I'm still trying to find an exact answer on what makes for 'real' absinthe, but after a bit of online research it does appear that all absinthe sold in the U.S. must be thujone-free (I was not aware of this).
I has assumed it was simply lower in thujone content than European brands. If in fact it is thujone-free, I'm not sure I'd consider it to be 'real'.
At the same time, the brand at Walgreens appeared to be imported based on a brief glance at the labelling. I'll have to go back and check it out more closely.
The laws changed about a year or two ago. We used to be able to only get the stuff made with a different variety of wormwood that resulted in no thujone. The stuff they are selling now (only a few brands qualify) is a slightly altered version of the real deal with a lower thujone content than what is available in most of Europe. That said, I am not a fan of most of the stuff available here stateside. It is tailored to "American" tastes, which apparently I don't share. To get the best absinthe, I order from jade liquors.
They sell many of Europe's finest brands, shipped right to your door. The last on I ordered arrived in a box labeled "Printed Materials". But, the stuff in BevMo is for the most part cheaper, and not SO bad.
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WalGreen's cheaper tho? Dunno.
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I has assumed it was simply lower in thujone content than European brands. If in fact it is thujone-free, I'm not sure I'd consider it to be 'real'.
At the same time, the brand at Walgreens appeared to be imported based on a brief glance at the labelling. I'll have to go back and check it out more closely.
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http://www.bestabsinthe.com/
They sell many of Europe's finest brands, shipped right to your door. The last on I ordered arrived in a box labeled "Printed Materials". But, the stuff in BevMo is for the most part cheaper, and not SO bad.
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