gratefulskier wrote:

Port - except for the cheapest rubies, they're almost all good. For bourbon, give me Booker's. For Scotch, Lagavaulin. For rum, Pyrut XO. Cognac - Hennessey XO. Tequila - Patron, Don Julio or Herradura Anejo. For something really different, Lucid Absinthe. They're all good. Too many to choose from. GS

I've always wanted to try some of that absynthe stuff. Is it legal yet?

HowieT2 wrote:

gratefulskier wrote: Port - except for the cheapest rubies, they're almost all good. For bourbon, give me Booker's. For Scotch, Lagavaulin. For rum, Pyrut XO. Cognac - Hennessey XO. Tequila - Patron, Don Julio or Herradura Anejo. For something really different, Lucid Absinthe. They're all good. Too many to choose from. GS I've always wanted to try some of that absynthe stuff. Is it legal yet?

I think so? I know that there is some produced in the US.

Someone gave me a bottle they brought back from the Czech Republic and the stuff is awful!

Scotch-Lagavaulin

Absinthe is now legal in the US, but each brand needs to be tested for thujone content before it can be sold.

Hills is the most common Absinthe in North America and I've gotten it from Canada in the past. Truth is, it's not a very good drink. Ask Bubba. He's had some Hill's at my place and most people compare it to mouthwash.

I've had a number of other absinthes that friends brought back from vacations in eastern Europe, and none of them thrilled me that much either.

But, some of the newer products coming onto the market are a big improvement, and Lucid is my favorite so far.

The URL for Lucid is http://www.drinklucid.com/.

The person responsible for Lucid is a very interesting character who has tasted many very old absinthes from the 19th century and tried to focus on the taste of the product rather than the frequent obsession with wormwood and thujone. When he tested many of the old absinthes, he found that their thujone content was very low.

There is another absinthe available in the US that has gotten good reviews, but I can't remember the name and I haven't found it or tasted it yet.

Lucid is available in NY but not in VT.


GS

no love on this string for Old Granddad whiskey?

seriously, that stuff is putrid.

random_ski_guy wrote:

no love on this string for Old Granddad whiskey? seriously, that stuff is putrid.

OGD? Not since college. But OGD and lemonade over ice and you would almost swear it was not paint thinner, live large and throw in a sprig of mint. Brings back some memories...they of course don't outweigh the lack of them due to OGD.

jkvt