Yeah. Not sure exactly when though. The first time I heard about it, I was in Las Vegas. I really wanted to try some, but the only place that had it was a nightclub.
The brand you used is a pastis, unfortunately. There isn't any wormwood in it!
While I'm loathe to use an expensive German bottle of absinthe for baking purposes, I'd definitely give this a go with a cheaper kind! I love aniseed flavoured anything!
I'm pretty sure it's about impossible to get absinthe with wormwood in it legally just about anywhere. I got some of that Absente stuff you show in your picture when I was in France. It tastes really nice (if you like bitter stuff - which I do...)
Funny story about the dog, though. Glad you saved the cake!
I own quite an extensive collection of absinthes with varying thujone levels.
Most modern absinthes contain about 15mg of thujone, compared to the antiquated varieties that had upwards of 35mg (max allowance of thujone in the EU). It was never technically illegal in Canada, but the thujone restrictions were down to about 5mg, so, most commercial absinthes were in effect 'banned' up until about somewhere between 5-8 years ago.
It's funny because thujone doesn't actually affect the intoxication quality/kind of intoxication you get from absinthe.
ohai - I've just seen your reply. I got the 'Absenthe' brand (in the OP's pic) - I think from your reply to the OP you confirm that that is not really absinthe, correct?
Now, I thought that wormwood (and that is where the thujone comes from, right?) makes you hallucinate. Are you saying that that is not the case?
If you stop by this thread again I'd love to hear your insight on the topic.
In high enough doses, it will make you hallucinate. But if my research is correct, you'd have to drink a lethal amount of absinthe before you'd have the slightest chance of seeing anything.
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The first time I heard about it, I was in Las Vegas. I really wanted to try some, but the only place that had it was a nightclub.
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While I'm loathe to use an expensive German bottle of absinthe for baking purposes, I'd definitely give this a go with a cheaper kind! I love aniseed flavoured anything!
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Funny story about the dog, though. Glad you saved the cake!
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I own quite an extensive collection of absinthes with varying thujone levels.
Most modern absinthes contain about 15mg of thujone, compared to the antiquated varieties that had upwards of 35mg (max allowance of thujone in the EU). It was never technically illegal in Canada, but the thujone restrictions were down to about 5mg, so, most commercial absinthes were in effect 'banned' up until about somewhere between 5-8 years ago.
It's funny because thujone doesn't actually affect the intoxication quality/kind of intoxication you get from absinthe.
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Now, I thought that wormwood (and that is where the thujone comes from, right?) makes you hallucinate. Are you saying that that is not the case?
If you stop by this thread again I'd love to hear your insight on the topic.
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