Comments on: Lucid Absinthe http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/ Quenching your thirst with sips, nips and tipples. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:29:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-224467 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:32:04 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-224467 XPert... a designation of "absolute cr*p" would indicate that a product is the very bottom of the barrel. And since it sounds like you are more than a little familiar with absinthe, I'm sure you've had products which truely deserve that designation. If you were to take all of the products out there calling themselves "absinthe" and plot their quality on a scale, I suspect that if you would then check where Lucid falls on this scale compared to Edouard, you'd see that Lucid a LONG way from the bottom of the barrel. Now something like "King Of Spirits", would be so far on the wrong side of the scale as to be almost out of sight! Is Lucid the "best" absinthe out there? No. The flavor has been tailored two different ways, first to "simplify" it for the American palate, and second to make it more cost-effective to produce is the huge quantities needed to be able to make it broadly available. And to compare Lucid to Edouard is like comparing a volkswagon to a porche. On the plus side, Ted is planning on bringing some of his Jade products into the US. I believe Nouvelle-Orléans is to be the first to appear, with others hopefully on the near horizon. There is also Marteau, being made in Portland Oregon, which is just now on the (limited) market, and Pacifique should be coming out of Woodinville Washington very soon. Both are quite good, and closely follow extreamly authentic methods and ingrediens. (disclaimer: and both are made by a friends of mine). XPert… a designation of “absolute cr*p” would indicate that a product is the very bottom of the barrel. And since it sounds like you are more than a little familiar with absinthe, I’m sure you’ve had products which truely deserve that designation.

If you were to take all of the products out there calling themselves “absinthe” and plot their quality on a scale, I suspect that if you would then check where Lucid falls on this scale compared to Edouard, you’d see that Lucid a LONG way from the bottom of the barrel. Now something like “King Of Spirits”, would be so far on the wrong side of the scale as to be almost out of sight!

Is Lucid the “best” absinthe out there? No. The flavor has been tailored two different ways, first to “simplify” it for the American palate, and second to make it more cost-effective to produce is the huge quantities needed to be able to make it broadly available. And to compare Lucid to Edouard is like comparing a volkswagon to a porche.

On the plus side, Ted is planning on bringing some of his Jade products into the US. I believe Nouvelle-Orléans is to be the first to appear, with others hopefully on the near horizon.

There is also Marteau, being made in Portland Oregon, which is just now on the (limited) market, and Pacifique should be coming out of Woodinville Washington very soon. Both are quite good, and closely follow extreamly authentic methods and ingrediens. (disclaimer: and both are made by a friends of mine).

]]> by: XPert http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-223953 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:39:31 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-223953 I'm sorry people...but Lucid is absolute crap...my favorite, (made by Jade) is Eduoard 72. That felt and tasted like real absinthe should. This Lucid crap is like "Diet Absinthe". you know how diet soda has an aftertaste and is awful? Same damn thing with Lucid. I don't think I'll be able to finish the bottle, and it doesn't even give you as good a buzz as Crown F-in Royal does. All in all a waste of money and absolute crap. I love Absinthe, but you can take Lucid and shove it up your stupid absinthe hole. I’m sorry people…but Lucid is absolute crap…my favorite, (made by Jade) is Eduoard 72. That felt and tasted like real absinthe should. This Lucid crap is like “Diet Absinthe”. you know how diet soda has an aftertaste and is awful? Same damn thing with Lucid. I don’t think I’ll be able to finish the bottle, and it doesn’t even give you as good a buzz as Crown F-in Royal does. All in all a waste of money and absolute crap. I love Absinthe, but you can take Lucid and shove it up your stupid absinthe hole.

]]> by: RealLife http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-208380 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:09:15 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-208380 I have tried the Lucid and it was not to my liking. I am a HUGE fan of Ted Breaux and was hoping the Lucid would be a little closer to Jade than it is. So far the best legal US absinthe has been the St. George I have tried the Lucid and it was not to my liking. I am a HUGE fan of Ted Breaux and was hoping the Lucid would be a little closer to Jade than it is. So far the best legal US absinthe has been the St. George

]]> by: Charles J.Murnick http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-135125 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:26:28 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-135125 Until the last two years I have had next to no absinthe exposure.So the only absinthe that I had was actually absinth.First came la Fee,then Trul absinth,then Zelena Muza,which is miserable.Now one of my friends ordered me some Lucid,which they say is decent.Licorice-y,anyway.Having not tried it yet,i have only to imagine. Of the "absinths" Ive tried,I do still enjoy the Trul,which is made in the Czech republic.Up to now,I assume it is the closest to the La Fee Parisienne(of course,how close is la Fee Parisienne to actual absinthe? I dont know. Send me a case free,and ill consider it. Yeah right!) Until the last two years I have had next to no absinthe exposure.So the only absinthe that I had was actually absinth.First came la Fee,then Trul absinth,then Zelena Muza,which is miserable.Now one of my friends ordered me some Lucid,which they say is decent.Licorice-y,anyway.Having not tried it yet,i have only to imagine.
Of the “absinths” Ive tried,I do still enjoy the Trul,which is made in the Czech republic.Up to now,I assume it is the closest to the La Fee Parisienne(of course,how close is la Fee Parisienne to actual absinthe? I dont know. Send me a case free,and ill consider it. Yeah right!)

