Questions
Quick answers about absinthe
The questions people actually ask, answered in the first two lines, with the record behind each answer.
Is absinthe legal in the United States?
Yes, since October 16, 2007, if it is thujone free. It was banned from October 1, 1912.
Does absinthe make you hallucinate?
No. Tests of sealed bottles from before the bans found nothing but alcohol to blame.
How do you drink absinthe?
With ice water dripped through a sugar cube on a slotted spoon, until it turns cloudy.
Sources
- Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Industry Circular 2007-5, October 16, 2007. ttb.gov
- D. W. Lachenmeier and others, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2008. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov