A first experience suggests that this tek with IPA instead of 96% grain alcohol results in a product with inferior potency. An IPA soak of 4g MHRB resulted in only a very mild experience, whereas a grain alcohol soak of 4g gave me a low/medium, lovely and therapeutic trip. Despite the inferior potency, there was possibly more nausea with the IPA residue, but this could be due to some other factors as well ( see b) below ).

On the upside, there was no delayed onset this time. The experience started approx. 40 minutes after the MHRB residue was consumed. This could be because:

a)    Instead of consuming the residue in a gel cap, I mixed the residue in approx. 70ml of cola. Taste was almost entirely camouflaged by the cola; 40ml or so would probably have sufficed.

b)    I did not consume peppermint EO this time, only lemon EO and ginger juice (although I used a bit less ginger this time).

c)    Other?

I also ate two thin slices of oatmeal cake around T20:00 to get the digestive system going.