Well,the active ingredient in absinthe is thujone,which comes from the wormwood used [wormwood being an herb].Thujone is an oil byproduct and also found in vermouth and Benedictine.Fennel,hyssop and anise also are used and have chemical properties that cause convulsions and hallucinations in high doses...then again,so do morning glory ,marigold seeds and large amounts of nutmeg.
The product that is made today has trace amounts of thujone in it because much is lost during the distillation process;not enough to cause the famed hallucinatory side effects.If anything,the high alcohol content is what messes you up and the power of the human mind to beleive they are feeling something they are not because you WANT to beleive it.
You'd puke your guts out or pass out before being able to ingest the amount of thujone to really make you see things.
The same recipes are used today as were 100's of years ago,but I'm sure that in the past before the 1908 ban,there were far more impurities that were making it through the distillation process....along with marketing hype,even back when Van Gogh was drinking it! Testing done on the Czech and German varieties which claim to have the "highest" thujone levels available have shown trace amounts if any at all.
I have had Pernod,La Fee and Jade absinthe varieties and yes,there was some slight heightening of colors,but when you're drinking something that is 130 proof or more,common sense tells you that it's the alcohol content,not the wormwood and thujone levels.
you can get it shipped to the United States at a limit of two bottles per order for "personal use",but it is illegal to sell here.
In other words,don't always beleive what you're told.Do some research.
Crimson King Reviewed by Crimson King on . Absinth...can it be a false positive? Word to the mutha ya' all!!! Hey I have always wondered about that crazy booze that everyone drinks in Europe called "Absinth". Man I'd love to try it cuz they say that it has a Marijuana like buzz to it and even has hallucinagenic properties to it as well. From what I have read there is an herb in the drink that trips you out called "worm wood" that has the same properties as THC. Anybody try this shit? I heard as well that it could possibly test you positive for THC in a drug Rating: 5