Absinthe. If you’re looking for the trippy high stuff, you’ve got the wrong drink. Hollywood’s helped perpetuate a lot of myths about this, not to mention a couple hundred-year ban on the drink in much of the Western world itself. The stuff does kind of taste like licorice, and depending on the level of sugar and water you decide to mix with it, it can either feel like drinking novocaine (it will numb your tounge) to tasting like soaking licorice whips in water. I personally like it with a 1-.5-1 ratio of Absinthe to water and Absinthe to sugar. You get that mouth numbing help-put-you-to-sleep feeling. $50/bottle? Sure, I’ll pay. Besides, I can definitely see a market for this stuff at my place of employ. >=)