Absinthe Uncorked: The 'Green Fairy' Was Boozy -- But Not Psychedelic

Science Daily ^ | 5-1-2008 | American Chemical Society

[353FMG]

Why all this hullabaloo. Absinth is nothing more than a biofuel.

[Mongeaux]

Absinthe is the aphrodisiac of the self. The green fairy who lives in the absinthe wants your soul.

[bannie]

“Choose your poison.”

[uglybiker]

Uses Star Wormwood not the absinthe type, so not original recipe.

Correction: Star "anise". An origional ingredient.
It also has the prerequisite Grand Wormwood.

The other brand you are thinking of is Kübler 53.

[count-your-change]

You said had checked and knew the law. Guess you didn’t and don’t.

[dynachrome]

You are correct. Good thing I ain’t drinking it!

[1rudeboy]

Aw, shucks . . . I suppose all those liquor stores that I visit in Chicago that don’t stock absinthe (and haven’t since late 2007) don’t exist. A FReeper expert tells me that they do stock absinthe.

[1rudeboy]

Because he knows how to use Google . . . LOL.

[dynachrome]

Well, it won’t be as fun now that it is legal.

[glasseye]

Fun stuff....just for special occasions thou.

Ya gotta do the sugar cube too.....

[count-your-change]

Why don’t they stock it?

[1rudeboy]

And now begin the philosophical questions.

[hewhowaits]

If you like anisette or any form of black liquorice you may like it otherwise stay away. I have tried may variations, from home stilled (not by me, hehe) to imported from Europe. (yes you can order it on line, they have very creative ways of working with the import papers but you end up signing off; if it gets confiscated by customs, your loss. It aint cheap for the good stuff either) I brought a case back with me from a European vacation with the family 2 years ago. (I mixed them up as we traveled country to country and by the time we left I had quite an interesting spread) When we returned to the U.S. I wheeled my case up to customs and told them it was a case of wine. they never even opened the box. hehe For me, The strongest (most potent?) was the home brew that I had the chance to try, a colleague did the distillation with Thujone she grew in her garden. Potent as hell but tasted down right nasty, some of the stuff I brought home was almost as good but tasted much better. The stuff I bought on line was strong and yummy but not cheap (not to mention the lose to customs issue)The cool thing with some of those vendors is that they post the thujone levels for each brand. Needless to say the higher the level the higher the price. Do a search. ;)
rmo

[hewhowaits]

Actually you can purchase it in both the U.S and Europe. The stuff sold state side contains no thujone. regards

[1rudeboy]

Now you’ve done it . . . I deliberately avoided a conversation about the actual formula.

[dynachrome]

http://www.wormwoodsociety.org

Certainly does contain thujone. I believe Lucid brand from france has 35 ml.

cool site.

[Chief Inspector Clouseau]

Ping for later...

[RedWhiteBlue]

Funny, you can purchase absinthe in Europe, but not in the United States

It's on the shelf in Houston. I've seen it, but never tried it. Here is an online link to the local liquor store chain where I've seen it, and you can search their inventory. The only brand they list is Lucid: click here

[count-your-change]

Actually a very simple and non-philosophical question, but if you don’t know that’s o.k.

[The Toll]

It’s illegal for THE TOLL to drink absinthe ever again for the remainder of his life.