How to Prepare a Glass of Absinthe

Even before absinthe was banned in Europe and the United States, the herbal liqueur had a long history with artists and writers. During the century-long absinthe-ban, the drink reached near-mythical proportions. Much of the buzz was due to its outlaw status but some of the drink's allure must be credited to the ritual surrounding its preparation. Now, once again legal in the U.S., absinthe is drawing curious crowds. Lance Winters, Distiller at Alameda, California-based St. George Spirits, spoke with Outside's Go about some of the links between artists and absinthe as well as the proper way to prepare a glass.

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• absinthe
• wormwood
• thujone
• alcohol
• drinks
• ditilling

[RideEast518]

the absinthe mythbuster.... just needs a beret

[burito95]

@DownstairsB ...cuz he has a beard.

[skull1969doug]

thanks for explaining a little about it. will be trying it wed. cant wait !

[nalyib]

@MEpianist Some morons also claim that all cognac are fake under $150 a bottle. Similar kind of igrorance. Thujone is hyped artificially, and back in the 19th century, no one gave a F about thujone content. Some old absinthes hadn't got any more than U.S. maximum, since – great secret follows – most of the thujone doesn't make it through proper distillation.

[SuperBluehaze]

I enjoyed this video, as i am an absinthe drinker, but it really does not have anything to do with the correct preparation of absinthe. Still an excellent video;

[dillinger13579]

@ofnumbers i noticed that lol

[ofnumbers]

That really had nothing to do with how to prepare a glass of absinthe so much as him going on and on about how much he is turned on by the stuff.

[hotchipco1]

You could turn his head upside down?

[rrp482]

This guy makes me wanna guzzle absinthe everydayy xD

[delahoo]

MICROPHONE CABLE!!!!!!!!!!

COME ON NOW!!!!!!!!

[MrEdyoulis]

@MEpianist I'll take a stab at that question. I think most absinthes sold are very low quality. The stuff that Lance Winters is creating is of the highest quality. He started distilling it years before it became legal. The thujone is probably negligible. The concentrations are very low, probably too low to have any effect on your neurotransmitters.  Analysis if pre ban absinthes often showed little or no thujone.

The effect is very real when you drink the good stuff.

[MEpianist]

Some people claim that US absinthe being sold in liquor stores isn't genuine, due to its low thujone content, comment?