Wormwood Leaf Absinthe Spoon #15

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Meschler JP, Howlett AC (March 1999). "Thujone exhibits low affinity for cannabinoid receptors but fails to evoke cannabimimetic responses". Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 62 (3): 473–480. doi: 10.1016/S0091-3057(98)00195-6. PMID 10080239. S2CID 30865036. Eadie, MJ (2009). "Absinthe, epileptic seizures and Valentin Magnan". The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 39 (1): 73–78. PMID 19831287. Masters, Brian (1978). Now Barabbas Was a Rotter: the Extraordinary Life of Marie Corelli. London: H. Hamilton. Absinthe ( / ˈ æ b s ɪ n θ, - s æ̃ θ/, French: [apsɛ̃t] ⓘ) is an anise-flavored spirit derived from several plants, including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium ("grand wormwood"), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. [1] Historically described as a highly alcoholic spirit, it is 45–74% ABV or 90–148 proof in the US. [2] [3] [4] [5] Absinthe traditionally has a natural green color but may also be colorless. It is commonly referred to in historical literature as la fée verte ("the green fairy"). It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a liqueur, but is not traditionally bottled with added sugar, so is classified as a spirit. [6] Absinthe is traditionally bottled at a high level of alcohol by volume, but it is normally diluted with water before being consumed. Traite de la Fabrication de Liqueurs et de la Distillation des Alcools' Duplais (1882 3rd ed, p. 249)

Aide-Mémoire: production d'absinthe" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-02 . Retrieved 2016-12-02. Lachenmeier, Dirk W.; Nathan-Maister, David; Breaux, Theodore A.; Sohnius, Eva-Maria; Schoeberl, Kerstin; Kuballa, Thomas (2008). "Chemical Composition of Vintage Preban Absinthe with Special Reference to Thujone, Fenchone, Pinocamphone, Methanol, Copper, and Antimony Concentrations". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56 (9): 3073–3081. doi: 10.1021/jf703568f. PMID 18419128. Absinthe was prohibited in Brazil until 1999 and was brought by entrepreneur Lalo Zanini and legalised in the same year. Presently, absinthe sold in Brazil must abide by the national law that restricts all spirits to a maximum of 54% ABV. [116] While this regulation is enforced throughout channels of legal distribution, it may be possible to find absinthe containing alcohol in excess of the legal limit in some restaurants or food fairs. Adams, Jad (2004) Hideous absinthe: a history of the devil in a bottle, London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1860649203In 2007, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) effectively lifted the long-standing absinthe ban, and it has since approved many brands for sale in the US market. This was made possible partly through the TTB's clarification of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) thujone content regulations, which specify that finished food and beverages that contain Artemisia species must be thujone-free. [130] In this context, the TTB considers a product thujone-free if the thujone content is less than 10 ppm (equal to 10mg/kg). [131] [132] This is verified through the use of gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. [133] The brands Kübler and Lucid and their lawyers did most of the work to get absinthe legalized in the U.S., over the 2004–2007 time period. [134] In the U.S., March 5 sometimes is referred to as "National Absinthe Day", as it was the day the 95-year ban on absinthe was finally lifted. [135]

A bottle of your favorite absinthe, of course. If you don’t yet have a favorite, take a chance on one of many of the authentic or newer brands available.Absinthe makes you crazy and criminal, provokes epilepsy and tuberculosis, and has killed thousands of French people. It makes a ferocious beast of man, a martyr of woman, and a degenerate of the infant, it disorganizes and ruins the family and menaces the future of the country. L'Absinthe, by Edgar Degas, 1876 After the coloring process, the resulting product is diluted with water to the desired percentage of alcohol. The flavor of absinthe is said to improve materially with storage, and many distilleries, before the ban, aged their absinthe in settling tanks before bottling. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Absinthe". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol.1 (11thed.). Cambridge University Press. p.75. High Price of Wines due to Short Crops" (PDF). The New York Times. 1911-11-05 . Retrieved 2008-10-20. '1910, was no less than 1,089 millions of gallons.' '162 bottles per head'

Although absinthe is not prohibited at national level, some local authorities have banned it. The latest is Mataura in Southland. The ban came in August 2008 after several issues of misuse drew public and police attention. One incident resulted in breathing difficulties and hospitalising of a 17-year-old for alcohol poisoning. [124] The particular brand of absinthe that caused these effects was bottled at 89% ABV.McDowell, Adam (2010-11-19). "Happy Hour's Guide to Absinthe: What can I buy in Canada?". National Post . Retrieved 2 December 2016.