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Maybe I am Just Paranoid…

When it was just a few articles here and there posted days after we posted them folks started saying it was just a “coincidence” that New York Magazine had written about the exact same thing that we had just covered.

Now, I am getting a little scared. I have had a small bottle of Lucid Absinthe sitting in my apartment for the last two months now waiting to be tasted and reviewed. The biggest problem I was encountering in getting around to tasting it was not having an absinthe spoon. Though technically not necessary you know me when it comes to my reviews I like to drink alcohol the “traditional” way. In terms of absinthe, this means with an absinthe spoon, sugar cube and water (and maybe some flame as well… we’ll see about that).

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Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Why do I feel as if that title has been used before in relation to absinthe (in fact there are over 13,000 Google hits from that quote)? Could I have come up with something more cliche?

Anyway, as most of you probably know Absinthe is a drink that has long been banned in the US (as well as parts or Europe) for its believed psychotropic effects, well, specifically the effects of grande wormwood, one of the main ingredients. According to Wikipedia, this was more of a myth then a reality. The Green Fairies were just from being so drunk off of the 124 proof liquor (and yes, it is a liquor, not a liqueur).

Well, anyway, no Grande Wormwood absinthe has been sold in the US since prohibition, well not until now that is. Lucid Absinthe is now available in the US. They have a site that is well designed and tells you were you can find it in the US (Well, New York at least). Who knows, could make for a fun weekend

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