Absinthe Blog

With more and more people making absinthe a drink that they are drinking in their homes and in drinking establishments across the U.S., now that it is legal to do so more and more people are asking about thujone.

In simple terms, thujone substance that is contained in the wormwood herb that goes into the making of absinthe, because of the slightly bitter taste that the wormwood imparts into the drink. Thujone is alleged to have hallucinogenic properties and this is the main reason for much of the mystique that has surrounded the drinking of absinthe since it was formulated over a century ago in Switzerland.

Due to the fact that consuming thujone in large quantities can have toxic effects, it is not recommended that it be experimented with. However; if you are determined to use yourself as a guinea pig, you can easily buy wormwood in its raw form on the Internet from specialty herb retailers.

A much better way to taste wormwood and feel the effects of the thujone that it contains is to buy a bottle of absinthe on the Internet instead. The absinthes that have the highest quantity of thujone are those that are marketed from the Czech Republic but that is not a rule that is chiseled in stone.

Also when you do your “thujone” test by drinking absinthe you also get to experience what it feels like to drink a high alcohol content liquor, because most of the brands of absinthe that are available over the Internet will be 124 proof or more.

If you don’t feel like waiting by your mail box for your bottle of absinthe to arrive though you can now take a ride to your local liquor retailer or bar and order up one of the several brands of absinthe that have been recently cleared for sale in the U.S.