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When our local pub posted this on their Facebook page?
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I knew I would have to try it.
Samantha is a bartender at our pub and she just returned from an impromptu vacation/wedding trip to Vegas. While there she tried a cocktail with a buzz button and decided she to create one of her own for her regulars patrons.
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I’d never heard of this plant but apparently it’s trending in bars and high end kitchens right now.
“Acmella alba is a species of plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. Common names include brede mafane, Spilanthes, Tingflower, toothache plant, Electric Daisy, and buzz buttons. The flowers and leaves contain spilanthol, a local anesthetic”
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First you take a sip of the drink, then you chew the button fully… making sure to coat your tongue and the insides of your mouth. I did this and almost gagged. Holy hell it was a bitter little thing. Once masticated and swallowed your mouth starts to “buzz”. The tingle lasts about 5 minutes and your drink tastes totally different.
It was a fun experience, but the taste was so awful I doubt I’d do it again.
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River's world..... 
A hornet in your mouth? Hmmmmm. Makes me think of the Longfellow wallop. Prost!
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It was…. interesting.
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You should steer clear when the plant has a nickname: The Toothache Plant. Are you ok?
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I am. The buzzing didn’t last long..
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Well in theory it sounds like a good idea but maybe I’d stay away from any plant unless you can smoke it, lol.
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I haven’t smoked a plant in decades. Today’s strains would probably knock me off my chair.
🤣
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Believe me it would not with all the varieties…..ahem…I mean that’s what I’ve heard…lol.
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The ‘button’ belongs to the Kale family!!!!!! LOL
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It tasted horrible…. So I’d believe that!
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One for the bucket list I’d say
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I think you can buy them on Amazon.
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Yep, I’d definitely have to try this, just for the experience…
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I walked in the door and it was a given..
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I’d be more inclined to stick the buzz button down my pants while drinking the cocktail.
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And you are free to do sir. Though how you’re going to chew it for the full effect I’m sure I don’t want to know…
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Oh, it doesn’t buzz on its own? Never mind then.
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It does not. But other things do… or so I’ve heard.
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