What is the best absinthe commonly available in the United States?!
From what I've heard, the really good absinthe is only available through mail order, but I've recently noticed that there are a few types of absinthe available at my liqour store!. If anyone with some real knowledge of absynthe can recommend a brand that's available in the US (and hopefully not too hard to find) I'd really appreciate it!. Thanks in advance!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
There are much more than just 4 available on shelves, with more to come each week!.
First of all, understand that there is (nor ever has been) any truth to the claim that absinthe is a hallucinogen or that "good" absinthe is high in thujone!. That's just urban legend/myth/deceptive marketing!.
Currently available (off the top of my head, so I might have missed a couple) are Lucid, Kubler, St!. George, Sirene, Leopold Bros!., Mata Hari, Obsello, Le Tourment Verte, Taboo, Grand Absente (different from Absente), La Fee, La Muse, Pernod (the absinthe, not the pastis), Clandestine La Bleue, and within a couple weeks, Marteau!.
The best!? It's a matter of taste!. It all depends on what you like!. If you don't like anise, you won't like any of them!.
The easiest to find!? Generally Lucid and Kubler are the easiest to track down!. St!. George is little by little becoming more widely available, and the rest are catching up!. Almost all of them can be ordered on line through various suppliers (google Binny's or DrinkUpNY)!.
So far, Kubler is the best "bang for your buck" in that it's a decent quality, it's sold as a full liter (as compared to 750 ml) and is among the lower priced (around $50-ish)!. Being one of the easiest to find helps, too!.
All of these are made in keeping with historic distilling techniques and recipes!. There isn't any "thujone removal" process to "water it down" for US shelves!. You'll also notice that they're all 50% alcohol or higher (mid 60s being most common) which, too, is just as it's been since the 19th century!. Don't get suckered in by the "you won't trip balls without lots of thujone" line of garbage!. You won't *with* lots of thujone, either!.!.!.AND it will taste like utter pig vomit with all that has to be added to make the crappy ones "high thujone!."Www@FoodAQ@Com
First of all, understand that there is (nor ever has been) any truth to the claim that absinthe is a hallucinogen or that "good" absinthe is high in thujone!. That's just urban legend/myth/deceptive marketing!.
Currently available (off the top of my head, so I might have missed a couple) are Lucid, Kubler, St!. George, Sirene, Leopold Bros!., Mata Hari, Obsello, Le Tourment Verte, Taboo, Grand Absente (different from Absente), La Fee, La Muse, Pernod (the absinthe, not the pastis), Clandestine La Bleue, and within a couple weeks, Marteau!.
The best!? It's a matter of taste!. It all depends on what you like!. If you don't like anise, you won't like any of them!.
The easiest to find!? Generally Lucid and Kubler are the easiest to track down!. St!. George is little by little becoming more widely available, and the rest are catching up!. Almost all of them can be ordered on line through various suppliers (google Binny's or DrinkUpNY)!.
So far, Kubler is the best "bang for your buck" in that it's a decent quality, it's sold as a full liter (as compared to 750 ml) and is among the lower priced (around $50-ish)!. Being one of the easiest to find helps, too!.
All of these are made in keeping with historic distilling techniques and recipes!. There isn't any "thujone removal" process to "water it down" for US shelves!. You'll also notice that they're all 50% alcohol or higher (mid 60s being most common) which, too, is just as it's been since the 19th century!. Don't get suckered in by the "you won't trip balls without lots of thujone" line of garbage!. You won't *with* lots of thujone, either!.!.!.AND it will taste like utter pig vomit with all that has to be added to make the crappy ones "high thujone!."Www@FoodAQ@Com
absinthe is now legal in the US,though it is slightly different than whats sold abroad , there are only 4 approved so far with more on the way,there are some other drinks like pernod that are close and sometimes people get them confused!.
so far lucid is as close as you can get to the origional
http://www!.drinklucid!.com/
http://www!.stgeorgespirits!.com/ makes a nice modern version
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so far lucid is as close as you can get to the origional
http://www!.drinklucid!.com/
http://www!.stgeorgespirits!.com/ makes a nice modern version
Www@FoodAQ@Com
What state are you in!? I thought absinthe was illegal throughout the country!. If you can get it at a liquor store, it's probably pretty watered down, whereas the stuff you get on line would be full strength!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
