photo courtesy of Unicorn Absinthe Facebook Page and Jeannie Van Buren
Today marks the 6th anniversary of absinthe being legalized here in the USA. Cheers to all!
Ever since absinthe was legalized here in the USA in 2007 I’ve been looking for a US absinthe that could hold its’ own against the best of the Euro brands. I’ve been very dissapointed …. until now. A few years ago Joe Legate started the …Ridge Distillery to produce absinthe. I decided that it was time to give a few US brands a try. So I picked up a bottle each of the Ridge Blanche and the Ridge Verte. I am delighted to say that they are both excellent, right up there with my favorite Euro brands. Wonderful aromas ( the blanche reminds me of the Essai line from the Matter Distillery), great color on the verte, and full, rich flavor with both. My hat’s off to Joe and the Ridge Distillery for finally putting the USA in the running with Europe 
See MoreOur good friend R. Winston Guthries’ most excellent book “A Taste For Absinthe” has been out in hardback for a while now. Autographed copies are available at our sister site Alandia. I am am very pleased to announce it is now available as an eBook.
This neat little box is right around 100 years old. It contains dried ground wormwood and measures 2″x2″x 3/4″ and was sold in pharmacies in the good old days
Today is National Absinthe Day here in the US. It’s the 5th anniversary of absinthe being legalized here. I hope everyone dances with the Green Fairy today. I sure will as soon as I get off work . Cheers to all!
All of us here at Absinthe.FM would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate) and a Happy New Year. We hope your holidays are very green, if you know what I mean .
This really cool antique absinthe decanter has a unique hour glass design. It’s been filled with green water so you can see the details better. The design is deceptive – the clear spaces between the outer tubes and the inner tube are solid glass, so it’s not as delicate as it appears. This heavy piece is a big 14 1/2 inches tall and holds an impressive liter and a half of absinthe.
Scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN. are doing genetic engineering expiraments in an effort to develope an HIV vaccine. They combined some genes from a jellyfish with those of a cat (it’s true). The result is this glow in the dark kitty. The picture has not been re-touched, this is not a hoax, and there is no black light on the cat. It just glows. I guess you could call it La Feeline Verte. I WANT ONE! While this really has nothing to do with absinthe (except the color) I just thought it was so trippy I had to write about it. Oh, and by the way, they also come in neon-red (it’s true, I swear to God)
