I read somewhere that one of the requirements for Absinthe sold in the USA is that it cannot contain thujone. I don't know much about Absinthe but I'm guessing that means the "active ingredient" will not be in any legal Absinthe available here.
according to wikipedia, the absinthe ban was lifted in may 2007. absinthe is now allowed to contain 10ppm (equal to 10mg/kg) thujone, which is equal to alot of other countries, which they also list several other countries' laws.
so you should start seeing authentic absinthe slowly fading onto shelves.
a US distillery also began producing and selling absinthe, the first US company to do so since 1912.
The absinthe mystique has been so diluted (no pun intended) since the erosion of various bans (and it wasn't banned in most of the world to begin with) over the past decade.
The Czech variety is not anise flavoured. Tastes distinctly different than any number of the French varieties, though I prefer the Czech one myself. Beyond this, I much prefer other Czech liquors, not to mention beers, and have been "knocked sideways into Sunday" by a number of interesting products during my times in Praha 2.
On the advert of the bottle, it states "A delicate blend of fourteen herbs including Grande Wormwood Star Anise, Eucalyptus, Sage and Fennel...."
As for the thujone content, I cannot say.
As for effects, hey, what the hell, who cares, it's 100 proof.
Top's Liquor also sells Lucid.
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I'm not getting your point.
A lot of alcohols are 100 proof. Add food coloring and some key herbs and it's absinthe?
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Welcome to America?
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so you should start seeing authentic absinthe slowly fading onto shelves.
a US distillery also began producing and selling absinthe, the first US company to do so since 1912.
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The Czech variety is not anise flavoured. Tastes distinctly different than any number of the French varieties, though I prefer the Czech one myself. Beyond this, I much prefer other Czech liquors, not to mention beers, and have been "knocked sideways into Sunday" by a number of interesting products during my times in Praha 2.
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