Absinthe Making Comeback After Ban

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:12 AM EST

Article Source: local6.com

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....Absinthe, a high-proof liquor that has been illegal in the United States since the early 1900s, has begun creeping its way back onto store shelves.

The green liquor that is sometime called the queen of poisons has been banned since 1915.

However, some companies have found away around the ban...

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newsguru

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

I'm sure many would probably try it, but that's one I'd be okay with passing on.

queen of poisons

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#1 - Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:14 AM EST

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lauhal

I saw some of the green fairy at the liquor store. It was $80. I'd buy it is I were already drunk. :)

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#2 - Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:37 PM EST

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David Mc Girr

Over here you can get bottles in certain Tesco stores,
for 34 dollars (17 pounds ish)
It is only a half litre, but it's 69% and has the wormwood.
Yum.

-Dave

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3 votes

#3 - Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:40 AM EST

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