Absinthe - On a Drug Test?!
Absinthe - On a Drug Test?
I understand that Absinthe is illegal in the U.S. and that in the modern form, it's not the trippy stuff Van Gogh was knocking back.
But - is the stuff you get today a drug? Would it show up on a drug test?
You see, my friend has a bottle to share this weekend, but I can't taint my system due to work...
Answers:
Don't worry because absinthe is not a drug and never was, it's an absurd myth that it is suppose to be hallucinogenic, a myth perpetuated today by the vendors and producers of the czech fake "absinth" that is nothing but cheap grain alcohol artificially coloured and flavoured. While they keep feeding that myth, the more people they fool on hundreds of dollars.
Absinthe NEVER was hallucinogenic, not even in Van Gogh's time, it has been proven scientifically through tests on surviving XIX century absinthe bottles.
The molecule thujone, so hyped, can be hallucinogenic but you would have to ingest an enourmous ammount of it, a bucket full, and you probably would die from it's toxicity first...
In the process of DISTILLATION (that all real absinthes must undertake) the thujone almost disappears completely, even though it's presence on wormwood is very small, absolutely uneffective anyway.
Absinthe IS an extraordinary alcoholic drink, it's grape spirit distilled together with up to 9 different herbs among them wormwood, fennel and green anis. It's main characteristic is it's subtle flavours.
Absinthe IS NOT cheap vodka with wormwood leaves soaked in it, it just tastes horrible.
Only some brands, mainly french and especially swiss are really absinthes, all czech, most spanish and everything else are a fake and a waste of money.
Final note, DON'T EVER do that ridiculous buring sugar trick, it's a stupid commercial gimmick invented by the czechs in the 1990's, nothing traditional there, nobody ever drank absinthe that way in the old days.
Best way to drink it: two fingers of absinthe on a large glass, then slowly pour ice cold water, no less than 2 parts of water to one of absinthe, you can notice the liquid starts to become cloudy, opaque, it's the louche, a proof that it's real absinthe.
Enjoy.
Source(s):
Me. Absinthe Researcher and Drinker for 20 years.
I'd like to know, too. I had a shot of it about 4 years ago...very interesting taste. I've heard it shows up as an opiate, but I don't really know. I'll keep checking back on this one just out of curiosity.
I imported some last year, strongest concentration allowed in Europe. It will not make you fail a standard drug test. The only drug test you would fail would be one that tests for the absinthe ingredients.
The only "illegal" ingredient would be the wormwood, and I highly doubt your employer is going to test for it. Absinthe isn't really a high priority or concern these days.
If you'd like some more specific info feel free to email me.
There's nothing illegal in absinthe to worry about. Absinthe itself is illegal to manufacture and sell in the US, but not to consume. It has to do with a bunch of absurd political lobbying at the turn of the 20th century.
The substance of concern (supposedly) is thujone that originates from the wormwood. Wormwood is not (nor has ever been) illegal. Furthermore, ordinary cooking sage has a higher concentration or thujone than wormwood...it's not an issue in the least.