I just bought a bottle of this for 39.99 at a local (Ohio) liquor store. Other older reviews say the absinthe in this product was a substitute. I don't believe this is true any longer! My bottle and their website clearly state they use Artemesia Absinthium . I have tried two louched shots and I feel wired, I wrote this whole thing in 20 seconds, with no errors! LOL. I will buy it again! Give it another chance, I see newest review on here is 2008, maybe thujone laws have changed since then?? Peace.

I just bought a bottle of this for 39.99 at a local (Ohio) liquor store. Other older reviews say the absinthe in this product was a substitute. I don't believe this is true any longer! My bottle and their website clearly state they use Artemesia Absinthium . I have tried two louched shots and I feel wired, I wrote this whole thing in 20 seconds, with no errors! LOL. I will buy it again! Give it another chance, I see newest review on here is 2008, maybe thujone laws have changed since then?? Peace.

Absente has a very distinct taste, I find it tastes a lot like bongella! I find it goes down very smooth though others might not agree. It is also quite good value for money. There wasn't much I haven't heard about this product but I think its reputation supersedes the drink. I couldn't really find any bad points about the drink, besides when house guests find out that you have some they all want to try it

Nice aroma, very strong anise / licorice flavor, louches properly when iced water and sugar are added. My only other personal "Absinthe" experience had been Spanish Absinthe, namley "Rodnik's Absinthe" with a black label claiming 70% alcohol by volume, (comes in a clear glass "Jack Daniels" shaped bottle) which is undoubtedly artificially flavored and does not louche at all when prepared with cold water and sugar, garbage by all accounts, better left to shots than slow enjoyment. That being said, Absinth, although fake was a HUGE improvement in all aspects. It'll do until I can get my hands on some of the real stuff.
I drank my first glass on an empty stomach and the "lucid" effects kicked in very quickly, a very nice drunkenness settles in.

This product is best if you want to see what absinthe tastes like before spending 100 to 150 dollars on a real bottle, or if you plan on using it in mixers, or for shots and don't want to use expensive real absinthe. Absente's greatest drawback, beside the lack of greater wormwood, which is what gives absinthe part of its flavor, is the artificial coloring.

Absente, "Absinthe refined" as the label calls it, is a very good pastis (absinthe substitute). It is an appealing pale yellow-green in color, about the same as Chartreuse. Absente is a bitter herbal liqueur, tasting strongly of anise, although other herbs are noticable. It is similar to Pernod (another pastis), Absente being less sweet, less syrupy, and with a stronger herbal character. Absente claims to be a re-visioning of the 19th-century absinthe of the same name, minus the infusion of European wormwood, with its controversial chemical thujone. Some claim thujone to be a mild hallucinogen, and true absinthe is banned for sale within the United States. (N.B. I have tried true absinthe in Europe, and report no sensations that are not attributable to ethanol.) You can use Absente as absinthe in any absinthe recipie you come across. The traditional "absinthe cocktail" is my favorite: Pour two ounces of chilled Absente into a glass, add 1 tsp sugar, and two ounces of cold water. Stir. The clear liquid will turn a milky green (due to a chemical reaction with the water). Sip slowly, close your eyes, and imagine yourself sitting at an outdoor cafe in fin-de-siecle Paris. C'est magnifique!