598476 Sun Feb 22 20:00:44 -0800 2009 10 15 Pennsylvania 0 4442809 Does anyone know of a bar in Philadephia that serves Absinthe? Thanks Sun Feb 22 20:00:45 -0800 2009 48769 18465 1 4443319 http://www.timerestaurant.net/bohemian.html Mon Feb 23 06:56:43 -0800 2009 4442809 76938 Bigley9 1 4443436 APO (formerly apothecary bar & lounge) has a set up IIRC. Mon Feb 23 07:40:57 -0800 2009 4442809 53643 Boognish 1 4443798 An interesting FYI - not that American Absinthe is the same as what you would find in Europe, Philadelphia Distillers (the ones that make Bluecoat Gin) recently came out with an Absinthe of their own. Mon Feb 23 09:24:23 -0800 2009 4442809 12898 saturninus 2 4443822 How is the American version different? Vieux Carre is packed with wormwood for instance, which used to be the stumbling block for American distillers. btw, is that a Cavelier King Charles in your avatar? Those are some of the sweetest dogs I've ever encountered. Mon Feb 23 09:29:50 -0800 2009 4443798 53643 Boognish 3 4443886 Do not know about American, but just the fact wormwood is used is not the important factor. The active ingredient is thujone, not found in leaves or small branches, but in the root. Most of the absinthe that comes in this country, and why it was allowed at all, is the they have very low or no thujone level. This was the ingredient that supposedly caused all sorts of blindness, dementias, and who know what else. Many feel the bad effects was just due to very high alcohol and overuse. l brought back a bottle from Paris last year that was sold on the basis that is has the thujone levels of the old stuff and it is 72%. Haven't tried it yet. Was blessed many years back with a present from a friend's mother's liquor cabinet, two bottles of Pernod absinthe from the 1880's. Over time drank them , noticed no strange effects, and they were delicious. You could open the bottle in one room of the house and in a few moments the aroma permeated the whole atmosphere. Mon Feb 23 09:43:58 -0800 2009 4443822 71113 Delucacheesemonger 4 4444025 Do you think that absinthe with thujone levels over 10ppm are markedly different from those currently available in the US? I Mon Feb 23 10:13:45 -0800 2009 4443886 53643 Boognish 5 4444616 Honestly do not know how germane the level is to effects, doubt has any influence on taste. Do know have tried 20 different ones over the years and nothing was close to the old ones l had. Was it the method, was it the age, haven't a clue, but VEP chartreuse verde or jaune, very old ones, does it better in every way for me better than the absinthe new or old ,American or European. but keep searching for something that good. Suspect the age softens the product a lot, even tried a bunch of different Pastis and no real success or joy. Mon Feb 23 12:29:52 -0800 2009 4444025 71113 Delucacheesemonger 6 4444626 Thanks so much for the info! Mon Feb 23 12:33:31 -0800 2009 4444616 53643 Boognish 7 4444638 Mon Plaisir Mon Feb 23 12:36:44 -0800 2009 4444626 71113 Delucacheesemonger 1 4445205 The Raven Lounge Mon Feb 23 15:14:33 -0800 2009 4442809 207814 KatChow