Manson's absinthe compared to "sewage water"

Self-proclaimed shock rocker Marilyn Manson, who launched his own brand of alcohol in October last year, is seething after a scathing write-up by a website frequented by top food critics.

Mansinthe, the Double M's patented brand of absinthe, received a total kicking in a tasting panel review on www.epicurious.com where it was compared it to "sewage water" or "swamp mud".

"So the guy's got the goods to get women like Rose McGowan, Dita Von Teese and Evan Rachel Wood (wait, is that last one even legal?!)," writes Epicurious critic Michael Y. Park. "But does his absinthe have the stuff to go head to head with top-notch greens? Did Mansinthe have what it takes to be a premium absinthe? According to the tasters, the answer is, sadly, no."

"The No. 1 problem was the aroma," Park continues. "Which some verbally compared to sewage water or swamp mud, but with the exception of a lone taster, the panel felt it wasn't really worth wading through the odour to get to mediocre flavour anyway. Sorry, M.M."

Ooch!

Tags: Marilyn Manson

Posted by Dan at 03:11PM | February 15, 2008

lol

Posted by Emma | February 15, 2008 3:40 PM | Reply to this

idiot

if he didnt want to be completely slated he should have kept to torture through music not torture through tastebuds.
the butwipe

Posted by st jimmy | February 15, 2008 3:44 PM | Reply to this

Ooooh...

That's some series buuuuuurn! :P

Posted by Joelio | February 15, 2008 3:53 PM | Reply to this

Brilliant.

Alcohol is stupid anyway, put it in the hands of that goon it's obviously not going to work.

Posted by xjmix | February 15, 2008 3:54 PM | Reply to this

Gutted.

Posted by klez | February 15, 2008 4:07 PM | Reply to this

stupidest idea evrrrrrrr

ahah lol@ him. wotta twat!

Posted by my harlequin romance! | February 15, 2008 5:09 PM | Reply to this

haaaaaaa

hahahahahaha

skit on him.
shitty fucking cunt.

Posted by Vickyy <3 | February 15, 2008 6:26 PM | Reply to this

lol

Posted by axl | February 15, 2008 6:47 PM | Reply to this

What, did people think it was gonna be GOOD or something?

HA!

what a joke.

Posted by Sian | February 15, 2008 8:41 PM | Reply to this

Good.

Good. I'm glad, he got a good ass-whooping xD
I mean, really, what the hell did he think he was doing?
But, we all know what a HUGE ego he has, it'll take more than just some terrible review to shrink that big head.. he'll probably be all like 'I don't care what they effin' say anyway, they don't matter to me, I'm effin' cool, and effin' good at making alcohol, and I'm effin' good at effin' everything, they don't even know what the effin' hell they're effin' talking about, I effin' do!!!'

Posted by Emily. | February 16, 2008 12:38 AM | Reply to this

even bad publicity is good publicity. i didn't know about mansinthe and im sure a lot of others dont and some will be interested to look for and try it even after the negative aspects of this article. bad publicity still generates money. even britney knows it...

Posted by ash | February 16, 2008 2:10 AM | Reply to this

ha ha

ha ha what an asshole! ever since he dissed MCR for no reason people have no respect for him anymore!

Posted by em | February 16, 2008 1:27 PM | Reply to this

ha ha

exscue me but i think the people that matter gained more respect for him since the my gay bastard Kunting chemicale toilts incedent happened. cuz it nobody really gives 2 fucks about what a bunch 13 yr old annoy mother fuckers have to say.

as for the drink the people that would buy it any way would be fans of his and would just get it as collectors item any ways as it has to be orderd from switzerland, so he's still gunna make alot of money on it regardless.

Posted by az | February 18, 2008 9:06 AM | Reply to this

ha ha

what are you on about?
if you think half the people on this forum likes MCR you've got another thing comin mate. i have to say hes a bit of a berk for tryin his own at drink but you take the biscuit sunshine. you utter mug!

Posted by MonkeyJizz | February 25, 2008 5:36 PM | Reply to this

haha he got RINSED!
what a lahooser!
lol

Posted by marie | February 16, 2008 3:19 PM | Reply to this

am i the only one that feels a little sorry for him?

