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[1] [2] Jeppson's Malört is named after Carl Jeppson, a Swedish immigrant who first distilled and popularized the liquor in Chicago. Malört (literally moth herb) is the Swedish word for wormwood, [3] which is the key ingredient in bäsk. Malört is extremely low in thujone, a chemical once prevalent in absinthe and similar drinks. [4]
Thujone (/ ˈ θ uː dʒ oʊ n / ⓘ [2]) is a ketone and a monoterpene that occurs predominantly in two diastereomeric forms: (−)-α-thujone and (+)-β-thujone. [3] [4]Though it is best known as a chemical compound in the spirit absinthe, it is only present in trace amounts and is unlikely to be responsible for the spirit's purported stimulant and psychoactive effects.
The EU limit of 35 mg/L of thujone in absinthe means that given the highest permitted thujone content, that individual would need to consume approximately 0.5 litres of high-proof (e.g. 50%+ ABV) spirit before the thujone could be metabolized to display effects detectable in a clinical setting, which would result in a potentially lethal BAC of ...
Lucid Absinthe Supérieure is the first absinthe made with Grande Wormwood to be legally available in the United States after the repeal of the 95-year ban. [ citation needed ] Lucid is distilled in accordance with traditional French methods in the historic Combier Distillery in Loire Valley , France , which was founded in 1834 and designed by ...
Usually, a 1:1 ratio of water to absinth is used. [6] This procedure produces a minor simulation of the louche that is seen in traditional absinthe, and the low water-to-alcohol ratio increases the strength of the resulting drink. (A traditional absinthe drink is diluted with water to a ratio between 3:1 and 5:1.)
The exact alcohol content of absinthe depends on which brand you go with, but most have between 45–75% alcohol by volume, or are 80-150 proof. Where Can I Buy Absinthe?
Sister Wives alum Garrison Brown had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit at the time of his death. According to the official autopsy report obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, May 15 ...
According to the manufacturer, La Clandestine Blanche is based on a 1935 recipe by Swiss distiller Charlotte Vaucher [1] which Bugnon had been circulating unofficially for several years prior to the Swiss lifting a near one-hundred-year ban on absinthe March 1, 2005. [2] [3] Following the lift, Bugnon applied for an official license and became ...