ALAMEDA!. . .1st American-made Absinthe approved. . .

[NewtonMP2100]

. . . St. George Absinthe Verte from St. George Spirits in Alameda, CA. . .


A Liquor of Legend Makes a Comeback


. . .His frustration came to a sudden end last Wednesday, when he learned the agency had finally granted approval to his St. George Absinthe Verte, the first American-made absinthe on the market in almost a century.

Since the start of the year, at least four absinthes, including two from Europe and one from South America, have been cleared for sale. . .

[AAA]

I recall the NO RESERVATIONS episode where Bourdain drank the stuff.

[mikebw]

Eurotrip anyone?

[spearmint]

They do not sell Pernod anymore in the US? Now that mixed with beer was the World's worst hangover.

[Markintosh]

Shouldn't that be ALMADEN?


http://www.almaden.com/

[Silencio]

They sell Pernod in a lot of places in the US, but it's not pernod. Now perhaps they will sell the real stuff here.

[incognegro]

Interesting history page:
http://the-night.net/absinthe/introduction.htm

[MysteryGuest]

Hmmm... Wasn't that like the crack of the century before last? Or maybe it's reputation was exaggerated?

[incognegro]

[quote MysteryGuest]Hmmm... Wasn't that like the crack of the century before last? Or maybe it's reputation was exaggerated?
"In 1874 the French consumed 700 thousand litres of Absinthe, by 1910 it rose to 36 million litres of Absinthe per year."

[rz]

I just brought some back from Mexico last week. It is the "Green Fairy" brand. Customs didn't even look at the bag.