Posted by steph | February 16, 2008 3:58 PM | Reply to this

other reviews have said it's good, you can't expect to just get good reviews all the time. he enjoys absinthe, and just wanted everyone else to love it too. half of the people calling him shit are obviously small minded, and the type of people who label themselves "emo" and shit. rrrgg. sheep.

Posted by Luke | February 18, 2008 6:25 PM | Reply to this

No Steph you are not.
MM is still quality.

Posted by LiaLegs | February 16, 2008 5:22 PM | Reply to this

ha what a shame

hes a twat anyway

Posted by Emily | February 16, 2008 5:49 PM | Reply to this

hes not a twat
hes...hes...hes...well i dont know wat he is but well wat do u want me 2 say???

Posted by axl | February 16, 2008 5:55 PM | Reply to this

You MCR dicks!

I don't like Marilyn Manson (I only like a few of his songs, I'm 100% NIN), but that comment that no one likes him because of the realistic comment on MCR is total bollocks. He was just pointing out the truth; that bunch of arseholes are basically rip-offs of everyone. Guitar solos are so much like Queen's Brian May and Gerrard Gay sounds similar to SP's Billy Corgan at times.

MCR = Shit

Posted by Rich | February 16, 2008 6:35 PM | Reply to this

You MCR dicks!

MCR Do Not Suck NIN suck cock so dont dis MCR there better than NIN go get a life u ass wipe

Posted by French | February 17, 2008 7:38 PM | Reply to this

You MCR dicks!

i totally agree. and lmao at the comment below.

Posted by Luke | February 18, 2008 6:26 PM | Reply to this

pissed...

hey back off! if you don't mcr then don't! we really don't care!

some people like mcr, some don't. some people even like britney spears for fuck's sake but what are you gonna do about it huh? everytime you see someone who likes someone/something you don't you're gonna preach your beliefs?

marilyn manson is cool, I like him and his attitude

Posted by maria | February 16, 2008 7:48 PM | Reply to this

pissed...

screw off you nutjob

Posted by MonkeyJizz | February 25, 2008 5:39 PM | Reply to this

why does every fucking marlyn manson blog endup and argument over who s better mcr or him

if you prefer one of the artists then fine

but dont slag the other becaude you have nothing better to do with your self

P.S.

HAHAHAHAH marlyn mansons beer sucks

POINT AND LAUGH

Posted by SARAH! | February 16, 2008 8:00 PM | Reply to this

its not beer u fucking twat bag its absinthe u stupid Kunt!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by az | February 18, 2008 9:12 AM | Reply to this

WTF!?

Seriously... MCR fans making fun of Marilyn Manson!? What is fucking wrong with you people.
1) MCR suck harder than a cheap asian hooker with a vacuum running in her arse
2) Marilyn Manson is a genius, he isn't a riff stealing turd like MCR.

This site just makes me sick. Emo turds.

Posted by Mezzy | February 17, 2008 8:10 AM | Reply to this

WTF!?

If this site makes you sick, then WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU ON IT FOR!?

And I'm a huge MCR fan, but why do they come up

EVERY
SINGLE
TIME

something is posted?
MM and MCR are both good in their own way - so get over it already!

Posted by Me Again. | February 17, 2008 3:12 PM | Reply to this

WTF!?

CLDNT HAVE PUT THAT BETTER MYSELF =)

Posted by FrEeK | February 18, 2008 3:07 PM | Reply to this

manson

sucks tbh ... try listening to GOOD music like gallows !

Posted by joe! | February 17, 2008 12:34 PM | Reply to this

I f*cking love Marilyn Manson.
MCR...no. They are the same as every other god damn band.
MM has his own style

Posted by Tiffany | February 17, 2008 1:42 PM | Reply to this

I f*cking love Marilyn Manson.
MCR...no. They are the same as every other god damn band.
MM has his own style

Posted by Tiffany | February 17, 2008 1:42 PM | Reply to this

I f*cking love Marilyn Manson.
MCR...no. They are the same as every other god damn band.
MM has his own style

Posted by Tiffany | February 17, 2008 1:43 PM | Reply to this

dicknoob

its a shame his style is shit =) and he's a wanker he jst is =) xxxxx

Posted by gav | February 17, 2008 2:52 PM | Reply to this

Sounds Nice I Would Like To Give It A Try Sewage Water Yum!!!!

