l'heure verte?

[jacflash.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know of a bar in the Square (or elsewhere in Camberville for that matter) that serves absinthe, which is finally being sold in the US again? Gargoyles, maybe? Thanks!

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[frederic.livejournal.com]

I know that Green Street in Central Square, Cambridge, has Lucid on its shelf (as well as very talented bartenders!).

The other places I know that have that or Kübler are across the river.

Lots of liquor stores now carry both of these brands.

[frederic.livejournal.com]

The other places are Deep Ellum in Allston and No. 9 Park in Boston, and I believe I spotted some at Eastern Standard in Kenmore Sq.

[jacflash.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much!

[neuroptik78.livejournal.com]

In 2007 the first legally available absinthe has been approved for sale in the United States. These brands must pass TTB testing, which is performed by the Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry method [63] and TTB considers a product to be thujone-free if the FDA's test measures less than 10ppm thujone [64]. Thus brands that are under the limit 'officially' don't contain thujone even if they do (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe#United_States)

[jacflash.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't actually want to have the "thujone" debate here. Suffice it to say that I've been drinking the stuff for years and Lucid, while not great, will do for this evening.

[neuroptik78.livejournal.com]

Understood. A lot of people don't bother to understand the intricacies. Or that there even could be a potential debate. =)

[skexy.livejournal.com]

I've been told that Grendel's is serving absinthe now; haven't made it down since I heard on Tuesday, I'll probably be getting there next week though.

[frederic.livejournal.com]

I can confirm this; one of my friends ordered a glass of the Kübler last night.