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What's that all about

What is all what about, A T Hun?

Seriously, you need to start copying and pasting the bit to which you're replying.

Ok, maybe I should say, What's it all about.

Oh... I so have to get me some of this...

In that case you need to buy the ingredient first.

BTW it really doesn't taste good, but that's beside the point.

Much like drinking alcohol

No, I mean it really doesn't taste remotely good. It's extremely bitter.

So is alcohol, especially those hoppy beers

I mean far more bitter than that. Have you ever tasted cocoa powder (unsweetened) on it's own straight from the tin? It's more bitter than that. More bitter than grapefruit, and not as an aftertaste. Bitterness is the first thing to hit your tongue from it.

Gave a little cocoa powder to one of the grandkids last weekend.
I was looking for the Hot chocolate and he kept insisting that that was it. Gave him a little on the tip of a spoon.

"How's that taste?"

Tbf they smell similar and the containers are similar - I bet his face was a picture though, children often really dislike anything slightly bitter!

The kid was smart, 7yrs, didn't even put his tongue back in his mouth
the I go, "spit it in the sink.. drink some water "

Update: I've just poured out the first shot of this batch.

Pale greeny yellow, quite a spicy smell. Still unpalatably bitter on it's own, but far less so than the first attempt.

As for the effects, there's a double shot in this glass of pepsi & ice, all might be revealed by the morning.

Did you survive?

NO!

On a more serious note, this batch has as much of a muscle relaxant effect as the first attempt.

It smells more spicy, and is noticeably less bitter, although still unpalatably bitter if tried neat.

I think it needs to have some more wormwood tincture added to get the head effects of the first batch, so I'm going to infuse some and then blend the two batches directly in the glass.

Im out the door, finish reading that when I get home

Are you a witch; I mean herbalist

http://www.archaeology.org/news/2635-141020-england-witch-bottle

Either you really don't know me, or you've got the memory of a goldfish.

More or less "yes" to your questions.

I'm also familiar with witch bottles - very useful things they can be too. The components are easy to get hold of, and such things don't need a great deal of skill to put together and activate.

Not that I'd rely on one on its own for protection, there's a great deal to be said for good locks and a bit of common sense.