Posted by Camels Of The Next Generation | February 17, 2008 4:54 PM | Reply to this

haha

It's nice to know he can't use his success to simply waltz in and make a fortune.
I think it's a good thing he was slated, might give him the dose of reality he sorely needs, and for him to realise he isnt as brilliant as he thinks he is.
[That's nothing to do with his music style, thats to do with his personality and ego]

Posted by Lauren | February 17, 2008 5:51 PM | Reply to this

LMAO @ YOU LOT

Atleast he has the guts to try.
Unlike the rest of the world.
He has courage, and hes more intelligent than any of you lot out of there.
So go fall in a ditch and listen to your emo music :D

The hillarious thing is, they take the time to read about him.
FREAKS, you're only boosting up his views (Y)
AHAHA
Get a life.

MM = <333

Posted by Chasee | February 17, 2008 7:18 PM | Reply to this

lmao! LAMO! LMFAO! if those inhumane rumours about what he's been doing with animal skins etc are true this isnt even a tiny bit of what he rly deserves!!!!

Posted by kuki | February 17, 2008 7:39 PM | Reply to this

Manson HAHAHA!

About bloody time that dude got a knockback. Shows he's got the spotlight by the skin o' (his) teeth here. Now, to my real point: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Posted by Caitlin Rix | February 17, 2008 9:04 PM | Reply to this

who cares

so what if his alcohol tastes like shit... hes still fucking awesome!!

Posted by ian | February 18, 2008 12:17 AM | Reply to this

Manson

Who cares about this prick he sucks balls and his music is shit (:

Posted by Nikki | February 18, 2008 12:44 AM | Reply to this

Confused

Guys why dose any other band have to come up its about manson and his drink not about the music.......... so stop saying whos better, no one gives a fuck about what you think if u like him fine if not then go fuck off.
anyways the people said they like the taste not the smell you need to learn to read

Posted by jack | February 18, 2008 8:36 AM | Reply to this

manson rocks!!!!!!!

LOVE YOU MARILYN MANSON YOU ROCK FOREVER!!!!!! : )

Posted by Goth*chick | February 18, 2008 12:08 PM | Reply to this

DAMN IT!

STOP SLAGGING HIM OFF...ITS ABOUT A DRINK...NOT ABOUT HIM...IF U DONT LIKE HIM DONT READ ARTICLES ABOUT HIM AND SHUT UP! GROW UP TOSSERS!

Posted by FrEeK | February 18, 2008 3:05 PM | Reply to this

DAMN IT!

I have to agree with this comment. It makes a fucking good point.

Posted by Lily | February 19, 2008 4:19 PM | Reply to this

haha

HAHA MANSON JUST GOT F'D IN THE A!! XD

Posted by thecazmaster | February 18, 2008 4:18 PM | Reply to this

who cares

he tells people to kill puppies :(

Posted by bla | February 18, 2008 6:11 PM | Reply to this

who cares

no he doesn't...

Posted by Luke | February 18, 2008 6:27 PM | Reply to this

who cares

yer well thats what i heard...he brought a bag of em on stage and told the crowd he wouldn't start his show till all the puppies were back on the stage dead. inhuman fucking cunt. did i mention he's also a FAKE! but kinda pretty i guess :P

Posted by moi | February 18, 2008 7:22 PM | Reply to this

who cares

I heard about that too.
Hope it isn't true though... Or else... he's lost a fan.
=/

Posted by Kathi | February 21, 2008 5:42 PM | Reply to this

Puppies

No that is not true, that rumour was addressed in his book. It was started by a religious activist who posed as a former manson employee in an attempt to slander him. For the record Manson has only ever had one type of live animal on stage and they were chickens, the only reason for that was the band had just become famous and were asked what props they would like for their set. They wrote a really random list expecting not to get any of it and were then given it all and thought they might as well use it. And no the chickens were not killed, maimed or harmed in any way.

Oh and in the future don't pay any attention to internet rumours, in general they are a load of bull... that includes the ones about all bands/celebrities.

Posted by Victoria | February 21, 2008 5:53 PM | Reply to this

mcr

mcr definatly 100% have the WORST fans! "i'm gonna marry gerard!" "is 'vampires will never hurt you' off their new album?" "three cheers is too metal for me"

Posted by dan | February 19, 2008 12:12 AM | Reply to this

mcr

i also forgot to mention they can turn anything into mcr related.

normal person: "i'm decorating my house tomorrow"
mcr fan: "omg! mcr have decorated their house before! Their the best band ever, i love black parade, its a great album, i cant wait for their 2nd album to be released"

Posted by dan | February 19, 2008 12:18 AM | Reply to this

mcr

Hey, thats a bit stereotypical don't you think? Yes. Im thirteen year old girl. Yes. I like MCR. But im not like that. At all. I like their music. And i think that the black parade is pretty crappy compared to their other albums. What band oyu like doesnt affect what kinda person you are. Most bands have teenie "fans". Get over it.

