Absinthe anyone?!
Answers: Is absinthe now legal in the US? Has anyone had the "real" absinthe that supposedly contains a hallucinagin?
Many articles coming out now give the impression that the laws have changed. NO Laws have changed and traditional absinthe is still illegal. These companies have just filtered out the chemical Thujone , found in wormwood so that they can pass the FDA regulations.
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The companies offering absinthe in the US are now on a public relations / marketing campaign to give the impression that “Absinthe is now legal” In reality no laws have changed. No matter what impression they give you the finished product is “Thujone Free” according to the FDA. Of course they are downplaying the role of Thujone with some slick “organizations” promoting absinthe in the US. Not sure how the public will take it but the press is loving it.
Green Devil Absinthe is offering a home brewing kit that comes the non-modified Grand Wormwood containing thunone and is legal to sell since its not a finished food product.
I have tried the home brew and it is very bitter but packs a punch, I have also had absinthe from Europe containing various levels of Thujone some considered high.
It will not make you hallucinate or "freak out". I would describe it as a very different drunk; I seemed to have "crisper" vision but by no means seeing things. Just a different kind of buzz like you may experience with various other alcohol. A common comment I get that it is a bit of a change on your vision perception. One person said to me its like being drunk in HD. I thought that was accurate for my expericance.
I personally think thujone has some effect but it’s not significant but also not a total myth as the makers of lucid would like you to think.
No its not legal. You can get it in Japan I know. Its made out of wormwood. Which if you drink enough causes hallucinations; much like if you sniff enough glue!
Yes, absinthe is now legal in the US. And it is the absinthe wth hallucinogens, however you aren't supposed to drink that much of it. Most people use it as an after dinner drink by pouring over a sugar cube into your glass. It's supposed o be used for recreation not to hallucinate.
Yes it is legal to possess now, meaning you can order it for personal possession (online usually). However it's not legal to serve.. i.e in a bar or restaraunt.
Wormwood is the ingredient which causes hallucinations, although they're very mild. If you ever drank a bunch of tequilla, it'll feel familiar.
One drawback though, Absinthe is NASTY. I mean really, really horrid tasting. The only way to drink it without totally retching is to muddle it with mint and honey and sugar, most absinthe sites will give you the recipe... I suggest for the sake of your stomach you follow it to the letter.
Absinthe is illegal to serve but it is legal to have. If your looking for it order a French Absinthe.....it is much better. I will warn you, Abisinthe straight up is a bear. You need to get a strainer and a sugar cube if you really want to enjoy it.
I have had it on a couple of occasions and it doesnt so much make you hallucinate than it does give you a completely different buzz. Your mouth literally feels wierd just by drinking it.
Its different than regular liquor for sure but if you looking for an LSD like hallucination.....your going to be disappointed.
No, true Absinthe is not available in the US, although I know they are trying to repeal the ban on it.
Wormwood is the ingredient used which has mild hallucinogenic properties, commonly refered to as the "green fairy" which lives in the absinthe.
There are wormwood free versions of absinthe which are available in the US
Absinthe will not make you hallucinate and it is not a drug.
It does have a different effect than other alcohols. Some describe it as a more "clear-headed drunkenness." I've found that I don't feel drunk when I'm drinking absinthe, but I still have a headache the next day.
It's not entirely banned in America. It turns out that it's thujone that is banned (that's the component of grand wormwood that was said to cause hallucinations and such--in fact, if there were bad reactions to absinthe it was usually inferior absinthes colored with chemicals that caused these side effects.) Luckily, recent tests on "pre-ban" absinthe that somehow hasn't been drunk before now has revealed that there wasn't much thujone in absinthe 100 years ago after all.
Ted Breaux, a man who did a lot of that research and has developed some lovely absinthes that are available in Europe, recently released an absinthe called Lucid in the U.S. It's based on absinthe recipes from the drink's heydey and is available in some stores listed here: http://www.drinklucid.com/get_lucid_absi...
If you don't live near one of those stores, you can buy Lucid or another legal absinthe, called Kubler (this one is white not green--but I like it better than Lucid and it's still authentic and made with grande wormwood) online here: http://www.drinkupny.com/category_s/86.h...
And finally, if you're really interested in the drink, I recommend checking out the wormwood society (www.wormwoodsociety.org) for more information about absinthe.