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This tribe sux total ass.

2009-12-15T04:07:11Z

Fuck you. I am unjoin now. : )

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St. George Spirits - 2nd Release Today

2009-12-10T15:12:46Z

Forget the Superbowl, come on over to St. George Spirits in Alameda, CA for the second release of their Absinthe Verte!

www.stgeorgespirits.com

Tasting room opens at 12N

- Johanna

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The Real Absinthe tribe?

2009-06-26T02:21:02Z

http://feevertefreaks.tribe.net/

What's that about? And how can it be so if this tribe was created in 2004 and it was created in 2005? : )

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Mansinthe

2009-06-26T02:12:53Z

http://www.mansinthe.com/

DOT COM!!!

Marilyn Mansons brand of absinthe. It's supposed to be very good. Of course it is. Would Marilyn dare put out a product that sux? HELL NO!!! : )

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Mintsinthe?

2008-10-14T16:49:00Z

Ok so here's a crazy idea I was thinking about. I have this mint and it's growing like crazy in the front yard. I've already made mint infused syrup for my tea and mint essence water for my mojitos.
Has anyone experimented using mint to mask the taste of our lady of wormwood? Mint is certainly as strong a taste as anise...
Also, saw on alandia.de a listing for cinnamon based absinthe - has anyone tried it? It sounds like it could either be great or a total wreck.
http://www.alandia.de/absinthe/index.php/language/en/cat/c13_without-Anise.html/page/2

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Thujone in Absinthe

2008-09-11T13:37:26Z

I finally got round to tasting a whole bunch of high thujone absinthes: Absinthe 330, King of Spirits Gold, and one called Century Absinth. The last two have 100mg thujone. I have long been sceptical of being told that pre-ban absinthe has no thujone / low thujone by the new manufacturers. I have also been sceptical of the science that popped up at exactly the same time as the new era of absinthes started to appear. So i decided to find out for myself.

Are the secondaries, so well known during the Belle Epoque, all romantic nonsense and a big conspiracy by French wine growers? I don't think so.

Some may say that I was setting myself up for a placebo effect (nobody can deny that the mind is a powerful and little understood source of mischief) I do not think this is the case with thujone in alcohol. It could be a herbal speedball as Ted Breaux has suggested, but I am now coinvinced that high thujone levels do play a significant role. I cannot account for the astonishing secondaries. I also had a HG over the summer with a reputed level of about 50-60mg. This was by far and away my favourite, although the Century came a very close second.

What if Dr Niels Arnold's estimates of 260mg in pre-ban were correct? Seems more and more likely that being told by commercial interests that pre-ban was virtually "thujone free" fits nicely with a now rampant commercial imperative.

Keep an open mind, or better if you can afford it (as these high thujone absinthes are very expensive) open your mind with a glass. But be careful as this is not a sippin' drink for a quiet evening in with the cat and slippers.

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Salon music (stuff that people were listening to back in the Belle Epoque whilst drinking Absinthe ... )

2008-08-01T04:14:41Z

feel free to post examples ...

Franz Liszt is but one of many artists/composers that were playing/composing back then ...

Good stuff ...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qSz0fqXxGJY

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Mansinthe?

2008-07-31T15:49:07Z

Has anyone tried Marilyn Manson's absinthe brand Mansinthe? It got a good review at feeverte.net and I'm wondering if it's worth the shipping from eabsinthe.com.

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Lucid

2008-07-04T00:22:43Z

Four glasses of Lucid tonight, prepared with C&H cocktail cubes and an Absente spoon. None were ignited.

First, I would like to say that there is a nice opalescent louche, reminescent of La Muse Verte.

The taste is definately off into the wormwood zone, not at all in the licorice arena.

I would have suspected that four shots of 124-proof would have given me a better alcohol buzz, but other than feeling a mite flushed, I didn't feel anything from it.

I wasn't expecting any 'secondaries' and didn't experience any.

There are other things that I enjoy much more - this has been something of a dissapointment.

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Louche - Absinthe Party - May 2nd - Whisper

2008-04-30T15:29:42Z

Our Notorious Absinthe Party 'Louche' is going off this Friday night, May 2nd at Whisper.
Fu*king amazing people, performers, and musique.

All the info at www.louchesf.com

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Interesting article on absinthe, from today's MSNBC

2008-04-30T15:15:17Z

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24371992/

Excerpt:

An analysis of century-old bottles of absinthe — the kind once quaffed by the likes of van Gogh and Picasso to enhance their creativity — may end the controversy over what ingredient caused the green liqueur's supposed mind-altering effects.

The culprit seems plain and simple: The century-old absinthe contained about 70 percent alcohol, giving it a 140-proof kick. In comparison, most gins, vodkas and whiskeys are just 80- to 100-proof.

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Review of Absinto Camargo

2008-02-20T06:10:29Z

Absinto Camargo

I placed an order through BevMax on Feb. 5, 2008. Two bottles at $24.99 each and $22.58 for shipping made the bill be $72.56.

It arrived today, Feb. 18, 2008, apparently the majority of the delay was due to freezing weather conditions in the northeast. The FedEx route went from Stamford, CT through Elmsford, NY, Keasbey, NJ, North Salt Lake City, UT, Reno, NV and Benicia, CA, before arriving at my house in Lafayette. Interesting to note that the “Adult Signature Required” restriction was not adhered to – the delivery driver set it on the front step and rang the doorbell, then left.

The product arrived intact in a good shipping container.

The Label has some interesting artwork, although the green fairy that is depicted seems to have an Asian look about her. The label states that it is a product of Brazil and that it is 54% alcohol by volume. The back label includes directions and illustrations on how to prepare Absinto, which is a nice touch if you haven’t got a clue about appropriate preparation. It also includes a suggested cocktail recipe.

The cork is interesting, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one quite like it before. It has a notched wooden cap filled with a composite cork. The cap is tied to the bottle in an effort to keep it from coming loose when it is subjected to tropical heat. The cord that ties the cap on is knotted and the loose ends of the knotted cord are taped down with the bottle’s upper neck-label. It is suggested that you pull the ends of the cord up through the label and then untie the cord in order to free the cork. That’s what I did, and untying the cord is a waste of time; next time, I’m merely going to cut the cord.

The smell of the newly-opened bottle was pleasant.

The color, however, leaves something to be desired. It is almost a pale lime color, when it should be more of a dark emerald color. Once poured into the glass, it appeared almost as if the color was an artificial green, and not the result of natural chlorophylls that had been macerated out of an appropriate herb.

I prepared my first glass by diluting with ice water and two sugar cubes. I was disappointed because the drink did not louche at all.

The taste is mild, and not what I’ve come to expect of an absinthe. In addition, there was no numbing of the tongue and cheeks that one gets with some of the other products.

I will try it again in a less diluted state. Now that I’ve paid more attention to the back label, I see that I’ve diluted it according to my normal preference (1:4) and the suggested dilution is 1:2.

Final Assessment: PASS. I will pour this when I am giving people taste tests, but I prefer the Kubler and the St. George. Even the Lucid is better than this.

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La Maison d'Absinthe

2008-01-31T00:58:16Z

Just wanted to share a resource for acquiring absinthiana:

http://www.lamaisondabsinthe.com/

Prices are reasonable, and they carry a good variety of items. I ordered a Perigord glass and an Eiffel Tower spoon today; I'll let you know how the quality is once they arrive. :-)

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Absinthe Party Feb 1st

2008-01-30T21:38:31Z

Come join us in welcoming the cast of the Edwardian Ball Weekend to Whisper.

Enjoy the music of Jill Tracy. Midnight Cabaret hosted by Paul Nathan, Dancing to DJ Smoove and much much more.

All the info is at:
http://www.absintheparty.com

This is a nice party so dress up pretty.

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"Absinthe Verte" unveiling in Alameda

2008-01-07T23:01:22Z

Here is one report:

No diluting absinthe's lure
Banned no more, drink draws pack of eager buyers in U.S.
By Jane Meredith Adams | Special to the Tribune
December 22, 2007
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Green is the new black. That would be the pearly green of absinthe, the legendary liquor said to have made Vincent Van Gogh decide that cutting off his ear was an idea whose time had come.

