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ORIGINAL: kittinSol

Trust you to know the intricate details of the psychotropic potential of Absinthe, Hippie. Tsk tsk.

Ever had Pastis ? It's very similar - I learnt to swim in a pool of it, down on the port of Marseille.

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol

Ever had Pastis ? It's very similar
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Gwynvyd:   If you go to NOLA... you have to do 2 things.. drink a Huricane.. and drink an Absinthe properly.

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ORIGINAL: azropedntied

OK so in conclusion can i get this product now in the USA ? Is it the same in other non banned countries ?Or is it a watered down  ingredients missing  type thing . I would LOVE to get some and perform my own ritual over and over again , getting the ritual spoons , the ritual glasses ,the ritual ice , using the ritual flame and seeing those ritual pink elephants . If the ban has been lifted  with the pure drink i rejoice and i shall start seeking , if not i would love to get a bottle sent to me oooh Uk  pals  whooho .

Or what about coming over to Europe for a holiday?  You could call it "research"

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol

I know .

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ORIGINAL: RapierFugue

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ORIGINAL: azropedntied

OK so in conclusion can i get this product now in the USA ? Is it the same in other non banned countries ?Or is it a watered down  ingredients missing  type thing . I would LOVE to get some and perform my own ritual over and over again , getting the ritual spoons , the ritual glasses ,the ritual ice , using the ritual flame and seeing those ritual pink elephants . If the ban has been lifted  with the pure drink i rejoice and i shall start seeking , if not i would love to get a bottle sent to me oooh Uk  pals  whooho .

Not wishing to piss in your chips or anything, but if you’re expecting a combination of Feuerzangenbole and LSD then you’re going to be a bit disappointed.
 
It’s “just” (and I speak as a fan) a very nice, very alcoholic drink, which has MILD stimulant properties, most of which concentrate on the brain, and some on the eyes.
 
However, for some odd reason, an evening spent on the stuff, in company, usually results in a) a story you can recount later, b) an arrest record for doing something very, very silly or c) (if you’re lucky), both.
 
From the posted links it would appear that the “legal” stuff in the US is much like the milder of the eastern European varieties, ie alcoholic, but not especially “stimulating” … the best stuff was always the “made locally” version, but if you’d like some Euro commercial stuff (some of which is still v yummy), I’ll happily post you some the next time I pop across to France (about every 3 months), although I would think the postage would be an arm and a leg.
 
Or what about coming over to Europe for a holiday?  You could call it "research"

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ORIGINAL: Hippiekinkster

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ORIGINAL: RapierFugue

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ORIGINAL: azropedntied

OK so in conclusion can i get this product now in the USA ? Is it the same in other non banned countries ?Or is it a watered down  ingredients missing  type thing . I would LOVE to get some and perform my own ritual over and over again , getting the ritual spoons , the ritual glasses ,the ritual ice , using the ritual flame and seeing those ritual pink elephants . If the ban has been lifted  with the pure drink i rejoice and i shall start seeking , if not i would love to get a bottle sent to me oooh Uk  pals  whooho .

Not wishing to piss in your chips or anything, but if you’re expecting a combination of Feuerzangenbole and LSD then you’re going to be a bit disappointed.
 
It’s “just” (and I speak as a fan) a very nice, very alcoholic drink, which has MILD stimulant properties, most of which concentrate on the brain, and some on the eyes.
 
However, for some odd reason, an evening spent on the stuff, in company, usually results in a) a story you can recount later, b) an arrest record for doing something very, very silly or c) (if you’re lucky), both.
 
From the posted links it would appear that the “legal” stuff in the US is much like the milder of the eastern European varieties, ie alcoholic, but not especially “stimulating” … the best stuff was always the “made locally” version, but if you’d like some Euro commercial stuff (some of which is still v yummy), I’ll happily post you some the next time I pop across to France (about every 3 months), although I would think the postage would be an arm and a leg.
 
Or what about coming over to Europe for a holiday?  You could call it "research"

According to the links, it looks like thujone doesn't do much of anything.  

