What does Ketamine look, smell, and taste like?

When it’s manufactured, Ketamine is an injectable liquid with no specific color or odor to help distinguish it from anything else. However, in illicit use, it is evaporated to form white or brown colored crystals that are later crushed into a fine powder. It’s also been seen pressed into tablets. This is the least common of all three options.

Regardless of what form it is in, Ketamine doesn’t have an odor, at least not one that stands out in any particular way. The one thing that is relatively distinguishable about Ketamine is the taste. Many express that Ketamine has an extremely bitter or unpleasant taste.

In fact, one of the street stereotypes of Ketamine is what people call “the drip.” This refers to when they snort the drug, and it essentially makes the nose start running. Because all of the sinuses are connected, that liquid drips down the back of the throat, and the person then tastes the drug. The taste alone is enough to make some people nauseous and even vomit.