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Absinthe Myths


In 2007, after being banned for almost a century, absinthe became legal in the United States. The re-evaluation came after European distillers pressured American officials to conduct real research on the supposed deleterious effects of the herbal liqueur. With scientific data debunking the common public misconception that traditional absinthe caused hallucinations or had toxic side effects, the U.S. government lifted the ban and brought glee to American absinthe connoisseurs and distillers. But among the general public many of the myths still prevail. To help set the record straight Laurence Liss, Web Editor for Outside's Go, went to Alameda, California to speak with Lance Winters, Distiller at St. George Spirits, the first American absinthe producer in nearly 100 years.

Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: April 1, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Author: OUTSIDEGO

Length: 04:32
Rating: 4.8305883
Views: 159984

Tags: Absinthe  myths  thujone  wormwood  distilling  alcohol  hallucinations  

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nalyib (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@itssuperduper It's quite curious brecause alpha-thujone is metabolized in the liver within half an hour and beta-thujone doesn't do much. After a few glasses of booze, people "feel" whatever they're supposed to feel....A monster dose of thujone (equals to about half a litre of your wonder-absinthe) dissolved in a single glass was tested on human subjects a few years ago, and they didn't feel a thing. Obviously, they were not drunken enough to imagine those "effects".

itssuperduper (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
My absinthe has a 110 mg of thujone and after sipping slowly over a few hours a rare buzz is experienced. Almost comparable to mushrooms...feeling a bit weird and laughing at silly shit. I believe the absinthe you brew does not have enough thujone in it. You sound like you know alot about absinthe, just not alot about good absinthe.

nalyib (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@ramas456 All kinds of spirits can cause hallucinations if you're a hardcore alcoholic. Absinthe drinkers didn't have it any more often in the 19th century than others drinking rum, gin, brandy. Absinthe -- as a novelty -- was just easier to demonize than traditional spirits, so alcohol prohibitionists went for it. They didn't come up with any real evidence, ever.

br00tal1234 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@DanielAmayaFinn you need to smoke some weed and chill the fuck out. He was only saying google it...asshole. Normally I dont post comments but your a fuckin dick who deserves a good ass whoopin

gdaman1313 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@DanielAmayaFinn really dick? was that stupid rant of yours necessary, if you know that you can find it on the net then why ask such a stupid question , and i wasnt being a smartass i was just telling you it is as easy as just googleing an absinthe maker in which you could order some. thats all asshole

DanielAmayaFinn (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@gdaman1313 Oh really? I can just google it? Cause for a second there, I thought I was gonna have to fly halfway across the US to meet a guy who knows a guy that knows a European fellow that i'd have to pay to fly to Europe and back with the absinthe smuggled up his ass then fly back across the US with it smuggled up my ass in order to get home and enjoy this very controversial illegal drink. But thanks to you, now I know I can just google it. You smartass piece of shit cock sucker. Thank you

gdaman1313 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@ramas456 no


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