From:
http://www.thujone.info/testing.html

Permitted maximum thujone levels in foodstuffs and liquor are:

European Community (and many other countries, which have adopted the same de facto standards)
0.5 mg/kg in food not prepared with sage and non alcoholic beverages.
5 mg/kg in alcoholic beverages with 25% or less ABV.
10 mg/kg in alcoholic beverages with more than 25% ABV. (Most absinthe falls into this category)
25 mg/kg in food prepared with sage.
35 mg/kg in alcohol labeled as bitters. (Some absinthe is sold labelled as bitters to allow a higher thujone level)

United States
Foods or beverages that contain any Artemisia species, White Cedar, oak moss, tansy or Yarrow must be completely
thujone free - there is no permitted legal level. Paradoxically however, other herbs that contain thujone have no
restrictions at all - for example, sage and sage oil (which can be more than 50% thujone) are on the Food and Drug
Administration's list of Substances Generally Recognized as Safe.







Apparently the secondary effects and different mental state is more from the combination of other herbs and not from the thujone level as previously thought.

Whatever, I love this drink and don't really care how it works,just that it does . I love sage too so go figure.

IstenSzek said:

Isn't there an absinthe bar in Amsterdam?

minneapolisgenius said:

i saw a sign for it up in The Cockring, lol. but i figured i´d
already had way too much to drink and even if it were the new,
watered down version it would still be too heavy for me.

IstenSzek said:

Yeah, I had some friends visiting here last year, and they really wanted to check it out. We weren't planning on staying in Amsterdam that late though and it didn't open until 11 p.m. so we couldn't go.

i've had homemade absinthe. my friend stills it perfectly. I didn't hallucinate, but MAN...did it fuck me up in a hurry.

matt said:

I saw a Riverdance show once,
but I didn't actually go up on stage & participate.

Illustrator said:

If you saw Riverdance live, that qualifies.

Stax said:

Then yes.
Yes I have.

And I was fabulous.

Illustrator said:

matt said:

IstenSzek said:

i so totally want to eat some peyote with you.

mostbeautifulgrlntheworld faked the following quote:


No absinthe for you!

shellyevon said:

I love the .org... it's almost as good a reference as Wikipedia.

SnakePeel said:

Absinthe moonshine? So your friend actually distills it, as opposed to just adding wormwood to store-bought liquor?

shellyevon said:

Hell's bells!

I can think of a certain mischievous rogue that would've put you up to that Cigar anyone???

Oh and for the presented table.

matt said:

err yeah. i went shopping right afterwards, and thought everyone at the mall was racist and ignoring me.

sallysassalot said:

wouldn't that be the greatest?!

Spookymuffin said:

IstenSzek said:

i may be in the hague for the summer...

I'm a really bad drinker.
One Long Island Iced Tea puts me to sleep.
I can't IMAGINE what this stuff would do to me.

hey matt i have an idea! remember when you bought a drum full of prive? that hair stuff?

maybe since you're close to that canadian source you could do the same thing with absinthe, and market it here through the ORG. betcha ben would appreciate a cut of the extra cash :greenfairy:

matt said:

Shut it Peter Pan.

XxAxX said:

It's not from Canada... only thing available up in Vancouver is the Czech stuff.

The bottle in the picture is a well-regarded Swiss brand, Absinthe Duplais.

Matt, I'd hate to have to call the Bar on you, for your bar shenanigans...

senik said:

Hahahaha, nooooo I'm the one who started the Absinthe habit around here. But of course SOMEONE else got carried away with it and drank it till she was pounding her head on the floor, She couldn't touch anything anise for a looong time. But she's giving it a try again on Christmas. We'll see if she's ready yet.
The BF came back from Europe with some very nice bath products that smell like licorice and she almost and made him switch back to his normal orangey products.



And always the but you knew that.
[Edited 12/21/06 7:01am]

i'd love to have a taste one day, i love to dance, and why not with a wee green fairy?
funny, i was at a nightclub named absinthe last night
they don't sell any tho

Its legal in areas of Europe still, or at least thats what i've been told, and a lesser version of it (smaller amount of wormwood) is legal in Canada. its ok, never made me hallucinate but it is damn expensive.

So, did you try it? How was it?

Well, if you don't like black licorice, you're not going to like French-style absinthe (strong anise flavor). If you do like black licorice, as I do, you may or may not enjoy absinthe. When prepared the traditional way, it has a strong aftertaste that I'm still getting used to.

I've found that mixes well with Coke or Pepsi... there's still a strong licorice flavor, but not much aftertaste. Another drink I enjoyed is "Death in the Afternoon" -- absinthe and champagne -- which was allegedly created by Ernest Hemingway. The taste is a bit odd, but not bad.

As for the "secondary effects," they're basically the same as what I experienced with Czech "absinth."

Oh, BTW, it's pretty strong stuff, even if you ignore the wormwood. Absinthe Duplais is 72% alcohol (144 proof).