What is absinthe?

Absinthe you can buy nowdays is usually emerald green liqueur containing Arthemisia absinthium, known also as Wormwood, sometimes tasting as a herbal liqueur, or with the taste of anyse known from greek ouzo or french pastis liqueurs. Wormwood contains a psychotoxic ingredient, called thujone, which can, in sufficiently strong concentrations, provide experience similar to marihuana combined with alcohol. Some people, however, are not influenced by the psychoactive effects when they buy absinthe and drink not more than 2 or 3 shots, and feel only the effect of alcohol. Basically we can say, that individuals who have already experienced some psychoactive drug (and we can count marihuana in that) in the past, will be more sensitive to the effects of thujone in absinthe liqueur, if they consider to buy strong absinthe from the czech destillery.

So is absinthe psychedelic or not?

There are some articles on the internet, stating that buying and drinking absinthe has NO effects besides its alcohol content. These can be based on experience with absinthes with so low (if some at all) content of thujone, that it could be sensed only in very high dosage, which people, due to the high alcohol content in absinthe combined with high effort needed to buy absinthe in US, usually do not drink. Only in Czech Republic the law is still so benevolent, that the proper absinthe with thujone content of 35mg/l and 100mg/l (King of Spirits Gold) can be manufactured and offered to buy there.
In our eshop you can buy such absinthes, probably the only ones that can provide you not only with unique taste and serving like all other brands do, but also with the unique experience, which inspired many great artists..and which is a great fun after all :) ..
Come buy absinthe from us, and enjoy !

Read more about absinthe on Wikipedia and Erowid's absinthe vault. You can also visit our absinthe forum.