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Ok.  Here's a followup question...

The company I work for does random drug screenings.

Does thujone or any other ingredients in absinthe show up in drug screenings?

No idea.  I only drink the stuff  

Random drug tests?  That’s awful!  I’d never work for a company that insisted on doing that to me.  Not that I indulge much these days, but even so, the mere concept is appalling – don’t you have rights that protect you against that?  Or does your job involve transporting people (planes, trains) or firearms/law enforcement?  I can see it in the latter 2 cases, but otherwise I’d just say “no thanks” and work somewhere else. 

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Random drug tests?  That’s awful!  I’d never work for a company that insisted on doing that to me.  Not that I indulge much these days, but even so, the mere concept is appalling – don’t you have rights that protect you against that?  Or does your job involve transporting people (planes, trains) or firearms/law enforcement?  I can see it in the latter 2 cases, but otherwise I’d just say “no thanks” and work somewhere else. 

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ORIGINAL: MissAnthropic

Tip - dont not firetwirl after drinking two bottles between 4 people. You are likely to see lots of pretty prisms and the world will turn very slowly while you fail to notice your hair is on fire, to the amusement and hilarity of the fellow drunken new year revelers.

cheers

jess

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En 2006, 76 bouteilles d'absinthe Pernod Fils datant de 1914 sont découvertes. Certaines bouteilles stockées dans l'obscurité totale pendant un siècle contiennent de l'absinthe encore verte, ce qui est prodigieux puisque les bouteilles anciennes ont généralement perdu leur chlorophylle pour devenir feuille morte. Analysée, l'absinthe Pernod Fils de 1914 révèle... 17 mg/l de thuyone.

Comment, à la lumière de ces informations, continuer à croire que l'absinthe fut pendant son heure de gloire un poison bourré de thuyone ?
 
L'étude la plus déterminante a été publiée en Avril 2008 et porte sur l'analyse de 13 échantillons d'absinthes centenaires de marques diverses : consultables ici. Les résultats sont sans appel et confirment que la plupart des absinthes d'antan contenaient moins de 35mg/l.

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol

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En 2006, 76 bouteilles d'absinthe Pernod Fils datant de 1914 sont découvertes. Certaines bouteilles stockées dans l'obscurité totale pendant un siècle contiennent de l'absinthe encore verte, ce qui est prodigieux puisque les bouteilles anciennes ont généralement perdu leur chlorophylle pour devenir feuille morte. Analysée, l'absinthe Pernod Fils de 1914 révèle... 17 mg/l de thuyone.

Comment, à la lumière de ces informations, continuer à croire que l'absinthe fut pendant son heure de gloire un poison bourré de thuyone ?
 
L'étude la plus déterminante a été publiée en Avril 2008 et porte sur l'analyse de 13 échantillons d'absinthes centenaires de marques diverses : consultables ici. Les résultats sont sans appel et confirment que la plupart des absinthes d'antan contenaient moins de 35mg/l.

L'heure verte

The Green Fairy: it was all a pretty myth fabricated by absinthe manufacturers  .

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ORIGINAL: RapierFugue

Random drug tests?  That’s awful!  I’d never work for a company that insisted on doing that to me.  Not that I indulge much these days, but even so, the mere concept is appalling – don’t you have rights that protect you against that?  Or does your job involve transporting people (planes, trains) or firearms/law enforcement?  I can see it in the latter 2 cases, but otherwise I’d just say “no thanks” and work somewhere else. 

A bit of both kinda...
I used to be a truck driver and they had screenings there, but now I build towers for large windmills which are very large and very heavy with little room for error safety-wise.  I also have a CCW (concealed pistol permit) and a negative drug screen would take that away.  I just never bothered with drugs nor got interested.  It doesen't bother me much because I have nothing to hide as far as that aspect of my life.  Don't get me wrong, I do more than my fair share of alcohol...

I think I'm more in love with the ritual aspect of it (absinthe) than seeing green fairies.