Facinating Absinthe article on Wired

[GorillaPaws]

link:

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/absinthe.html

I have a question for some of the lawyers out there. Could absinthe be sold on Native American Reservations? I know it's not illegal to posess in the US (not like an illegal drug), but merely isn't allowed to be produced/distributed in the US per FDA. I seems like a smart person would try to get an operation going on reservations.

 

[MongoTheGeek]

link:

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/absinthe.html

I have a question for some of the lawyers out there. Could absinthe be sold on Native American Reservations? I know it's not illegal to posess in the US (not like an illegal drug), but merely isn't allowed to be produced/distributed in the US per FDA. I seems like a smart person would try to get an operation going on reservations.

Thing is that since its alcoholic it should be covered by the 21st amendment and controlled by the states only. It should be legal in a lot of the US.

 

[Daveway]

I've heard of this guy before. A lot of people around here know about him.

I have since had to endure tasting that stuff. A result of trying anything once.

 

[GorillaPaws]

I think what's going on though is that yes it does contain alcohol, but it also contains very minute (per article) amounts of thujone. But this inclusion is sufficient for the FDA to regulate/ban it, thereby bypassing the state's right to regulate this particular alcoholic beverage.

 

[OnceUGoMac]

I'm making some. I'm serious. I got a kit from Green Devil. Takes about three weeks total.

 

[EGT]

http://www.lafeeabsinthe.com/docs/usa.php

http://www.eabsinthe.com/hills/serving.htm

http://www.seborabsinth.com/index.asp

That's what I have in my bookmarks. It's amazing stuff. I believe if you drink enough you can get "dreamy" hallucinations. Not that I've ever experienced them ... with "absinthe".

It was the drink of choice during a trip to Holland, Germany then Prague in the Czech Republic for a few days with a bunch of friends.

Ahh the memories.

 

[applebum]

It was the drink of choice during a trip to Holland, Germany then Prague in the Czech Republic for a few days with a bunch of friends.

Ahh the memories.

Hey - are you sure you weren't watching the movie "Eurotrip" in one of those "dreamy" states??

 

[rickvanr]

I've heard of this guy before. A lot of people around here know about him.

I have since had to endure tasting that stuff. A result of trying anything once.

There are different flavours of Absinthe. One bottle I had, Hill's was bitter and tasted awful, I don't know how to explain the taste other then 'warm'. Truly weird taste. Although, the other brand I've had, Rodnik's was delicious and tasted sort of like licorice.

That's what I have in my bookmarks. It's amazing stuff. I believe if you drink enough you can get "dreamy" hallucinations. Not that I've ever experienced them ... with "absinthe".

It was the drink of choice during a trip to Holland, Germany then Prague in the Czech Republic for a few days with a bunch of friends.

Ahh the memories.

I didn't see the 'green fairy' either, but I certainly felt different after drinking half a bottle of Absinthe then I ever did drinking any amount of other alcohol.