Absinthe will now be legally sold in the U.S. Sort of. According to this New York Times article, a brand called, Lucid will be made without the Wormwood ingredient, thujone. That might be beside the point, since not much thjone is found in real absinthe, and it's poisonous properties weren't that bad anyway. The banning of absinthe was one of the many instances of a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury signifying nothing, that is to say, a panic with no basis in reality, but that hasn't stopped our lawmakers before. I hate to agree with the batshit-crazy libertarians, but we do have a nanny state.
Anyway, Lucid will have a "a slightly cleaner, crisper taste than its European peers." Which sounds like a wimped out version. I wish we didn't have a propensity for drinks that taste either like nothing or a mouthful of sugar. Lucid will go $60 a bottle. Because of the ban, absinthe is ridiculously expensive. I think I prefer the European versions, which you can buy legally over the internet. If you have never tried Absinthe, I recommend it; the high makes you feel quite thoughtful, lucid perhaps.
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