]]> by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-126353 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:52:59 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-126353 Pandora... I'd be curious to know what you think a "good" absinthe is, or probably more importantly how you actually drink your abinsthe. Lucid is most definately not the "best" absinthe out there, but it is fairly gentle and relaxed, and provides a good introduction. I've had perhaps a hundred different absinthes, including such terrible brands as Hills, and King Of Spirits, and of course a few "pre-ban" samples which really help to provide a good example of what a real absinthe should taste like. Lucid is on the upper end of things. Not as good as the "Jade" line, which it is a sibling of, but far better than most of the other products out there. -Robert Pandora…

I’d be curious to know what you think a “good” absinthe is, or probably more importantly how you actually drink your abinsthe.

Lucid is most definately not the “best” absinthe out there, but it is fairly gentle and relaxed, and provides a good introduction.

I’ve had perhaps a hundred different absinthes, including such terrible brands as Hills, and King Of Spirits, and of course a few “pre-ban” samples which really help to provide a good example of what a real absinthe should taste like.

Lucid is on the upper end of things. Not as good as the “Jade” line, which it is a sibling of, but far better than most of the other products out there.

-Robert

]]> by: pandoraxsage http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-125132 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:26:33 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-125132 JerryBear, I concur that Lucid is quite wretched. It made me do that little head twitch that occurs when I take a tequila shot, only worse. I felt nauseated. Following the instructions on the bottle didn't improve it much. I even went so far as to raid my fridge for things with which to mix. Sprite Zero...nope. Sprite Zero and OJ...almost palatable. I am highly disappointed and would love to try some real absinthe someday. JerryBear, I concur that Lucid is quite wretched. It made me do that little head twitch that occurs when I take a tequila shot, only worse. I felt nauseated. Following the instructions on the bottle didn’t improve it much. I even went so far as to raid my fridge for things with which to mix. Sprite Zero…nope. Sprite Zero and OJ…almost palatable. I am highly disappointed and would love to try some real absinthe someday.

]]> by: j http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-120508 Sun, 25 May 2008 04:12:34 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-120508 This is the best thing ever made i have never had naything like it it is unbelievable. thats the truth This is the best thing ever made i have never had naything like it it is unbelievable. thats the truth

]]> by: william http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-112074 Sun, 04 May 2008 01:24:34 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-112074 Actually , documentation has shown that the average pre-ban, traditional absinthe contained 250mg/l of thujone . These high levels of thujone are said to be reasons of the whole "green fairy" hallucination effect. Modern makers of "absinthe" claim that hallucinations are a myth. RIDICULOUS!!! I say go try a bottle of century absinthe 100mg/l (highest you will find)... then tell me that hallucinations and "good feelings" are a myth. don't buy absinthe from makers that claim absinthe is just a well tasting alcoholic beverage. high level alcohol + low level wormwood & thujone = a suckers absinthe !!!! Actually , documentation has shown that the average pre-ban, traditional absinthe contained 250mg/l of thujone . These high levels of thujone are said to be reasons of the whole “green fairy” hallucination effect. Modern makers of “absinthe” claim that hallucinations are a myth. RIDICULOUS!!! I say go try a bottle of century absinthe 100mg/l (highest you will find)… then tell me that hallucinations and “good feelings” are a myth. don’t buy absinthe from makers that claim absinthe is just a well tasting alcoholic beverage.

high level alcohol + low level wormwood & thujone = a suckers absinthe !!!!

]]> by: Grogan's Theory http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-86146 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:53:43 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-86146 JerryBear= Dr. Ordinaire and that's the facts jack! JerryBear= Dr. Ordinaire and that’s the facts jack!

]]> by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-86055 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:56:35 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/21/lucid-absinthe/#comment-86055 Things are getting a tad out of control here, as Karmisha’s obvious confused curiosity demonstrates. The “mystery” behind Absinthe since its ban has brought about many levels of misinformation. Fueled in part by the wide variety of products going by the name “Absinthe”. Properly made Absinthe is no more dangerous than a navy strength gin, and has as much of an effect on you as a glass of Chartreuse. The problem is that there are many products out there going by the name Absinthe, which bear about as much similarity to real Absinthe as “The National Enquirer” does to real news. Several of the posts here have added to the confusion by presenting inaccurate, if not downright misleading, information. Thankfully Vapeur, Gwydion, Oxygenee and others have stepped in and provided wonderful insights to counter the unfortunate propaganda being presented by others. Karmisha, - Properly made Absinthe is not dangerous. - Properly made Absinthe is delicious (if you like the licorice-ish flavor of anise). - Products which promote their high-thujone levels are not Absinthe and usually taste terrible. - Trying to “make your own” Absinthe is ill-advised, and has been known to be dangerous. Things are getting a tad out of control here, as Karmisha’s obvious confused curiosity demonstrates.

The “mystery” behind Absinthe since its ban has brought about many levels of misinformation. Fueled in part by the wide variety of products going by the name “Absinthe”.

Properly made Absinthe is no more dangerous than a navy strength gin, and has as much of an effect on you as a glass of Chartreuse. The problem is that there are many products out there going by the name Absinthe, which bear about as much similarity to real Absinthe as “The National Enquirer” does to real news.

Several of the posts here have added to the confusion by presenting inaccurate, if not downright misleading, information. Thankfully Vapeur, Gwydion, Oxygenee and others have stepped in and provided wonderful insights to counter the unfortunate propaganda being presented by others.

Karmisha,
- Properly made Absinthe is not dangerous.
- Properly made Absinthe is delicious (if you like the licorice-ish flavor of anise).
- Products which promote their high-thujone levels are not Absinthe and usually taste terrible.
- Trying to “make your own” Absinthe is ill-advised, and has been known to be dangerous.

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