Posted by who cares? | February 19, 2008 2:08 AM | Reply to this

mcr

lol! That really made my day, thanks!
I love MCR and happen to think they have a (mostly) awesome fan base but some of their "fans" are idiots and that comment was amazing (even if I can pretty much turn anything into something to do with MCR...)

Posted by Lily | February 19, 2008 4:14 PM | Reply to this

mcr

LOL thats so true

Posted by mj | February 19, 2008 5:17 PM | Reply to this

poor guy anyway how do the critics know what sewage water tastes like? p.s Why does everything turn mcr related? p.s.s mcr fans are 10 year old girls who think ther goth when there emo bitches so nagh! p.s.s.s great to see twiggy back in the saddle!

Posted by willow | February 19, 2008 10:33 AM | Reply to this

fuck tht.

poor guy? what the fuck does he care what the critics think? they're there to CRITICISE..duh! he's been in the music biz long enogh to get over it. do you really think he's gonna read your sympathetic defensive notes? you should RESPECT other bands and their fans, unless you can do better. which i very much doubt as their fan base is so big. whats WRONG with 10 yr old emo bitches? they're better than idiots that don't know what their on about ( not mensioning any names *coughwillowcough*

Posted by kity x | February 19, 2008 7:05 PM | Reply to this

fuck you

if no one cared what critics think then we wouldnt have them duh! twat
i bet you are a 10 year old emo bitch who got into rock last year and sucks cock for a living. why should i respect bands and their fans? what are they gonna do alot of emo mcr pussies who will cry until i recant my wicked ways?
fuck you and all that you stand for!

Posted by willow | February 20, 2008 11:38 AM | Reply to this

no sweetie,FUCK YOU!

ooo! did i hit a nerve? go whine at someone who cares. what the fuck are you then? obviously not an emo...unless you just really hate yourself. if critics are there to do their job then maybe he should LISTEN to them, if they 'know what their talking about'.
i think you don't know what the hell you're talking about and need to grow up.you can assume what you like, i makes no difference to my life. do what you like wih your 'wicked ways' which are actually just a one sided brattish winge.i don't really care what you think.

Posted by kity | February 21, 2008 5:39 PM | Reply to this

no sweetie,FUCK YOU!

you do care what i think other wise you wouldn't have replyed would you twat anyway it's not as if mm has gone on a rampage or something so why you slagging him off? bitch don't call me sweetie or you die
p.s grow up slag!

Posted by willow | February 22, 2008 10:39 AM | Reply to this

lol

Mansinthe sounds kinna like some kinda alcoholic Jizz. lol

Who care anyway, as long as it fucks you up who cares what i tastes like, not like to sit and savour the flavour of absinthe. You neck it and fall over. lol

Posted by genghis tron | February 20, 2008 3:45 PM | Reply to this

I love manson
Leave him alone
well if it gets you hammered it doesnt really matter :)
x

Posted by Ellie | February 20, 2008 3:58 PM | Reply to this

EVERY single time…

… news about MM is posted on here, it turns into an argument about My Chem. It's pathetic. Grow the fxck up and realise that people all like different music. Go and argue about it on an item which actually concerns My Chem and MM… TOGETHER. I'd rant about the rude and stereotypical comments about My Chem and their fan base which have been left on here… but this message would take eight hours to type if I did that.

I don't like MM's music, and I don't think his comments (made a while ago, btw) about MCR were entirely fair, but I still feel sorry for him. Imagine having something you believed in being compared to swamp water. =[

Posted by Hattie__xx | February 20, 2008 7:09 PM | Reply to this

wow...u guys a LOT of time on your hands..

Posted by jerry | February 21, 2008 1:20 PM | Reply to this

"So the guy's got the goods to get women like Rose McGowan, Dita Von Teese and Evan Rachel Wood (wait, is that last one even legal?!)"

