrietzel" are 100% vegan and one of the most popular desserts in Berlin since 2017 the say.(the shops are newer! :-) )
That´s why the store opens at 13:00 and you can see the tumbleweed rolling around after 20:00.
So there is hope that this will not last
Absinthe rocks... Great place at Breckenridge.
So it’s like Rakı where you mix anise based alcohol with water and end up with a white drink in the end. Nice!
It's because of the aniseed in both drinks (as well as French pastis). Raki with ice cold water is great.
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.
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.🍻
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!
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.
I like absinthe...but then again i alao like Turkish Raki, Greek Ouzo and Arak, becauae i like that licorice flavor
I love absinthe