Ernest Hemingway called it "liquid alchemy," Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec allegedly carried a supply in a hollow cane and French poet Paul Verlaine cursed it as his ruin. On Friday, for the first time since 1912, U.S.-made absinthe was sold with hopes that it will become the cult drink of the season.

Hundreds dodged work, stood in a long, madness-inducing line and forked over $75 for a bottle of absinthe at St. George Spirits, a boutique firm that is launching a campaign to market the liquor.
Karen Juzefczyk, 49, drove for six hours to get to the distillery, observed a preparation ritual involving the careful introduction of two miniature ice cubes, raised a glass in the St. George Spirits tasting room and took her first sip. The experience reduced her vocabulary to one word: "Wow."

The price tag for the 120-proof spirit shouldn't be an obstacle for Chicago households, which spend more money per year on alcohol than any other city surveyed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics. According to the most recent survey, households in Chicago spent $839 per year on alcohol, compared to New York at $488 a year and $757 a year in San Francisco.

If anything, the expensive price is part of the appeal, said David Hanson, professor of sociology emeritus at State University of New York College at Pottsdam and a longtime alcohol researcher. Alcohol consumption is inversely associated with social status, he said. "The lower the social class, the higher the abstention," he said. "Similarly, the more educated people are in the U.S., the more likely they are to drink."

Alleged to have induced feverish creativity in painters such as Edvard Munch, Pablo Picasso and Paul Gauguin, absinthe was banned in France and several other countries for nearly 100 years as opponents claimed the drink caused widespread debauchery and delinquency. Some say the ban was the result of a campaign by the French wine industry to discredit the popular drink. The health risks have been debunked, said Hanson, the researcher.

European countries have gradually lifted their bans and in March, the federal government finally agreed to allow absinthe to be sold again in the U.S. Three foreign-made absinthes are already on the market and 20 other brands have asked for permission to sell in the U.S., according to Robert Lehrman, a Washington, D.C., lawyer who worked for four years to get the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to lift the ban.

From the start, devotees have claimed that this is a drink like no other. The green spirit produces an intoxication that is coupled with a caffeine-like alertness, according to imbibers. Robert Jordan, a character in the Hemingway novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls," described the drink as "opaque, bitter, tongue-numbing, brain-warming, stomach-warming, idea-changing liquid alchemy" and carried a flask of it.

"You can drink it and still be lucid," said Chuck Kapelke, 33, of Oakland, who was roughly No. 43 in a 300-plus person line Friday waiting for the 11 a.m. opening sales. "It's almost like a mix of Red Bull and vodka."

The flavor is robust. In the St. George Sprits Absinthe Verte, the sensations include the licorice-taste of anise, a whiff of fresh grass, a touch of citrus and a hint of mint, said Lance Winters, a master distiller at St. George Spirits who created the absinthe. "Absinthe represents the pinnacle of the distiller's art," he said. "You end up with distilled poetry in a glass."

As for Van Gogh's trouble with the stuff, Winters said, "My guess is Van Gogh had some issues before going into the bar." He added, "I've consumed quite a bit of absinthe in my studies and I have both my ears intact."

In the distillery's plant in the vast military hangar on a former Navy base, the St. George Spirits team wore T-shirts proclaiming "Green is the new black" and performed the ritual of preparing absinthe. While other absinthes call for dissolving a sugar cube into the spirit, the St. George Spirit Absinthe Verte preparation involved gently releasing two tiny ice cubes into the dense green liquid, which instantly turned cloudy as essential oils emerged from herbs. Many were the hours that 19th Century poets and artists spent studying the clouds in an absinthe glass in Paris cafes.

Among those imbibing here were Kevin Roche, 47, a research scientist, who is so avid in his devotion to St. George Spirits that he designed a military-style gray uniform with a St. George Spirits Tactical Alcohol Consumption Squad insignia. He and two other squad members were on hand in full regalia. "We're so serious about our drinking we have uniforms for it," said Roche.

Dr. H. Westley Clark, director of the federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, said the introduction of high-alcohol absinthe called for "caveat emptor," let the buyer beware. "You worry about college students," said Clark, who questioned whether some will choose to drink absinthe undiluted. "There are a lot of people who test the edge of the universe."