^
Yeah, you can tell they're impartial reviewers. In case you can't tell I am being sarcastic, here's a tip... if a reviewer starts slagging off the maker of a product before they test the product don't bother reading their review. Anyway, his absinthe may be shit or it may not be... who am I to say as I am not an absinthe drinker (yes I am a lightweight when it comes to alcohol). But there is one thing I can tell you, this review isn't about music, incase you didn't notice, but even if it was people are entitled to different opinions... what's the point in having a go at other people's musical taste.

Posted by Victoria | February 21, 2008 5:42 PM | Reply to this

HAH

LOL.
I just wanna sample it now and bitch about it myself, that was a serious burn xD

Oh and btw, 14 year old girl who's favorite band is My Chemical Romance, true some 'fans' are all "Imma gonna marry Gerard!" "The Black Parade is their first album, wahoo!"
... They are teenies only in it for the bands good looks, not their talent.

Stop stereotyping mixing the real fans who care about the musicandmeaning to the teenies that care about the looksandpopularity.

Posted by Frankie | February 22, 2008 1:50 PM | Reply to this

i agree with frankie

i too am a 14 year old girl who's favourit band is my chemicail romance. and i do get frustrated when people automatially categorise me.
well done to frankie for putting it in such a good way!

Posted by sahelli | February 22, 2008 1:58 PM | Reply to this

i agree with frankie

i too am a 14 year old girl who's favourit band is my chemicail romance. and i do get frustrated when people automatially categorise me.
well done to frankie for putting it in such a good way!

Posted by sahelli | February 22, 2008 1:58 PM | Reply to this

i love marilyn manson

MANSON ROCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Goth*chick | February 22, 2008 2:07 PM | Reply to this

where the hell did the idea to make a brand of absinth come from?! wow ,very original of him, but still very scary. isnt he the one that likes killing dogs or something?
maybe he'll make a brand of condom called 'mandom' next, to try and protect people against one of affects of his 'mansinth', unprotected sex. or maybe something to counteract alchohol poisoning?
im not against alchohol (DEFINETLY NOT) but it sounds kinda painful!

Posted by kaonashiismystalker | February 23, 2008 6:06 PM | Reply to this

marilyn manson is sooooooooooooo freaky. lol e is soooo a perverte lol.
MCR RULE so does linkin park . wooooooooooo

Posted by jess | February 23, 2008 6:20 PM | Reply to this

Hmmmmm

Im not a big fan of manson (like some of his old stuff) but people who just look at him n see a 'freak' are sadly mistaken, take the time to see him in interview n he is actually one of the most charismatic n intelligent people in music! you'd be surprised, dont judge a book by its cover n all that shit

Posted by MikeyLeeds | February 25, 2008 9:25 AM | Reply to this

why

Marlyn manson is so much better than mcr anyday cause there popular emo rubbish.
maybe manson should of stopped his drink but hes a legend so why carnt he do it .
stop saying mcr are great when there not

Posted by asilaydyinglass | February 26, 2008 9:45 AM | Reply to this

WTF?

okay marilyn manson is great but cum on mcr rock they r my fave band

Posted by Mcr Rock | March 23, 2008 8:27 PM | Reply to this

Haha.
Gutted much? :D

Posted by Zoee-MCR | April 14, 2008 8:09 AM | Reply to this

haha at the fucking retard

haha did he actually think he was going too achieve something???? haha he hasn't achieved anything in music oviously since he was Jealous of my chem as they are tons better than him so why the fuck does he think he'll achieve anything in alcohol?? seriously this guy is a retarded dickhead!!

Posted by MyChemGirl | April 27, 2008 7:17 PM | Reply to this

You people make me sad

The stupidity of this blog overwhelms me. Who was on this tasting panel? Had they ever tasted absinthe before? How can you be on a "professional tasting panel" if you have no idea what you're talking about? "Yuck," and "Holy Sh*t, Michael, is this poison?" are clearly not the words of someone who is objective or knowledgeable enough to be on a so called tasting panel.

Something tells me that the judges on the San Francisco World Spirits Competition panel have more knowledge of the absinthe category than any of these people. Everyone fancies themselves an expert on everything and being able to post blogs like this that average people will take as truth is a travesty.

Do us all a favor and do a little research before you give your opinion about something you clearly know nothing about.

Posted by greengoddess821 | May 28, 2009 9:46 PM | Reply to this