Did you know you could legally buy Absinthe in the United States now

[LynneSin]

http://www.slashfood.com/2008/03/15/legal-absinth-market-grows-in-us/

[HopeHoops]

1. Absinthe makes the tart grow stronger.

[rcrush]

2. Romulan Ale is illegal captain

But I just happen to have a case right here...

[SacredCow]

3. Absinthe was my first drink of 2009.....

I doubt I'll ever do it again- I'm not too big on the anise flavor....

[flvegan]

4. Midlo calls it "liquid courage"

[Swede]

15. AKA truth serum.

[MajorChode]

18. Should be "liquid stupidity"

[Sky Masterson]

5. I had some last year in Prague

Nice to see it available here as well.

[elleng]

17. I could have used it in Prague!

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[geardaddy]

6. I think the stuff with wormwood is still illegal

isn't it?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. Sounds like this is "watered down" a bit.

The thujone (the infamous psychotropic) concentration is below FDA limits according to the article.

I'm guessing it's much less interesting than the stuff all those old famous artists were notorious for consuming.

[kentauros]

10. I've had some of the illegal kind.

It had to be smuggled into the country. I think they brought it in from Amsterdam. Very strong in flavor, so no drinking more than a few ounces.

However, I think the mostly full bottle of NO2 they lifted from a dental office was the true life of the party that night :P

[Tangerine LaBamba]

14. Yeah, it is

No big trips with the absinthe sold here. It's a rather watered-down version. No fun.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

20. Even the full-strength absinthe doesn't make you trip, especially not a "big" trip

The hallucinogenic effects come from wormwood building up in the brain of people who consume mass quantities daily.

[Lucian]

8. I've been buying it for about a month now.

A lot of the absinthe sold in liquor stores don't have the original wormwood that was in absinthe in the early 1900s. It has a less potent cousin.

[Jamastiene]

9. I didn't even know it was ever illegal.

Well, I didn't. :shrug:

[applegrove]

11. Bet ya it isn't 120 proof.

[Lucian]

12. My bottle says 60% alcohol by volume.

[applegrove]

13. Wow.

[GoneOffShore]

16. Yes - but the Pan Galactic Gargleblaster isn't.

So I'm still bummed.

[JCMach1]

19. Too bad it still tastes like ***YUCK***

[rcrush]

21. lets get some and have a party.

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