In the cold Friday, the line snaked through the parking lot and out the gate. One would-be patron read a thriller, another a newspaper, while Brezi Little, 29, bounced her 5-month-old daughter, Emma, in her carrier. Little was on a mission to get a bottle of absinthe as a surprise gift for her husband and, as the carrier of the youngest person in line, was the subject of much ribbing. The absinthe was "just in time for teething," said Little, who noted that a tooth was pushing through Emma's lower left gum.

First in line was Joanne Clapp Fullagar of Alameda, a production editor, who had queued up at 8:30 a.m. "I'm technically working at home," she said. "My boss called and I'm going to buy her a bottle."

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Getting US-legal absinthe

2008-01-04T20:14:44Z

Seems like absinthe is making its way around the U.S. nicely!
Lucid's list (http://www.drinklucid.com/get_lucid_absinthe.cfm) has New York, New Jersey, Texas and Illinois stores, and Fée Verte forum posters have spotted Lucid and Kubler in Boston at Liquor Land, in San Francisco BevMo! stores:
http://tinyurl.com/2rdyqw
and Hi-Time in Costa Mesa:
http://www.hitimewine.net/istar.asp?a=29

Sweet!!!!

DrinkUpNY has worked out fine for me:
http://www.drinkupny.com/category_s/86.htm

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Candy is dandy...

2007-12-31T22:08:32Z

http://www.litabsinthe.com/

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It's legal, does it matter?

2007-12-06T03:02:24Z

I'm new here; the details about the legalization are on the "Guys Who Dig Snarky Chicks with Absinthe" tribe. Cheers!

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the worst idea in the history of absinthe

2007-10-16T05:59:18Z

"They're the first to sample a new, legal absinthe, Lucid Absinthe Superieure (left), released this year as part of a slow and theatrical roll-out that could bring the mystical drink to Wisconsin in the first half of 2008.

"'I've actually tried it with Red Bull, and it's quite good,' said Anastasia Smith, general manager for Lumen, a club in Chicago's up-and-coming meatpacking district that plans to debut Lucid during a masquerade event on Halloween."

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=674031

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Jade Absinthe Nouvelle-Orléans???

2007-10-16T05:42:59Z

Hi...I am a new member to this tribe and a fairly new member to tribe.com...so I am still sort of trying to gain my footing...so to speak...Some friends and I are planing on ordering some Absinthe...something we have wanted to try for some time...based on reviews on liquorsnob.com and absintheonline.com...we have tentatively settled on Jade Absinthe Nouvelle-Orléans...we would love to hear some pros and cons on this choice...some real advice from some real people who have some real experience...so what do you say...Yes on this choice or no...and why...

E....

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DIY batch #3

2007-03-08T09:31:55Z

Hello, Folks...

I started with an empty 1.75 liter bottle (from a previous batch), added dried chopped wormwood, fennel seed powder, calamus root and hyssop. Then I poured "Clear Spring" 190 proof into the bottle. The stuff is sitting in my cupboard. I will eventually get around to filtering it and finishing it with some other things.

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Uncle Sam has his Ass Hat on…..Customs Seized my Green Faery.

2006-08-21T11:57:36Z

I placed an order with Alandia, I’ve ordered with them many times in the past and never encountered any problems what so ever.

I’ve always received my order with in 6 days, not bad since it’s coming from Germany. Well after 3 weeks, and no green faery, I dropped them a line. They told me that customs grabbed every order they shipped over the last few weeks, they also said that there competitors were having the same problems as well. They would not take a chance on reshipping, but did give me a full refund. In the e-mail they recommended holding of on purchasing anything from them till they can guarantee the shipping, or Uncle Sam cools off.

Caveat Emptor…

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Where the hell do i find info. about this kind of absinth?...

2006-08-17T21:38:15Z

I just got back from Cancun, mexico and def. had a blast there. I purchased of bottle of absinth called Moulin Rouge Absinth and tried finding out info online about how much thujone it has but i came up empty handed. Can anyone please help me find any info about this specific kind of absinth. i can't find it anywhere. thanx --Chris

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[SF Fri. Aug. 11] An August Affair

2006-08-10T14:33:04Z

I'm throwing a swank underground affair in SF this Friday and will have an absinthe bar. It's a combination of the "Absinthe Party," "Dark Sparkle," and "SIN!," held at the same venue as the "Absinthe Party." If you're in town and this floats your boat, do drop by!

-Random
================================
What happens when you combine the sophistication of the Absinthe Party with the dark elegance of Dark Sparkle the salaciously sexy music of SIN! ?

An August Affair!

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/An-August-Affair/san-francisco-ca/36ef9ea1-d7e0-4e73-a89e-3c836d4a6b3f

It's this Friday at our favorite "undisclosed location" you'll be treated to two dance floors of music, absinthe and cocktails, and fabulous cross-section of San Francisco's nighttime denizens.

Tickets are on sale now: http://www.sinfusion.com/august_affair/tickets.php .

(Cocktail party dress-up is encouraged but not absolutely required.)

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Returning to the US with absinthe

2006-08-07T05:24:22Z

I am in London at the moment and I picked up a bottle of Tabu at duty free coming back from Amsterdam. I may pick up some more before returning home. Is there a limit to the number of bottles that I can carry? Any suggestions on where to find it in Paris or London or suggestions on returning to the US with it?

I am drinking some Tabu at the moment... quite lovely. I picked up a bottle for now and one for home. :)

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[SF 5/12] This just in: Absinthe Party in SF this Friday

2006-05-11T06:59:01Z

Heads-up to those in the SF Bay Area:

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/2c7aef70-ca4e-4243-955b-3d3fa0c1233f

-Random

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Newbie Question

2006-04-02T04:08:10Z

Can anyone recommend a decent quality, fairly cheap absinth for someone who is poor and doesn't like the taste of anise?

I have yet to buy my first bottle of absinth and don't want to waste my money on something I won't like. So far I have only tried a home made version made by a friend, and while I find myself drinking it, it is incredibly bitter. Is all absinth really so bitter?

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ok, so I'd to to FIND

2006-03-24T04:55:28Z

THIS STUFF CALLED ABSINTHE . . .
where do I go to buy some and have madness party?

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...absinthe, a highly potent drink...

2006-01-07T17:00:52Z

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060107/ap_on_re_us/landmark_church_fire;_ylt=An2xs4Qz3NfMQMhKb_gjBaKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

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India??

2005-12-10T11:00:56Z

Hiya all. Im going to India for a few months pretty soon here, and am basically just askng for some reccomendations on styles/brands of absinthe one would find in India. Also anything not absinthe related you'd like to reccomend cuz its legal there....

THanks,
Sam

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A WIRED article about Ted Breaux, New Orleans, and Absinthe

2005-11-03T03:59:05Z

There is a new WIRED article by John Ashcroft entitled "The Mystery of the Green Menace"...

Mainly about Ted Breaux and his recent escape from New Orleans and the hurricanes, they also cover Absinthe history and the 'Jade' absinthe brand.

www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/absinthe.html?pg=1&topic=absinthe&topic_set=

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Laws in US

2005-06-27T21:32:50Z

anyone know the laws in the US regarding absinthe?

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humble introduction

2005-06-01T06:24:55Z

hello, people,
my name is jonas, people call me xavi or gypsy. I live in an 18 wheeler, but, i don't drive. For some strange reason, i feel priveleged to belong to such a tribe. For a long time, i tought i was the only one around, and the only people i had contact about this, lovely drink, are the people i order it from. Pathetic, i know, but since, i am new to this site, i would appreciate any other introduction, from anybody else in this tribe, to use as my proverbial comfort blanket that i'm not the only one who has the same passions.

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Absinthe cocktails?

2005-05-28T15:14:43Z

I'm on the look-out for some more great drinks which can be made with Absinthe. One of my favorites is the Vichy - Absinthe and Lime/Lemonade...any other great drinks I shouldn't miss out there?

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in search of homebrew...

2005-03-11T00:23:04Z

anyone know where to get a really good bottle of home distilled absinthe in the Bay Area?
Its a birthday tradition....

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